{"id":52,"date":"2014-06-12T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/compliance-training\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2023-08-04T18:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:49:51","slug":"rcr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/integrity-support\/rcr\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/i> National Institutes of Health<\/a>
\n<\/i> National Science Foundation and USDA<\/a>
\n<\/i> UGA RCR Training<\/a>
\n<\/i> RCR Resources<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n

National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” spacing=”5″ gap=”5″ active_section=”1999″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”accordionResearch”][vc_tta_section title=”How to Meet NIH Requirements at UGA” tab_id=”1494438757219-4ffbd2bf-1bb7″][vc_column_text]RCR training mandated by NIH for training grant, CAREER award, and NSRA recipients can not be met by use of online training, and requires a very different approach that can only be met by a face-to-face course.\u00a0 Additionally NIH requires that this training be\u00a0completed no less than once every 4 years.<\/p>\n

UGA has several options for providing appropriate education to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, faculty, and staff regarding the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). All are designed to be in full compliance with the stringent policy requirements for RCR education promulgated by NIH in NOT-OD-10-019, issued November 24, 2009. They provide substantive contact hours utilizing face-to-face discussion or lecture formats combining didactic and small-group discussion, and are led by experienced research faculty members.<\/p>\n

The following courses \/ seminar series offered at UGA meet NIH standards:<\/p>\n

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  1. CBIO 8080<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Genetics 8650<\/strong>\u00a0Responsible Science.A course designed for first-year graduate students on how to conduct scientific research responsibly.<\/li>\n
  3. GRSC 8550<\/strong>\u00a0A graduate-level, one-hour credit course that meets weekly each Fall and Spring Semester and covers the nine RCR topics plus several others, in fulfillment of the NIH requirements for RCR.\u00a0Download Syllabus<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Pharmacy 7230\u00a0<\/strong>Ethical Issues in Research, a course on ethics of research with animal and human subjects, fraud, scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest<\/li>\n
  5. Qualitative Research 8595\u00a0<\/strong>Research Ethics in the Professional and Social Sciences, a course exploring ethical dilemmas in conducting research in the social, professional, and human sciences and the sources of ethical principles and practices used to address these dilemmas.<\/li>\n
  6. VETM 8550<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Any one of the courses listed above may be audited or taken for credit by NIH trainees. Additionally, workshops or class presentations are regularly scheduled on individual RCR topics, such as Conflicts of Interest, and Conduct in Science (Misconduct).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

    National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” spacing=”5″ gap=”5″ active_section=”999″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”accordionResearch”][vc_tta_section title=”NSF & USDA” tab_id=”1494438913053-ad9c86f1-1365″][vc_column_text]All research proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) after January 4, 2010 must contain a certification from a Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) authorized official that UGA has a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research for all undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who receive financial support from NSF research awards.<\/p>\n

    Effective February 2013, RCR training has been considered essential by USDA-NIFA in the preparation of future scientists. By accepting a NIFA research award, UGA assures that program directors, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and any staff participating in the research project receive appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research and that documentation of such training will be maintained.<\/p>\n

    As a matter of policy, UGA will apply this requirement to all personnel employed on NSF and USDA-NIFA research grants<\/em><\/strong> unless an individual or group of individuals is granted a written waiver by Dr. Christopher King, Associate Vice President for Research Compliance, Office of Research.<\/p>\n

    Currently waivers or exemptions will only be given for:<\/p>\n