General Requirements for All Researchers
| Training Course | Human Subject Research | Animal Research | Laboratory Research |
|---|---|---|---|
Responsible Conduct of Research (CITI) Required for all individuals involved in research before beginning research activities (re-certification every 4 years) | x | x | x |
| Research Security Required for key personnel on awards from or applications to federal funding agencies or who are currently serving as key personnel (re-certification annually) | x | x | x |
Conflict of Interest (CITI) All investigators must complete Conflict of Interest (COI) training upon appointment with recertification every 4 years for externally funded investigators (re-certification every 4 years) | x | x | x |
Required Training by Research Type
| Training Course | Human Subject Research | Animal Research | Laboratory Research |
|---|---|---|---|
Human Subject Research (CITI) Required for all members of human subject research teams (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
Working with Large Animals or working with Small Animals (CITI) Required for researchers working with animals. (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
Animal Species Specific Training (CITI) Required for researchers working with animals. (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
Animal Exposure Surveillance Program (AESP) Required for researchers working with animals and animal tissue. (re-certification every 3 years) | x | ||
Chemical Hygiene Training Required for all personnel who handle laboratory chemicals. (re-certification every 3 years) | x | ||
Use of Controlled Substances in Basic and Animal Research (CITI) Required for all Animal and recommended for Basic researchers whose research uses controlled substances (re-certification every 4 years) | x | x |
Required Training Based on the Nature of the Research
| Training Course | Human Subject Research | Animal Research | Laboratory Research |
|---|---|---|---|
Agent Specific Training Required for investigators using select biological agents | x | ||
Biological Imports Recommended for Investigators using biological materials regulated by federal agencies for international importation and interstate transfer | x | x | x |
Biosafety-MyIBC (CITI) Required if research involves recombinant and/or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (no re-certification required) | x | x | x |
Bloodborne Pathogen Training Required for individuals handling human blood or bodily fluids, unfixed tissues, or organs, cell cultures, tissue or organ cultures, and animal or human cell lines. (annual re-certification) | x | x | x |
Good Clinical Practice (CITI) Required for those conducting a Clinical Trial (recertification required every 3 years) | x | ||
Human Stem Cell Research (CITI) Required if submitting a research protocol to hSCRO (no re-certification required) | x | x | x |
Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) (CITI) Required for all research or clinical use of HUDs at UPMC No re-certification required | x | ||
| International Research (CITI) Required for anyone conducting research outside of the US (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
Privacy & Information Security (CITI) Required for anyone accessing the electronic health record (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
| Radiation Safety (provided by the Radiation Safety Office) Required for all personnel using radioactive materials or working with radiation producing equipment (re-certification every 3 years) | x | x | x |
Research with Children (CITI) Required for individuals interacting with minors (< age of 18) and/or who conduct research at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (re-certification every 4 years) | x | ||
| Shipping of Dangerous Goods Required for all personnel who ship biological substances, dry ice, genetically modified micro-organisms, or infectious materials (re-certification every 2 years) | x | x | |
| Trade Compliance and Export Control Training may be required by the Office of Research Security & Trade Compliance on compliance with U.S. trade regulations (no re-certification required) | x | x | x |
Optional Training
| Training Course | Human Subject Research | Animal Research | Laboratory Research |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical Research Coordinator (CITI) Optional course for study coordinators, no re-certification required | x | ||
| Clinical Trial Billing Compliance (CITI) Optional course for individuals responsible for billing research procedures, no re-certification required | x | ||
| ClinicalTrials.gov Optional training for anyone working on investigator-initiated clinical studies | x |
