Community research team members (members of the research team who are neither affiliated with Tufts nor another institution that has its own human subjects education requirements and are community-based research collaborators) can either complete standard CITI education or an alternative program called the CIRTification training program.  The  CIRTification training program is a training program in human research protections that is tailored to the unique roles of community research team members.  

Tufts IRBs will not accept the CIRTification training for Tufts researchers or researchers from other universities or institutions that have their own human subjects education requirements. Only community research team members are eligible to complete the CIRTification training program as an alternative to CITI. The PI/Research team will need to post documentation of completion of the CIRTification training program in eIRB for community research team members who complete this alternative training.

Here are instructions for learners:

1. Go to http://training.ccts.uic.edu/
2. Click “Register” (top right hand corner). Select “I am not from UIC.”
3. Complete the registration form. When asked to select a site, select “Tufts University/Tufts Medical Center”
4. Click “Register” to finish
5. Visit the Course Catalog. Information about CIRTification will appear. Click “Learn More” and “Enroll” to enroll in CIRTification.