Research Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): RCR is the ongoing process of reconciling regulations, guidelines, standards, and ethics to promote integrity in the proposing, planning, conducting, reporting, and reviewing of research. The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) oversees and directs Public Health Services (PHS) research integrity activities and provides a number of resources in support of responsible conduct of research.

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) has developed a course on the
responsible conduct of research (RCR) that is available on-line. The course covers the core RCR instructional areas including data management, conflict of interest, publication, authorship, peer review, collaboration, mentoring and research misconduct. The course of instruction may be tailored to the needs of specific institutions.

Responsible Conduct of Research can be found at:
https://www.citiprogram.org/rcrpage.asp

Courses for the use of Human Subjects can be found at: http://www.umass.edu/research/comply/hstraining.html

and for the use of Animals at: http://www.umass.edu/research/comply/recertification.html

Contact Margaret Burggren at burggren@ora.umass.edu for more information.




Research Home Compliance Home Animal Use Biological Safety Feedback Forms Human Subjects Research Policies Responsible Conduct Staff		Research Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): RCR is the ongoing process of reconciling regulations, guidelines, standards, and ethics to promote integrity in the proposing, planning, conducting, reporting, and reviewing of research. The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) oversees and directs Public Health Services (PHS) research integrity activities and provides a number of resources in support of responsible conduct of research. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) has developed a course on the responsible conduct of research (RCR) that is available on-line. The course covers the core RCR instructional areas including data management, conflict of interest, publication, authorship, peer review, collaboration, mentoring and research misconduct. The course of instruction may be tailored to the needs of specific institutions. Responsible Conduct of Research can be found at: https://www.citiprogram.org/rcrpage.asp Courses for the use of Human Subjects can be found at: http://www.umass.edu/research/comply/hstraining.html and for the use of Animals at: http://www.umass.edu/research/comply/recertification.html Contact Margaret Burggren at burggren@ora.umass.edu for more information. Additional RCR Resources Policies & Procedures


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