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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The discussion we had yesterday was based on a posting at Iowa State, and therefore
<i>their</i> interpretation of the NIH, NSF and NIFA requirements for Responsible Conduct of Training. I cannot find verification of the requirement for faculty in the information posted directly on the NSF website. However, I DO see the requirement for faculty
 in the information posted directly on the NIH website.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, for the purposes of our discussion questions, IF your training is to meet
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">both</span> NSF and NIH training:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>You cannot use CITI online training alone. You must supplement it with face-to-face training.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>You must meet the NIH-specified 10 items of content in the subject matter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Faculty can achieve their training by being a trainer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>You can determine the timing of the training; in other words if it is not offered when a researcher begins the research, you can make sure the researcher receives the training when it is offered.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>At least 8-hours, preferably more in a semester long series of seminars.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am providing these links for you to verify my research. See how you read it. See you later this month.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Iowa State University Office for Responsible Research – <a href="http://www.compliance.iastate.edu/rcr/training">
www.compliance.iastate.edu/rcr/training</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>National Science Foundation FAQ’s about the RCR Requirement –
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rcr/rcrfaqs.jsp#3">https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rcr/rcrfaqs.jsp#3</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>See FAQ 3: “Who must receive the RCR training?”</b> – ….students (undergraduates and graduates) and postdoctoral researchers who receive NSF funds (support from salary and/or stipends to conduct research on NSF grants) will obtain RCR
 training….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>See FAQ 8: “Do undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers have to receive RCR training before being identified on a proposal to NSF? - ….</b>No. It is not required that the training be completed at that time. The
 institution plan for training should include when individuals are to receive the training.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NSF’s Implementation of Section 7009 of the America COMPETES Act -
<a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-08-20/html/E9-19930.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-08-20/html/E9-19930.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Are faculty required to have RCR? - </b>….faculty members
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">are not required</span> to take such training….institutions, at their discretion,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">may</span> expand the scope of such training to include other categories of individuals…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>NIH Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research –
<a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Basic Pinciples<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>See BP5: </b>Instruction should include face-to-face discussion by course participants and faculty; i.e.,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">on-line instruction may be a component</span> of instruction in responsible conduct of research but is
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">not sufficient</span> to meet the NIH requirement for such instruction….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Policy<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NIH requires that <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
all trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars</span> receiving support through any NIH awards must receive instruction in responsible conduct of research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>NIFA Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research –
<a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/responsible-and-ethical-conduct-research">https://nifa.usda.gov/responsible-and-ethical-conduct-research</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/"><span style="color:blue">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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