Effective September 15, UMBC will implement a new computer-based research compliance training program. The new program is referred to as CITI - the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. CITI replaces the current human and animal research compliance training and will be the required education program for all UMBC principal investigators and research staff (faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students) involved in such research. CITI is a well-respected Web-based training product designed, updated and maintained by a number of nationally known research professionals and is housed at the University of Miami.

For more information about the CITI program and enrollment instructions, go to the Human and Animal Research Protections Office (HARPO) Web site at www.umbc.edu/HARPO and click on the Training link. Researchers will have the option of choosing the appropriate training for Human Research Investigators or Animal Care and Use Investigators.

Contact Timothy Sparklin in HARPO at 5-2737 or sparklin@umbc.edu with any questions.