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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Foundational course covering the core components of the clinical research enterprise.
Foundational course that orients and prepares learners to engage with the scholarly publication process in an informed way.
An in-depth course to train IACUC members on conducting protocol reviews.
A primer for understanding the sponsor-investigator role and responsibilities in clinical research.
Reviews FCPA as it relates to university research.
Reviews DoD requirements and limitations for research.
Learn more about grants, where to find them, and how to submit proposals.
Essentials of observational research protocol design and development.
Provides clinical research professionals with basic and advanced training tailored to the CRC’s critical role in the conduct of clinical trials.
Explore key ethical, export, security, intellectual property, and transparency requirements related to international engagement.
This course focuses on effective practices, guidelines, and strategies for communicating and presenting research findings.
Delivers introductory information to help researchers and community partners participate in research partnerships.
Explore the ethical and policy issues that CRISPR gene editing presents in this engaging webinar.
Explores the current protections, regulatory elements, and ethics tools associated with protecting human subjects in light of AI research.
Covers various technologies and their associated ethical issues and governance approaches.
This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.
This course is intended to cover the core elements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
This course provides foundational training on the PHS regulations associated with financial conflicts of interests.
Presents remote consent considerations and scenarios.
Explore informed consent issues with wearable tech research.
Learn about the FCPA, violations, mitigation, and monitoring best practices for your university or research organization.
Provides an overview of the GDPR plus topic-focused webinars.
Overview of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
A video-enhanced guide to compliance with the FDAAA Final Rule and NIH Policy on clinical trial disclosure.
Provides sites and investigators an overview of CTA development, negotiation, and execution.
Discusses social media use in research recruiting.
Learn how to grow and develop yourself as an IRB administrator.
Provides an overview of conflict, types of conflict, conflict styles, communication styles, and intervention strategies.
This course covers the fundamental safety practices for working with hazardous chemicals in the laboratory.
This course provides a step-by-step guide to help simplify the grant writing process.
Teaches learners the essentials of statistical analysis.
CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.
Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.
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.
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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters
Our courses are built by over 150 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.
Inspired by the possibility of being part of medical discoveries, Dr. Jackson's thirty-year clinical research journey includes stops at University of Pittsburgh, Emory University, Harbor-UCLA, City of Hope, Amgen, Allergan, and most recently Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis where she oversees all research activities for the health system.
Jennifer Davidtz is an Associate Professor in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, where she is also the Director of Internship Training for the Psychology Services Center (PSC), and Director of Psychological Services for the Emotionally Distressed, a specialty clinic that serves people with serious mental illness.
Lory Hayes is Director of Disclosures & Relationship Management for UM's Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship. Lory received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts and has held positions in industrial and academic settings. Lory joined UM in 2008 and started her current position in 2017.
Dr. Susan Leister is VP of Quality and Compliance at Technical Resources International Inc., with over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, an MBA, a Doctorate in Organization & Management with a focus in Leadership.
In Our Learners' Words
Myrene M.
Associate Faculty
The course materials are brief and clear. Such brevity and clarity are perfect for those who are busy with other duties at work and provide for a more friendly and less overwhelming task. I love the quizzes because I can learn from my mistakes. After submitting the quiz, the correct and wrong answers are explained. This reinforces learning.
Julie S.
Assistant Professor & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
These courses were easy to access and succinct, which made a review of the Belmont Report key tenets, as well as the review of differences between practice and research, a focused and time efficient endeavor.
Folasade A.
Student
I like the opportunity to be able to read/review CITI study notes at any time.
Motunrayo O.
Professor
Very educative course. It was insightful and informative. I learned and relearned a lot.
Courses Approved by a Top Academic CME Provider
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, and social work.
Recent News & Articles
New Modules for our Technology, Ethics, and Regulations Course
As part of our commitment to keep pace with emerging technologies, we are excited to announce three new modules for our Technology, Ethics, and Regulations course. We continue to update this course to cover emerging technologies and expand on existing topics.
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NIH Policy on Implementing the Revised Common Rule’s Public Surveillance Exception
The revised Common Rule identifies certain public health surveillance activities, “including the collection and testing of information or biospecimens, conducted, supported, requested, ordered, required, or...
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Free Live Webinar – Data Management and Security for Student Researchers: An Overview
This presentation provides an overview of data management and security for student researchers at the graduate level and discusses best practices to use in securing research data.
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