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GCP Training

All UAB investigators and staff involved in clinical trials, regardless of funding source, are required to meet the NIH policy regarding GCP training for basic GCP training and refresher GCP training every three years. The policy can be found at Policy on Good Clinical Practice Training for NIH Awardees Involved in NIH-funded Clinical Trials; NOT-OD-16-148​. Current GCP training (taken within the past three years) will be required for new protocols submitted to the Office of the IRB as of January 1, 2017. Ongoing protocols must meet this requirement by February 28, 2017.

Basic GCP Course Instructions
  1. ​Log in to the CITI program via UAB (use Blazer ID and UAB password): CITI Login Page. *See below for alternative log in options (e.g., Children's employees, Non-UAB personnel).
  2. This will bring you the CITI Main Menu.
  3. Click Add a Course.
  4. ​On the Select Curriculum page:
    • ​​​​​​Question 1, leave blank.
    • Question 2, check the first option, Good Clinical Practice and ICH.
    • Question 3, leave blank.
  5. ​At the bottom of the page, click Submit.
  6. You will be brought back to the Main Menu. The course you selected will be listed under the heading Course. Click on the course name to begin. 
  7. After completing the course, the Office of the IRB will be automatically notified. 
Refresher GCP Course Instructions
  1. ​Log in the CITI Program via UAB (use Blazer ID and UAB password): CITI Login Page​.
  2. This will bring you to the CITI Main Menu.
  3. Click Add a Course.
  4. ​On the Select Curriculum page:
    • ​​​​​​Question 1, leave blank.
    • Question 2, check the second option, ICH GCP (Good Clinical Practice) Refresher Course.
    • Question 3, leave blank.
  5. ​At the bottom of the page, click Submit.
  6. You will be brought back to the Main Menu. The course you selected will be listed under the heading Course. Click on the course name to begin. 
  7. After completing the course, the Office of the IRB will be automatically notified.
*Alternative Log in Options for CITI
  1. ​Access the CITI Program website: www.citiprogram.org​.
  2. ​Log in by either:
    • Use an existing account (you must have UAB listed as your institutional affiliation).
    • Create an account/register.
  3. ​​​​Once you have logged in, click on the CITI Main Menu page and continue with the instructions above.​