Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

Training(s)

For all those funded by the National Institutes of Health: All students doing research funded by the NIH must complete at least 8 hours of face-to-face Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. Principal Investigators are required to submit evidence of this training in the form of student sign-in sheets with the date the training was given, the title of the training, and a brief description of the materials covered.

• The CITI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course consists of text and quizzes for the biomedical, social and behavioral, physical science, humanities, and engineering disciplines on these topics:
  • Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
  • Research Misconduct
  • Data Acquisition and Management
  • Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship
  • Peer Review, Mentor, and Trainee Responsibilities
  • Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
  • Collaborative Research
• Celeste Kidd will be monitoring the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training once each semester to ensure compliance.

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