Training Faculty to Teach Responsible Conduct of Research and Professional Skills

培训教师教授负责任的研究行为和专业技能

• 批准号: 8299485
• 负责人: BETH A FISCHER
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-15 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8299485
• 关键词: Administrator; Applications Grants; Behavior; Caring; Commit; Confidentiality; Consult; Data; Development; Educational Models; Educational process of instructing; Effectiveness; Employment; Equilibrium; Ethics; Ethnic Origin; Evaluation; Event; Faculty; Feedback; Funding; Gender; Home environment; Hour; Individual; Institution; Instruction; International; Internet; Journals; Knowledge; Manuscripts; Mentors; Modeling; Oral; Participant; Peer Review; Persons; Policies; Postdoctoral Fellow; Process; Program Development; Publishing; Qualifying; Race; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Ethics; Research Training; Scholarship; Science; Site; Surveys; Training; Training Programs; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Visual Aid; Work; base; career; design; experience; follow-up; graduate student; improved; lectures; meetings; programs; responsible research conduct; skills; symposium; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Responsible conduct in research (RCR) is an essential part of good science. Traditionally, it was assumed that explicit training in RCR was either unnecessary or was provided through the normal process of preparing individuals for a scientific career. However, experience over the last several decades suggests that a more explicit training program is necessary. Furthermore, a strong case exists for combining training in RCR with training in other aspects of professionalism, including the ability to communicate scientific results orally and in peer-reviewed manuscripts, teaching, and mentoring. This is because many of the key aspects of ethical behavior are embedded in those skills and may not be included in conventional RCR courses. The NIH has recently issued requirements for RCR training that recommend a minimum of eight hours of training, provided in person by research faculty. Unfortunately, many institutions are not prepared to provide such instruction, particularly given the large number of individuals that are now required to receive it and the likelihood that this number will continue to expand. Over the past 25 years the PIs have developed an educational program that provides graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty with explicit training in RCR within the context of instruction in professional skills. In addition, for the past 16 years they have offered an annual trainer-of-trainers conference in which faculty obtain the instruction and materials necessary to establish such programs at their own institutions. In this application, funding is requested to extend the PIs' efforts at disseminating that educational model. There are five specific aims. Aim 1: Continue to develop training modules in RCR and in professional skills that will enable faculty to establish courses at their home institutions in RCR and professional skills. These modules will be designed to fulfill and expand on NIH requirements. Aim 2: To bring together an instructional team that will work together to provide that training. Over the years the PIs have invited a great many individuals to provide lectures on RCR and professional skills; from that group they have identified several outstanding individuals, each of whom has the knowledge, the professional standing, and the teaching skills to convey the necessary information. This team, which forms the Organizational Committee, is well balanced with respect to gender and ethnicity. Aim 3: To recruit 40 qualified participants per year who are committed to implementing training at their home institution. Individuals will be selected based on an application that includes a description of their experience, their rationale for attending the conference, and their plans to utilize the training. Care will be taken to recruit a diverse group of attendees with regard to gender, ethnicity, ability, and the types of individuals they plan to train. Aim 4: To carefully evaluate the effectiveness of this project, through on-site anonymous feedback from conference participants and annual follow-up surveys of past participants. Data will be used to improve subsequent activities. Aim 5: To further disseminate this educational model and our results at meetings, in articles published in relevant journals, and on the Internet.

描述（由申请人提供）：负责任的研究行为（RCR）是良好科学的重要组成部分。传统上，人们认为 RCR 方面的明确培训要么是不必要的，要么是通过个人为科学职业做好准备的正常过程提供的。然而，过去几十年的经验表明，更明确的培训计划是必要的。此外，将 RCR 培训与专业精神其他方面的培训结合起来是有充分理由的，包括口头交流科学成果和同行评审手稿、教学和指导的能力。这是因为道德行为的许多关键方面都包含在这些技能中，并且可能不包含在传统的 RCR 课程中。 NIH 最近发布了 RCR 培训要求，建议至少进行八小时的培训，并由研究人员亲自提供。不幸的是，许多机构不准备提供此类指导，特别是考虑到现在需要接受这种指导的个人数量庞大，而且这一数字可能会继续扩大。在过去的 25 年里，PI 制定了一项教育计划，在专业技能指导的背景下为研究生、博士后和初级教师提供 RCR 方面的明确培训。此外，在过去的 16 年里，他们每年举办一次培训师间会议，教职员工在会上获得在自己的机构建立此类项目所需的指导和材料。在此申请中，要求提供资金来扩大 PI 传播该教育模式的努力。有五个具体目标。目标 1：继续开发 RCR 和专业技能培训模块，使教师能够在其所在机构开设 RCR 和专业技能课程。这些模块的设计旨在满足和扩展 NIH 的要求。目标 2：组建一支教学团队，共同提供培训。多年来PI邀请了大量人士进行RCR和专业技能讲座；他们从该群体中挑选了几位杰出人士，他们每个人都拥有传达必要信息的知识、专业地位和教学技能。组成组织委员会的这个团队在性别和种族方面非常平衡。目标 3：每年招募 40 名合格的参与者，他们致力于在其所在机构实施培训。将根据申请来选择个人，其中包括他们的经验描述、参加会议的理由以及他们利用培训的计划。我们将谨慎招募不同性别、种族、能力以及计划培训人员类型的参与者。目标4：通过会议参与者的现场匿名反馈和过去参与者的年度跟踪调查，仔细评估该项目的有效性。数据将用于改进后续活动。目标 5：在会议上、在相关期刊上发表的文章以及互联网上进一步传播这种教育模式和我们的成果。