In 2011, I completed the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) Basic Course for the Protection of Human Research Subjects. See the completion report here. The CITI at the University of Miami is a leading provider of research education content. Their web-based training materials serve millions of learners at academic institutions, government agencies, and commercial organizations in the U.S. and around the world.
When I work with students on research teams, the students are required to complete the appropriate CITI trainings, which are free to all on campus. Some of the training topics are:
- Good Clinical Practice
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Human Subjects Refresher Course
- Are You Thinking About Participating in a Research Study?
Each of the topics is organized into modules. Each module is followed by an automatically graded quiz. See the CITI web site here.
IRB Office, the Institutional Review Board, and our research community have adopted IRBNet for supporting the management, submission, review, and oversight of our research protocols. Some of IRBNet’s many features include electronic document management, web-based protocol sharing and collaboration, automatic notifications, electronic submissions and reviews, and important audit capabilities including electronic revision histories, electronic signatures, and event tracking. IRBNet is secure, web-based, and extremely intuitive and easy to use. We access IRBNet from virtually any computer using a web browser by visiting www.irbnet.org. All MSU protocols (including revisions and renewals) must be submitted electronically via IRBNet, and all review decision letters will be issued electronically via IRBNet.