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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A comprehensive introduction to ethical principles, regulations, and responsible practices that guide software and technology professionals throughout the software development lifecycle.
Provides community research partners with disability-accessible education on ethical issues in social and behavioral research.
Provides instructions for creating the structures, personnel, and funding for a clinical research program.
Provides learners with an understanding of the principles of inventory management.
The course explores OPSEC in academia, training faculty, staff, and students to identify and mitigate risks to sensitive research data while upholding open science principles.
An introductory video-based series to the U.S. Department of War/U.S. Department of Defense SBIR-STTR funding program and a discussion of key elements of the proposal and proposal process.
Serves as research security training designed to augment RECR/RCR training.
Introduces you to key information about, and tools to use, the 3Rs of animal research.
Equips research personnel with the skills and insights necessary for effective mentorship.
Provides essential training on why privacy awareness and compliance matter.
This course equips community partners with the knowledge and skills to ethically and effectively engage in research.
The IRB Review of Exempt Research course provides an overview of the exempt categories of research per 45 CFR 46.104 and discusses considerations for making an exempt determination per regulatory criteria.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
The RCR Casebook course is a collection of real-world ethical dilemmas designed to promote discussion, critical thinking, and skill-building in RCR.
Explore the impact of academic integrity from the perspective of both students and faculty/staff.
Prepares you to apply digital health ethics in healthcare and research.
Practical information on the fundamentals of being a Principal Investigator (PI).
This course provides training on working with birds in research settings.
This webinar explains the DOJ Bulk Data Transfer Rule, its key requirements, and how data mapping supports compliance with NIH biospecimen security expectations.
This series provides a comprehensive overview of cybersecurity in healthcare, exploring organizational strategies, technical defenses, and risk management practices to safeguard data, operations, and trust.
Equips university faculty, staff, administrators, and students with essential knowledge on Title IX compliance and program assessment to foster safer, more effective, and student-centered campus environments.
Describes the regulatory framework and quality programs for HCT/Ps
Provides learners with an understanding of environmental regulations affecting the biotech industry.
The synergistic relationship between best practices, regulations, and professional experience forms the foundation for working in a BSL-3 facility.
Helps clinical and operations leaders move from AI exploration to confident, ethical, and effective implementation.
Helps develop leadership skills to meet today’s changing, diverse, and dynamic environments.
Explores practical, ethical, and regulatory strategies for designing and reviewing research involving younger populations, emphasizing risk mitigation, regulatory flexibility, and effective collaboration between researchers and IRBs.
Presents a scalable model for creating a research coordinator float pool to provide flexible staffing, structured training, and broad support for clinical research across institutions.
Explores the benefits and the considerations of working with consultants on research misconduct investigations.
Provides an overview of conflict, types of conflict, conflict styles, communication styles, and intervention strategies.
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.
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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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.
Jaime Hernandez is the Founder and Chief Consulting Officer of Practical Ethics-Research Solutions. In his more than 20 years in the field of research ethics and compliance, Jaime has served as IRB administrator, IRB reviewer, investigator submitting to the IRB, educator, and Federal regulator.
Dawn E. O'Connor, Assistant Director in the Animal Care and Use Office of the University of Michigan. She has twenty-three years of regulatory compliance experience, with 10 years of laboratory animal experience as a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) in a large biomedical research program.
Dr. Kelly is an ecohydrologist who has spent her career developing and promoting best practices in safety, diversity, and inclusion in academia and field research. She has directed three field research stations and conducted field research across North America. She is presently the Deputy Director for The Nature Conservancy Alaska.
Danielle Louder serves as Co-Director of MCD Global Health’s U.S. Programs and Director of the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center. In these roles she is responsible for growth of the U.S. based portfolio in alignment with MCD’s mission, and advancing use of digital health strategies to improve health access and outcomes.
In Our Learners' Words
Alyssa I.
PhD Student
The variability in content (lectures, videos, case studies) helped me understand the material better.
William J.
Cluster Director of Pharmacy & Research
The interactive modules are amazing. It’s like being at a course in person, but with the ability to review something if extra help is needed.
Jeremiah J.
Graduate Student
Concise, informative, and interactive. Great job to the team that put this together!
James B.
Medical Doctor, Health Coach
I liked how the material was posted with big words, spaced, and simple English. The adverse drug event and monitoring sections were very informative.
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