CITI Training

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is dedicated to serving the training needs of colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, technology and research organizations, and governmental agencies, as they foster integrity and professional advancement of their learners.

If you have already completed CITI training, see the instructions below regarding adding UB to your CITI program Affiliations.

Registration

  • To register for a CITI Program Account, go to citiprogram.org
  • Affiliate with SUNY–Buffalo (University at Buffalo). There is no fee.

DO NOT register as an Independent Learner, this entails a fee.

Enrolling in CITI Courses

To enroll in the following courses:

  • Biomedical Research Investigator
  • CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  • Conflict of Interest (COI)

Once you register on the CITI site using your UB email address:

Click the large blue button labeled "View Courses" next to SUNY – Buffalo (University at Buffalo)

You will be asked to reply to 17 questions.

Follow these steps:

  • Question 1: Conflict of Interest – Please check the box
  • Question 2: Choose, For protocols submitted and reviewed by the HSIRB or the CYIRB–complete the Biomedical course.
  • Question 3: Choose, Good Clinical Practice Course (GCP)
  • Questions 4-5: SKIP
  • Question 6-13: Choose, "Not at this time"
  • Question 14: Choose, "No"
  • Question 15: Choose, "Not at this time"
  • Questions 16 and 17: SKIP
  • Then click: Submit
If you need to add a module to your courses
  • Please click on the "View Courses" large blue box next to SUNY – Buffalo (University at Buffalo)
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link to Add a Course
  • Click the module you need and also click "Not at this Time" for both questions 11 and 12 (they are set to require a response and cannot be left blank).
  • Then click the blue box "Submit" at the bottom of the page.

Questions?

Associate Dean for Medical Curriculum

Lesse, Alan

Alan Lesse, MD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education; Associate Dean for Medical Curriculum

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Room 7165 Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: 716-829-3467

Email: camlesse@buffalo.edu