CITI Training
Training of Investigators and Study Staff
In accordance with Federal regulations and IRB policy, Investigators and study staff conducting clinical research are required to receive appropriate training in the protection of human subjects. Individuals must provide the IRB with a copy of their training completion prior to receiving IRB protocol approval or initiation of research activities. An individual will not be considered trained in the protection of human research subjects until the IRB receives a copy of an accepted training completion certificate.
The IRB conducts and/or sponsors periodic training sessions for investigators who are members of the Trinity Health Of New England Medical, Dental, and Nursing staff, research coordinators, research staff and IRB members. Currently, the IRB provides and accepts CITI training:
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) on-line training program located at citiprogram.org.
This training takes an average of 4-6 hours to complete. Training modules may be broken up over several work sessions because the system remembers which module was last completed. The exam at the end of each module must be completed in order for the system to remember that the module has been reviewed and completed. Once all modules and exams are completed, the individual and IRB Program Coordinator will receive a copy of the completion certificate.