Development costs might be prohibitive for small organizations.
Multi-institutional agreements
A web based model The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
www.citiprogram.org
What is the CITI Program?
CITI is a volunteer organization whose goal is to develop and distribute high quality, peer reviewed educational resources designed to raise awareness to human subjects protection issues for all members of the research team.
CITI maintains an educational website where participating organizations can design and roll out a customized curriculum for their investigators, staff and administrators.
CITI – Organization
Semi-annual Developer Meetings
CITI Institutional Members (578)
International Participants
80% of AAHRPP accredited institutions utilize the CITI program as a component of their HSR educational
Software must be user friendly Institutional Coordinator / Administrator
Has access to the database
Download aggregate training data.
Retrieve individual learner’s record.
Review user comments.
Receives individual completion report by email.
CITI Course Site Usage
CITI Program Growth
Recent Monthly Usage
International Access
CITI Cumulative Registrations
CITI Program Course Site Administrator tools
www.citiprogram.org
Program Evaluation What is the effectiveness of web based instruction.
IRB Coordinator Perspective
Utility: Coordinator “Survey says”:
Acceptance by learners Coordinator “Survey says”:
Impact: Coordinator “Survey says”:
Value: Coordinator “Survey says”:
Value: Coordinator “Survey says”:
Program Evaluation What is the effectiveness of web based instruction.
Learner’s Perspective
Impact
Since completing the CITI Course, I may be more willing to join an IRB or a Data Safety Monitoring Board to take a more active role in protecting human subjects.
What have we learned about web based instruction from the CITI program experience.
The www as a tool
Web instruction can provide rich content in a time and cost effective manner.
A web program can play a central role in an organization’s HSR education program.
A web program can be utilized for both basic and refresher instruction.
A web platform is overwhelmingly preferred by investigators and training coordinators.
But, alas, the web is not for everyone.. and alternatives are advisable.
In Summary
What have we learned from the CITI program experience.
Organization
A dynamic committed organization can keep the instruction fresh and current.
Frequent updates.
Learner satisfaction surveys are very important to obtain feedback and guidance to improve the program.
Help desk
In Summary
What have we learned from the CITI program experience.
Utility
World wide training resource can be delivered in a cost effective and value added manner.
Customization capabilities are a key.
Institutional page to provide institution specific materials is VERY well received and a extensively used by some participating institutions.
In Summary
What have we learned about web based instruction from the CITI program experience.
Evaluations
Learners indicate the course helped them understand human subjects protection issues and that the time required to complete the course is time well spent.
Learners indicate that the instruction has provided the confidence to take a more active roll in the protection of human subjects.
Institutional coordinators exhibit a high degree of satisfaction with the web based program.
Instruction in The Protection of Human Research Subjects
