Training and Education

All researchers, whether faculty, staff, or students, who obtain data through intervention or interaction with participants and/or collect or analyze participant’s identifiable information, must complete initial and continuing education and training. Faculty sponsors are also expected to satisfy the training requirement.

Initial and Continuing Training – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Online Course at www.citiprogram.org.

How to register with CITI and add required courses.

CITI Course Name	Approval Period	Comment
*Initial Training ( Required)**
Human Subject Research (HSR) Basic Course*	3 years	Choose either biomedical or social/behavioral module
*Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS) Course	3 years	Choose biomedical, social/behavioral, or student module
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course	3 years	Take the course if planning to conduct clinical trial
Conflict of Interest (COI)	4 years	Take the course if research is federally funded
*Continuing Training ( Required)**
Human Subject Research (HSR) Refresher Course 1*	3 years for each Refresher Course	Take Refresher Course 1 before basic course expires Take Refresher Course 2 before Refresher Course 1 expires Take Refresher Course 3 before Refresher Course 2 expires (if no Refresher Course 3, take Basic Course)
*Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS) Course	3 years	Take the basic course again with different electives
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course	3 years	Take the basic course again until the refresher course becomes available
Conflict of Interest (COI)	4 years	Take the refresher course

Additional Training and Education Opportunities

Group and individual training based on research protocol or research roles and responsibilities
New IRB member or investigator training
Webinars from PRIM&R, AAHRPP, and others
New policies and procedures training
Other educational sessions provided by staff

E-mail irb@cdrewu.edu or call 323-563-5902 or -4966 to schedule training.