Responsible Conduct of Research: New Mexico Tech

Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research

NMT Responsible Conduct of Research Plan coming soon

Who Needs RECR Training?

Any principal investigator (PI), co-principal investigator and any other person (including faculty, staff and students) who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of New Mexico Tech (NMT) research.

CITI Program Training Registration For NM Tech

*NOTICE* CITI Training Modules DO NOT fulfill all investigator annual training requirements and should not be taken more than once every 4 years. Investigators are responsible for documenting and maintaining 8 hours of annual training within those 3 years.

Go to CITI Program Training Courses
Click on the "Register"
Under "Select Your Organization Affiliation" type in "New Mexico Consortium"
Agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Click to the box to affirm that you are an affiliate of New Mexico Consortium
Click on "Continue to create your CITI Program Username/Password"
Once you have created an account, you can view the courses offered through the New Mexico Consortium by clicking on “Learner Tools for New Mexico Consortium”.
Select and complete the course(s) you need from the list provided at the bottom of this page.
Once you have completed the course(s), make sure you save your training certificate.
Include completed training certificates on all IRB Applications and save for various agency training record requirements.

Which Entities Require This Training?

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NMT is committed to providing appropriate training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to faculty and other senior personnel who will be supported by NSF funds.

Updated Requirements:

Applies to all NEW proposals submitted or due on or after July 31, 2023.

NSF Institutional Responsibilities

Funding RECR Requirements

The requirement specified in Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act (42 USC 1862o–1), and PAPPG Chapter IX.B

An institution must have a plan in place to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and other senior personnel who will be supported by NSF to conduct research.
NSF’s RECR requirement applies to the breadth of research disciplines that the Foundation funds. The training provided should be effective and must be appropriately tailored to the specific needs and circumstances at each institution. Such content, however, must include mentor training and mentorship.
An institution must designate one or more persons to oversee compliance with the RECR training requirement.
Institutions are responsible for verifying that undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and other senior personnel supported by NSF to conduct research have received training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

NSF Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research: CITI Modules

CITI Training (Should be renewed once every 4 Years*) - The New Mexico Consortium CITI Training modules are designed to be a very basic overview of RCR topics and should not be treated as full training requirements.

(*They may not be used to satisfy annual RCR training within the 4 year window. For example, you may use the CITI modules as a training the year they are completed. The next 3 years different trainings covering these topics will be required.)

NMT Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Curriculum
NMT Export Control Curriculum
NMT Conflict of Interest Curriculum (DOES NOT constitute COI Disclosure or fulfill institutional COI training requirements)
NMT Human Subject Research Curriculum - (If applicable to the research)

NSF Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research: COI

Conflict of Interest Disclosure (Annual)

Contact Sheila O'Sullivan at coi@nmt.edu
NMT requires an annual COI disclosure
- COI Disclosure form (Open during window which is announced each fall)
- COI Training

NSF Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research: Mentorship

Mentorship

Contact Dr. ChoGlueck at Christopher.ChoGlueck@nmt.edu
Research Ethics Series

NSF Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research: Recommended Training

Recommended Training (Optional)

NSF Training FAQ's

For general questions please visit the NSF FAQ page:

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/rcr/rcrfaqs.jsp#15

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NMT is committed to providing information on appropriate training in the responsible conduct of research to faculty and other senior personnel who will be supported by NIH funds.

All NIH intramural researchers are required to participate in the following

Funding RCR Requirements

NIH Research Ethics Course: Online training module, within 3 weeks of arrival (1 hour; tracked by OIR)
Annual Ethics Case Studies: Institute/Center (IC)-facilitated discussion session review of cases provided by the Committee on Scientific Conduct and Ethics (CSCE) each year (1 hour per year; tracked by Institute/Center).

All NIH intramural trainees are required to take at least 8 hours of RCR instruction (6 hours in the first year) while at NIH, including

NIH Research Ethics Course: Online training module within 3 weeks of arrival (1 hour; tracked by OIR)
Annual Ethics Case Studies: Institute/Center (IC)—facilitated review of cases provided by CSCE each year (1 hour per year; tracked by Institute/Center).
Ethics in Research Training Workshop: Face-to-face Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) workshop tailored specifically for either Postbaccalaureate Fellows/Pre-doctoral Fellows or Post-doctoral Fellows (IRTA/CRTA/VF, Research Fellows) within the first year of arrival (5-6 hours; tracked by OITE).

