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Other Recommended Training

Human Subjects Training

Investigators who will work with human subjects must complete the CITI Online Human Subjects Protection Training before the IRB gives final approval. The IRB tracks this online training to document compliance with Federal training requirements.  See the OHRPP Education & Training Guidance & Procedure page for more information.

Clinical Research Training

The UCLA Clinical Translational Science Institute offers a broad array of educational opportunities in the methods of clinical research to meet the diverse needs of trainees, faculty and staff at UCLA.

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Training and Continuing Education

FDA Training and Continuing Education Resource Page

Co-sponsored by FDA's CDER, Office of medical Policy and the Duke University School of Medicine.

  1. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Key Topics by Jean Toth-Allen, PhD
    FDA Office of Good Clinical Practice-
    Investigator Responsibilities
    Clinical Investigator Financial Disclosures
    Expanded access to and charging for investigational drugs and devices
    https://fda.report/media/84996/2012-Clinical-Investigator-Course---Good-clinical-practice-%28Toth-Allen%29.pdf

  2. Investigator Responsibilities-Regulation and Clinical Trials by Cynthia F. Kleppinger, M.D.
    Division of Good Clinical Practice Compliance
    Federal regulations covering clinical research and clinical investigator obligations
    Discuss specific problems seen during FDA inspections at clinical sites
    Discuss various methods that can be used to ensure compliance with federal regulations and study protocol
    https://cersi.umd.edu/sites/cersi.umd.edu/files/D2S07-Kleppinger-v1.pdf

  3. Safety assessment in Clinical Trials and Beyond by Yuliya Yasinskaya, MD, Medical Officer, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 
    Sources of safety information 
    Sources of safety information 
    Safety monitoring/ AE ascertainment· 
    AE Coding
    Safety Reporting
    Post-marketing safety (MedWatch) reporting
    https://cersi.umd.edu/sites/cersi.umd.edu/files/S03%20-%2004%20Yasinskaya.pdf

Good Clinical Practice

The CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Basic Course is an overview of GCP. Some departments on campus require this course, but it is optional for the HRPP. Be sure to check with your departmental GCP training requirements. See the Good Clinical Practice Training page for more information including an article on GCP training in pediatric oncology.

Responsible Conduct of Research

Federal grant proposals (all proposals to NSF, training proposals for NIH) normally include a requirement that all trainees are provided with instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). An RCR program normally covers these areas: ethics, conflict of interest, responsible authorship, policies for handling misconduct, data management, data sharing, and policies regarding the use of human and animal subjects. 

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offers formal instruction and support to Postdoctoral Fellows in an effort to enhance the training experience at UCLA and promote successful careers in science. It is an information warehouse providing an avenue of communication among Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty and Administrators.

Research Conflicts of Interest

Research Conflicts of Interest training addresses the importance of ensuring financial interests do not affect, or appear to affect, the design, conduct of reporting of research or compromise the protection of human subjects.

Animal Care / Environmental Health & Safety 

Additional Training for Animal Care and Environmental Health & Safety in Research is available online. See the Training tab to view the courses offered and click on the course title to view the course summary.  The course title link at the top of the summary will take you into the online class.  Access requires a username and password, which can also be requested online.

UCLA Training & Advancement Opportunities

Browse an overview of training and advancement opportunities available primarily via CTSI programs, but with an ever-increasing inclusion of other, non-CTSI opportunities. 

Research Misconduct

The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) offers web-based Research Misconduct training and resources to help researchers understand the types of misconduct and how universities handle them.