What does CITI refer to in the context of research ethics training?

• A. subscription based ethics services
• B. a training program
• C. a data tracking platform
• D. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

Answer: (D)

CITI is the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, an online platform used to deliver and document research ethics education for investigators and research staff. It provides modules on topics like human subjects protections, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, data security, biosafety, animal care and use, and responsible conduct of research. Completion certificates from this program are what institutions rely on to verify that personnel have met training requirements for IRBs and related oversight. While the system does track who has completed what, its primary purpose is to provide standardized training, not act as a general data-tracking tool or a subscription service.