All UCSF Key Personnel conducting human research must complete human subjects protection training through an online program called the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). Review the FAQs About CITI Training for registration instructions and training details.

CITI Completition Lists: If you are unsure if your training is current, check our training completition lists:

• UCSF CITI Training Completion List 
• SF VAMC CITI Training Completion List

UCSF Contracts and Grants - Review the UCSF Campus Procedures for NIH Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships -- Human Subjects Protection Training Certification page for information on what training documentation needs to be included for NIH applications.

HRPP Education Opportunities

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Past Classes and Slides:

CHR Introductory Training: Protecting Human Subjects
Completed 4/12/13. Next class fall 2013.

Preparing a New CHR Application
Completed 1/24/13. Next class winter 2013.

Preparing Consent and Assent Forms and the Consent Process
Completed 11/2/12. Next class 8/21/13.

Post-Approval Event Reporting and Overview of UCSF's Subject Injury Program
Completed 10/17/12. Next class 7/18/13.

Findings From Routine Site Visits Conducted by the Quality Improvement Unit (QIU)
Completed 8/7/12. Next class fall 2013.

Submitting Modifications and Continuing Reviews
Completed 3/19/13. Next class winter 2013.

Recruitment: What Methods Are Appropriate? and Technology and Best Practices for Recruitment
Completed 5/4/12. Next 5/21/13.

HRPP Town Hall
Completed 5/31/12

The Study Coordinator's Role in Investigator-originated Studies
Completed 5/22/09. No classes are scheduled.

NCI Central IRB (CIRB) Submission Training
No classes are scheduled. For questions, contact the CHR.

iMedRIS Training Classes (ongoing)
We offer a variety of training classes on iMedRIS, our online submission and review system. More information is available on the iMedRIS training page.

Human Research Protection Program Training Request Form

HRPP Training Request Form

• Use this form to request classes and presentations 30 min to 4 hours geared towards your needs, or
• Request individual appointments.

Online Education Resources

• UCSF Clinical Research Resource HUB
• Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
• Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Best Practices: Tools, Templates, and Training
• Summer Clinical Research Workshop, Responsible Conduct of Research (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
• NIH: Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
• Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP): Education Resources
• UCLA: Protecting Human Research Subjects
• Center Watch Resources
• University of Michigan Online Course: Valid Consent/Refusal to Participate in Research

National Conferences and Workshops

• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Conferences
• OHRP Workshops
• Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Conferences
• Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) Educational Opportunities Calendar