Open AccessEvolution of an Innovative Approach to the Delivery of In‐Person Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Author(s) -
Schmidt Karen L.,
Yasko Laurel,
Green Michael,
Alexander Jane,
Ryan Christopher
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/cts.12169
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , medical education , schedule , research program , research ethics , program director , position (finance) , engineering ethics , psychology , computer science , medicine , business , engineering , philosophy , physics , epistemology , meteorology , operating system , finance
The responsible conduct of research (RCR) Center is an innovative, workshop‐based approach to research ethics education at the University of Pittsburgh. A flexibly scheduled program of workshops combines the benefits of traditional case–based discussion and in‐person instruction with greater accessibility and a broader disciplinary reach. Essential features of the program include a rotating schedule of independent workshops with separate registration, expert speakers, and a dedicated program director position. At an institutional level, this novel response to National Institutes of Health‐mandated training requirements increases access to a wide range of interactive RCR training programs and promotes interdisciplinary conversations on research ethics that involves investigators, trainees, and the research community at large.