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Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Resources

Below are a few resources to assist with providing RCR training for your students and post-doctoral fellows.  If you find additional resources that you think others may find useful, email the information to researchcompliance@siue.edu. 

Guidelines for RCR Mentoring

  1. First and always, attend to your everyday behaviors and interactions.  You serve as either a positive or a negative example for others.
  2. Realize RCR is a continuing process.  It's not one and done.
  3. Remember to use a growth mindset.  Just as we determine what we need to do as caregivers of plants to help them thrive rather than what they need to fix, consider what you can do to help your mentees thrive.*
  4. Focus on relatable and real-world content for your research and activities.
  5. Include discussing time and stress management and their importance not only for your  mentees' health but for reducing the likelihood of resorting to research misconduct (such as plagiarism) to cope.
  6. Use the RCR Mentorship Suite with your mentee to:
    • assess their skills
    • ensure completion of appropriate training 
    • develop an individual development plan
  7. Use the Mentoring Agreement to articulate the goals and plans of a mentoring relationship.
  8. Use additional mentoring resources to provide training, some of which are included below.
  9.  Follow your plan(s)!
  10.  Ask for feedback from your mentees.

*"We would do well in our interactions with others to consider how we take care of plants.  For the most part, we begin from the expectation that the plant has the ability to grow and thrive.  When the plant is not doing well, we ask questions about the health of the environment...or about our own abilities as a caretaker. ... We do not immediately believe that the plant has deficits." (p. 146) Montgomery, Beronda L.  Lessons from Plants.  Harvard University Press.  2023.

Mentoring Resources

Research Security Resources

The NSF, in partnership with the Natioanal Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense, recently launched four interactive online research security training modules for researchers and institutions across the U.S. The training provides information on risks and threats involved in global research and the knowledge and tools necessary to protect against these risks.

Fueled by the "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022," these training modules signify a major first step in reconciling the needs of the research, law enforcement and intelligence communities to pursue trusted relationships in the global research community while minimizing economic and security risks. They provide researchers with clear guidelines and effective strategies to protect against existing and emerging research security threats. The modules also reinforce NSF's commitment to President Biden's priorities to strengthen protections of U.S. government-supported research as outlined in the National Security Presidential Memorandum – 33.

Training Modules: 
  • Introduction to Research Security
  • The Importance of Disclosure
  • Manage and Mitigate Risk
  • The Importance of International Collaboration

Once the training is complete, a certificate of completion is available for download.

Hybrid SOM Course

For NIH researchers…The SIU SOM offers an RCR training course, PHARM 540.  It is taught in the fall of odd numbered years in a hybrid format.  Postdocs, residents, fellows, and new faculty may take the course for no cost and receive a certificate of completion that can count toward NIH RCR requirements.  [Graduate students may enroll through SIUC for 1 credit (P/F).]  The instructors poll participants to find a time that accommodates everyone. The course does not run all semester and typically starts after the first few weeks of the official SOM semester start. To sign up or ask questions, email Alexis Gage (agage27@siumed.edu). 

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