The Trusted Standard in Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is dedicated to serving the training needs of colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, technology and research organizations, and governmental agencies, as they foster integrity and professional advancement of their learners.
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This course provides graduate students with practical guidance, strategies, and resources to confidently navigate each stage of the dissertation process from proposal to defense.
Provides learners with an examination of developments in ICH Good Clinical Practice.
Describes how to build a fit-for-purpose regulatory strategy that strengthens your business strategy and differentiates your product in today’s digital health market.
The course provides fundamental knowledge of the principles and practices of clinical research.
The RCR Casebook course is a collection of real-world ethical dilemmas designed to promote discussion, critical thinking, and skill-building in RCR.
Provides a foundational overview of quantitative methods, equipping learners with the essential tools to analyze and interpret numerical data for research and decision-making.
Provides hands-on knowledge of reception and scheduling best practices.
Provides an overview of research security requirements and researcher responsibilities and best practices.
An introductory video-based series to the DOE’s SBIR-STTR funding program and a discussion of key elements of the proposal elements.
Foundational overview of clinical research meant to prepare medical residents and fellows to conduct their own research and work on research teams.
Introduces you to key information about, and tools to use, the 3Rs of animal research.
Covers the regulatory aspects related to SaMD and CDSS when conducting clinical investigations and other considerations.
Prepares you to apply digital health ethics in healthcare and research.
Provides an introduction to the EU AI Act, including risk-based approaches, compliance obligations, enforcement, interplays with other European digital policy, and perspectives
Provides an in-depth review of the elements of informed consent.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
This webinar reflects on the creation of a culture of compliance through the lens of how one university created an enterprise-wide compliance role.
Explores common motives behind fraudulent survey research participation, how to address and mitigate the impact of identified fraudulent data, and how to minimize opportunities for malicious intent.
An overview of Medicare for healthcare operations, covering Parts A, B, C, and D as well as key aspects of its administration, audits, and oversight.
A review of HIPAA’s HITECH Act of 2009 geared toward business associates, vendors, and others subject to HIPAA.
Provides learners with emerging concepts and practices for creating research facilities.
Explains how the Common Rule applies to secondary research with data and biospecimens.
Discusses regulations and emergency response considerations for colleges and universities with research reactors, nuclear chemistry programs, and linear accelerators.
An introduction to risk management and crisis response within study abroad programs.
Discusses how to adopt a virtual first care (V1C) approach in your work.
Designed to provide information on how to adopt and integrate telehealth technologies into the delivery of the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Covers different categories of replacements, considerations for various personnel, and references for further learning.
Discusses the four pillars of a culture of care, the impact of compassion fatigue, and individual and institutional strategies to address compassion fatigue.
Provides an overview of the current trends and incorporation of automation and digitalization in research vivariums.
Stress at research institutions is common, explore ways to navigate and mitigate the effects of stress in these settings.
N2 is a not-for-profit alliance of Canadian research networks and organizations working to enhance national clinical research capability and capacity.
BIC Study Foundation is a resource for those who want to take CITI Program courses in Korean. They are a certified training provider by the Korean FDA/MAFRA for HRPP and ACU Programs.
A complete research compliance suite that supports IRB, IACUC Conflict of interest, Bio Safety Export Control, and more.
HRP Consulting provides customized services for your research program, including temporary staffing, IRB/IACUC assistance, accreditation support, program evaluations, training/education and more.
CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.
Informed Consent Builder is a cloud-based platform that streamlines the process of managing and generating informed consent forms.
Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.
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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters
Our courses are built by over 350 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.
Melissa is the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Facility Manager for Yale University, where she oversees compliance, administers biosafety and biosecurity training, and manages documentation. She has supervised high-containment facilities for several years, focusing on safe laboratory operations and maintenance and compliance with the Select Agent Program.
Michelle Mack currently serves as an Associate Director for Clinical Research at Duke University School of Medicine, where she works with investigators to develop and manage their research initiatives.
Erin Heath is the Director of Federal Relations at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Bill Hinchcliffe serves as Radiation Safety Officer and Assistant Radiation Safety Officer for Bridgeport Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), respectively. He has both his BS and MS in Health Physics from Purdue University and Idaho State University. Bill has been serving in his role at YNHH since 2010.
In Our Learners' Words
Shamsul Q.
Head of Department of Pathology/Microbiology
Excellent course. I enjoyed it fully and increased my level of knowledge in specific scenarios.
Adebukunola A.
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Instructor
Very user-friendly
Charlotte H.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The infographics helped a lot with summarizing the overall concepts and main points.
Win K.
Lecturer and Consultant Physician
The audio-visual presentation is most suited for me because it allowed me to focus more on the module content, and the questions posed during the presentation refreshed and reflected what I had learned before the module ended.
Courses Approved by Top Continuing Education Accreditors
CITI Program courses are approved for CME credits through the Albert Einstein Montefiore Continuing Professional Development Center (CPDC). Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center (Einstein) is accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education to provide continuing education activities for healthcare professionals. Einstein is accredited to offer continuing education credit for the following professions: medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, social work, nutritional science, and athletic training.
CITI Program is also accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
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