CITI Training
All research investigators and others listed on the project that will conduct research shall complete relevant educational courses through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program.
Group 1: Biomedical Investigator Human Subjects Research
Group 1 training is required by UMKC and University Health for clinical trials research, surveys or retrospective chart reviews conducted at University Health. This training is good for three years and then researchers complete a refresher course.
Group 1 TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
Add UMKC as an Affiliation
If you have taken CITI courses through another institution, you must affiliate with UMKC to select CITI courses at UMKC and University Health.
Adding an Affiliation Instructions (PDF)
Conflict of Interest (COI)
As a result of a DHHS-Public Health Services (PHS) mandated change intended to promote objectivity in research, COI training is required for the Principal Investigator (PI) as well as any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of research funded by PHS, or proposed for such funding, which may include collaborators or consultants. This training shall be completed every four years.
COI TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials
This training is aimed at researchers and staff that package and ship diagnostic materials, clinical human and animal specimens, human and animal pathogens, as well as other regulated biohazards, including shipments that contain dry ice. Prior to transport by air, the U.S. Department of Transportation and shippers like Fed-Ex require training completion. This training is required every two years.
Training Required for Staff in School of Medicine Laboratories
Research investigators, research staff, students and volunteers who work in laboratories in the School of Medicine or that conduct research in a lab must complete the two CITI courses called Basic Introduction to Biosafety and Training for Investigators, Staff and Students Handling Biohazards.
Training instructions for both courses (PDF)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Submissions
The IBC ensures the safe use of biohazardous materials in research. At least one CITI training module is required and the IBC may request additional modules dependent on the type of research.
Group 2 – Use of Animals in Research
All investigators and appropriate staff engaged in animal research must complete the CITI Lab Animal course every three years. Required CITI modules are species specific.
Group 2 TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
FDA Good Clinical Practice Standards (GCPs) Training
For projects defined as a clinical trial, the reviewing institutional review board may require researchers to complete the CITI Good Clinical Practice Standards training courses. The CITI GCP courses comply with the NIH policy NOT-OD-16-148) on GCP training and U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements on GCP training.
GCPs TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS)
The optional CITI HIPS course reviews the principles of data protection and focuses on healthcare related privacy and information security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).