NIH Instructional Components

Format:

Substantial face-to-face discussions among the participating trainees/fellows/scholars/participants; a combination of didactic and small-group discussions (e.g. case studies); and participation of research training faculty members in instruction in responsible conduct of research are highly encouraged. (While on-line courses can be a valuable supplement to instruction in responsible conduct of research, online instruction is not considered adequate as the sole means of instruction.)

Subject Matter:

While there are no specific curricular requirements for instruction in responsible conduct of research, the following topics have been incorporated into most acceptable plans for such instruction:

conflict of interest personal, professional, and financial
policies regarding human subjects, live vertebrate animal subjects in research, and safe laboratory practices
mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships
collaborative research including collaborations with industry
peer review
data acquisition and laboratory tools; management, sharing and ownership
research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct
responsible authorship and publication
the scientist as a responsible member of society, contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research, and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research

Duration of Instruction:

Instruction should involve substantive contact hours between the trainees/ fellows/scholars/participants, and the participating faculty. Acceptable programs generally involve at least eight contact hours.

Frequency of Instruction:

Instruction must be undertaken at least once during each career stage, and at a frequency of no less than once every four years.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA)

NMT is committed to providing information on appropriate training in the responsible conduct of research to faculty and other senior personnel who will be supported by NIFA funds.

All NIFA Grantees researchers are required to participate in the following:

Funding RCR Requirements

The responsible and ethical conduct of research (RCR) is critical for excellence, as well as public trust, in science and engineering. Consequently, we consider education in RCR essential to the preparation of future scientists.

In accordance with sections 2, 3, and 8 of 2 CFR Part 422, institutions that conduct USDA-funded extramural research must foster an atmosphere conducive to research integrity, bear primary responsibility for prevention and detection of research misconduct, and maintain and effectively communicate and train their staff regarding policies and procedures.

In the event an application to NIFA results in an award, the Authorized Representative (AR) assures, through acceptance of the award that the institution will comply with the above requirements. Award recipients shall, upon request, make available to NIFA the policies, procedures, and documentation to support the conduct of the training.

Minimum requirement: NMT's Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Curriculum

Note that the training referred to herein shall be either on-campus or off-campus training. The general content of the ethics training will, at a minimum, emphasize three key areas of research ethics: authorship and plagiarism, data and research integration, and reporting misconduct. Each institution will be responsible for developing its own training system, as schools will need flexibility to develop training tailored to their specific student needs.

All NIFA Grantees researchers RCR recommended topics:

Grantees should consider the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program for RCR that include the following topics:

Data Acquisition and Management - collection, accuracy, security, access
Authorship and Publication; Peer Review; Mentor/Trainee
Responsibilities
Collaboration
Conflict of Interest
Research Misconduct
Human Subject Research
Use of Animals in Research

Who Needs COI Training & Disclosure?

In compliance with federal mandates the conflict of interest disclosure requirements applies to all investigators who work on:

Sponsored NMT research
Non-sponsored NMT research that is:

Human subject research
Vertebrate animal subject research
Research funded by a formal award from internal NMT sources based on submission of a proposal

Investigators are defined as:

The principal investigator (PI), the co-principal investigator and any other person (including faculty, staff and students) who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of NMT research. Any individual responsible for a task that could have a significant effect on the research design, conduct or reporting is considered to be an investigator, even if the individual does not have sole or primary responsibility for the task or the research.

For further details and specific disclosure requirements for Conflicts of Interest

Contact: Sheila O’Sullivan - coi@nmt.edu

or visit: Conflicts of Interest page

Basic CITI Course Requirements:

NMT Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Curriculum: You will want to select the "NMT" courses for your role:

NMT Students/Postdocs
NMT PI's

NMT Export Control Curriculum: You will want to select the " NMT" courses for your role:

NMT PIs
NMT Admins

NMT Conflict of Interest Curriculum: You will want to select the " NMT" courses for your role:

NMT PIs
NMT Admins

NMT Human Subject Research Curriculum: You will want to select the " NMT" courses for your role:

NMT PIs
NMT Social-Behavioral-Educational Researchers
NMT Students/Postdocs
NMT IRB Members

BioSafety Specific CITI Course Requirements:

NMT BioSafety Curriculum: You will want to select the " NMT" courses for your role:

NMT PI
NMT Students & Techs
NMT IACUC Community member
NMT IACUC Chair
NMT IO

For further details, additional resources, or updated requirements for RECR/RCR training contact:

Research Compliance Officer: Val Thomas - valerie.thomas@nmt.edu