EDUCATION AND TRAINING

All investigators and research personnel participating in the conduct of human-subject research must complete the PHRC approved basic education program developed by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).

The CITI program is comprehensive and provides case-based learning of ethical concepts and regulations in a web-based learning environment. The Basic Course is the first step of the process. The Basic Course takes between 4 and 6 hours to complete. But the program allows you to leave and come back and saves your place in the process. Additionally, all researchers and their staff are required to complete the CITI Refresher Course every three years. The refresher course takes approximately one hour to complete.

To learn more about the CITI program, click here.

STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

You may check to see if staff members have completed the human-subject research education requirement by clicking on the training lists below (PHRC or DFCI), and using the search function at the top of the training list page.

• PHRC Training List
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• DFCI Training List
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

EDUCATION RESOURCES

BWH Center for Clinical Investigation

MGH Clinical Research Program

• A Clinical Research Handbook for the Clinical Research Community

Harvard Medical Community Events Calendar

PHRC Education Bulletins

Partners Human Research QI Program