RCR Training Course

Signing up for the CITI RCR Training Course

When you go to add a course from your learner tools on your main menu, the RCR sign-up comes under
“Question 3

Responsible Conduct of Research
Please make your selection below to receive one of the courses in the Responsible Conduct of Research.

Choose one answer  (choose the course that encompasses your discipline)

• Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research Course 
• Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research Course
• Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers 
• Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators “

For example, these are the Required Modules for the Biomedical Course are:

• Plagiarism (RCR-Interdisciplinary) (ID: 15156)
• Research Misconduct (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1215)
• Data Management (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1308)
• Authorship (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1380)
• Peer Review (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1368)
• Mentoring (RCR-Interdisciplinary) (ID: 1250)
• Using Animal Subjects in Research (RCR-Interdisciplinary) (ID: 13301)
• Conflicts of Interest (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1622)
• Collaborative Research (RCR-Biomed) (ID: 1450)

Be sure you take the course or courses that you have been required to take. Though the RCR course has some human subjects and animal care information, the RCR course does not satisfy requirements of the IRB or the IACUC. You are always welcome to take any additional courses that you are interested in.

Questions 1 and 2 are for the Human Subjects Protection training courses.

Questions 4 and 5 are for the Animal Care and Use training courses.

Question 6 is for the COI (Conflict of Interest) course.

Completion of a course will allow you do get a printable certification that documents your completion.