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.
Responsible Conduct of Research Training Database
The Office of Research Compliance and Safety now provides a secure and simple database
to verify your RCR training certificates, CITI Training certificates, Research Ethics
certificates, etc. By uploading your documents you can receive annual reminders on
when to update your training*.
*Disclaimer: original copies of all your training should also kept on your own devices
for easy access. This database is not designed for external retrieval. For questions contact Val Thomas at valerie.thomas@nmt.edu
CITI Program Training Registration For NM Tech
*NOTICE* CITI Training Modules DO NOTfulfill 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.
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.
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
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
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:
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?
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.
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
