Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Research
National Institute of Health Update on Trainee Education in
Responsible Conduct of Research
NIH identifies the following principles based on several key
concepts about responsible conduct of research and best practices
that have evolved over the past two decades' experiences:
1. Responsible conduct of research is an essential
component of research training. Therefore, instruction in
responsible conduct of research is an integral part of all research
training programs, and its evaluation will impact funding
decisions.
2. Active involvement in the issues of responsible conduct
of research should occur throughout a scientist's career.
Instruction in responsible conduct of research should
therefore be appropriate to the career stage of the individuals
receiving training.
3. Individuals supported by individual funding
opportunities such as fellowships and career development awards are
encouraged to assume individual and personal responsibility for
their instruction in responsible conduct of research.
4. Research faculty of the institution should participate
in instruction in responsible conduct of research in ways that
allow them to serve as effective role models for their trainees,
fellows, and scholars.
5. Instruction should include face-to-face discussions by
course participants and faculty; i.e., on-line instruction
may be a component of instruction in responsible conduct of
research but is not sufficient to meet the NIH requirement for such
instruction, except in special or unusual
circumstances.
6. Instruction in responsible conduct of research must be
carefully evaluated in all NIH grant applications for which it is a
required component.
You should review the entire notice of the updated policy - NOT-OD-10-019
A model statement that could be used in developing your plan can
be found here:" Ethical
conduct of research educational approaches at UCR".
NIH materials on training in responsible conduct of
research:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/responsibleconduct.htm