1. Go to the UC Learning Center: https://learning.ucsf.edu/
2. Login using your MyAccess credentials (required even if you are already logged into MyAccess)
3. Click the Search icon
4. Search for "CTO PI Bootcamp" or click here for the direct link
5. From the list, determine which dates you wish to attend, and click ADD
6. Then click REGISTER
7. If you have questions, email [email protected]

CTO 300e: Foundations of Clinical Research

This course reviews the foundations of clinical research at UCSF for PIs, including top PI responsibilities, best practices for protocol writing, training, manual of operations and procedures (MOPs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), documentation, checklists, and more. The course introduces resources for each of the covered topics.

Note: This eLearning module may be completed at any time, outside of the CTO Clinical Research Investigator Foundations Intensive training series. Completing CTO 300e: Foundations of Clinical Research shortly before the instructor-led Intensive begins is highly recommended.

CTO 301: Recruitment & Informed Consent

This course covers the essentials of study recruitment, informed consent form (ICF) preparation, informed consent discussions, and best practices for performing an informed consent discussion. Additional topics include re-consent, documentation of the consent process, and more.

CTO 302: IRB & Safety Reporting

This course covers best practices for Adverse Event (AE) recording, and IRB reporting requirements for AEs and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Post-Approval Events, and Subject Injury.

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CTO 303a: Pre-Award Tasks

This course covers study start-up and finance topics, such as feasibility, working with the Office of Clinical Trial Activation (OCTA), coverage analysis (CA), budgeting, and other details important to PIs conducting interventional research studies using OnCore and APeX for billing procedures.

CTO 303b: Post-Award Tasks

This course covers study and financial award set-up, purchase orders, clinical research billing compliance responsibilities, amendments, study closeout, and more.

CTO 304: Hiring & Managing Research Staff 

This course covers the role of research study team staff, best practices for estimating the amount and type of support needed for a research study, guidelines for sharing research staff effort with other PIs, navigating recruitment and onboarding, and managing study team staff.