2. CITI in Peru Roxana Lescano, Director, Research Administration Program Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, NMRCD Peru Fall 2007 CITI Developers Meeting Seattle, WA Oct 4-7th, 2007

3. Disclaimer The opinions expressed are my own. They do not reflect any position or policy of the Navy, the US government or the Peruvian government

4. Peru

5. DON HRPP Education and Training Policy, November 2006  Training by role and responsibility  All U.S. Navy HRPP programs  Deadline, 30 May 2007  Training by role and responsibility  All U.S. Navy HRPP programs  Deadline, 30 May 2007 Institutional commitment, DON HRPP, NMRC, NMRCD 274 individuals completed the training module by role and responsibility Enforcement in all Programs at researcher and research team level The CITI at U.S. NMRCD PERU

6. Enforcement IRB Requirement to approve a protocol Requirement to be an IRB member/staff Compliance with DON HRPP mandate The CITI at U.S. NMRCD PERU Compliance with Peruvian law Increased awareness and trained research teams Results Program Directors Requirement to be a researcher

7. Peru in numbers 2 5 7 2 8 7 1 2 24 522 22 3 31 14 4 21 75 1

8. CITI training – DON HRPP Mandate 274 NMRCD research staff and collaborators CITI training – Peru conferences 2007 895 individuals registered to take the CITI Basic Modules since May 2007

9. CITI PERU, Lima Conference May 2007

10. Monitoring and Progress 895 registered through NMRCD 393 have started their training 98 have completed the Basic Module 6 institutions are establishing Education Policies with the CITI as their course

11. Concerns  Slow implementation of training requirement in Peru at institutional level  Not enough motivation to complete training, overworked research personnel  A few technical difficulties accessing the system  Initial access page in English and with information requirements not applicable to Peru  Some tests still in English

12. Goals and Future Plans  Provide updated educational and training tools to investigators and regulatory bodies Sustainability and dissemination of CITI modules in the region Develop and apply a survey to assess impact of CITI PERU training at institutional and at national level Complete modules applicable to Peru and other Latin American countries

13. Acknowledgments Dr. Sergio Litewka and his staff, University of Miami, for mentoring and support CAPT G. Martin and CDR J. Sanders, U.S. NMRCD Peru, for their commitment to training and host nation capacity building CAPT Villasante and Ms. Elliott, U.S. DON HRPP, for their constant support to the Peru Detachment Dr. Joe Zunt, U.W., for keeping NMRCD as a constant partner in his research and training efforts Willy Lescano, PhD, NMRCD, my brother, guide and critical reviewer

14. GRACIAS