You must complete the online Human Subject Protection training program, which is run by CITI, in order to work on any study. This is mandatory and must be completed before you can be added to the study staff for any project.  The training takes about 3 or 4 hours.

1. Before you can enroll you must have a Partners or McLean email address.
2. Go to https://www.citiprogram.org/ and click the Register button to create an account
   • Enter “Massachusetts General Hospital” as your institution
   • Provide your McLean email address, if it’s been set up, or you can use your partners.org address.
3. The next few screens determine which training you’ll need to take. (The interface changes occasionally, so the following instructions may be outdated. Ask for help on anything that’s not clear)
   • Indicate that you’ll be doing Human-Subjects research (not animals or IACUC), and that you will be involved in “DCR” (design, conduct, or reporting).
   • You should be assigned to take the “Good Clinical Practice” training. If you don’t see this, you should stop and find out what to do next.
   • Note: The training requirements changed in December 2016. Everyone must now take the GCP course, while the other courses are no longer required (e.g. Biomedical Research)
4. Complete all of the modules listed.
5. When you finish, download a PDF copy of your certification and email it to Dave, and let the RAs you’ll be working with know you’ve completed the training.
6. Within 24 hours, your status will be updated on the Insight system, which is the system the IRB uses to track all study protocols. When your status is updated on Insight, the other RAs can submit amendments to add you to the study staff.
7. When you’ve been added to a study, you will receive an email directing you back to Insight to confirm.

If you completed the relevant CITI training at another institution, you should be able to transfer it to Partners/McLean.  The instructions can be found on the FAQ here: https://partnershealthcare.sharepoint.com/sites/phrmportal/Lists/FAQs/CITI%20Training.aspx.

If you have any problems with the CITI process, send email to citiprogram@partners.org or contact the IRB help desk.  Further information about CITI administration and requirements can be found at https://partnershealthcare.sharepoint.com/sites/phrmResources/t/Pages/CITI-Program.aspx.