City of Hope recognizes the need to provide training and continuing education for individuals involved in human subject research. Raising the standards of our education and continually updating our curriculum is a necessary step in providing quality, safe, and ethical patient care and clinical research. In an effort to promote the highest ethical standards in research involving human subjects, beginning July 1, 2009, the Clinical Research Certification and Recertification will be overseen by the Clinical Research Training Office (CRTO).

All City of Hope personnel conducting human subject research must maintain an "active" Clinical Research Certification. To sustain an "active" Clinical Research Certification status, recertification will be mandated every three years. Part of the Clinical Research Certification education process will utilize the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. CITI is an online human subject research education program created, developed, and maintained by experts from the human subject research community. The program will consist of task specific human subject research education modules, and clinical research HIPAA training with a set of curriculum that has been selected by City of Hope.

Clinical Research Certification (CRC) Education 

CRC Basic Course First time certification	Task Specific Modules Responsible Conduct of Research HIPS Curriculum
CRC Recertification Course 3 Year Recertification	Task Specific Modules Responsible Conduct of Research HIPS Recertification Curriculum

In order to fulfill the Clinical Research Certification requirement you must complete all curriculum displayed within “My Courses” on your CITI profile.

For additional information on how to register Click Here for detailed instructions, or go to www.citiprogram.org to begin your registration process.  You may also contact Apryl Cato (ext. 60504).