RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH COURSE (RCR)*
The RCR course is designed to satisfy the National Institutes of Health Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research. It may also be incorporated into plans to satisfy National Science Foundation RCR training requirements.
ELIGIBILITY
This course is sponsored by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) at Washington University in St. Louis. The course is offered at no charge to trainees and scholars who are members of the Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and are enrolled in the 8-hour course. (Individuals needing fewer than 8 hours of RCR instruction are encouraged to contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research to find a suitable RCR program that can meet their training needs.) Students, faculty, and scholars at Washington University may join the ICTS online: Join the ICTS here.
PROCESS DETAILS
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Students, faculty, and scholars at Washington University may click here to join the ICTS.
Click here to register for the ICTS RCR Course.
Review the course syllabus here.
Prior to attending the first session, course participants are expected to complete the 90-minute WEB-BASED course, consisting of eight (8) learning modules. Completion of the course is documented in the WUSTL Learn@Work system and will be verified by the RCR Course Program Coordinator. Complete the course here.
This Foundations session is the only specific RCR session that MUST be completed. It is strongly recommended that you attend the SMART Strategies for Professional Decision Making in Research (2 hours IN PERSON) prior to attending any of the other sessions, as the evidence-based professional decision-making strategies are referenced in each RCR session and applied to research scenarios. Two (2) SMART Strategy sessions are offered each year, typically in January and August. Participants must plan to arrive prior to or at the start time of each session and sign in to document their attendance. Participants will not be permitted to enter the classroom late. Leaving prior to the conclusion of a session and/or failing to complete the writing assignment will result in loss of session credit.
In addition to the Foundations session, scholars must attend and complete evaluations for a minimum of six (6) additional 1-hour sessions to complete the course for a total of 8 hours of “face-to-face” instruction. Each session on a particular topic will only count once towards completion of the course, so scholars should ensure that they attend 6 different sessions. Scholars are welcomed and encouraged to attend additional sessions beyond the required 8 hours.
To ensure that the curricular goals approved by NIH are met within our ICTS RCR program, we only recognize events listed on the RCR Course Calendar toward course completion.
The 1-hour sessions are held via Zoom. Attendance will be taken at the start of and throughout the online session. Participants will not be permitted to join a session late. Leaving prior to the conclusion of a session and/or failing to complete the writing assignment will result in loss of session credit.
The BRC provides training to more than 100 scholars at Washington University each year.