NIH requires a minimum of eight hours RCR training which must be completed within the first year of your fellowship. If additional or elective trainings are completed, it is the Fellow’s responsibility to notify the Office of Fellows’ Career Development (OFCD) upon completion (e.g., the Reproducibility Training, Introduction to “My Laboratory”). You will be prompted to enter the dates of your training for your eIDP renewal document.
| Required Training |
Credit Hours |
When To Take Training |
| Responsible Conduct of Research: Online training module discussing research integrity, authorship, mentor/trainee relantionships are among the topics covered. |
1 hour |
Once, within 3 weeks of arriving to NIEHS. |
| Annual Review of Ethics Cases: Institute facilitated review of cases identified for that year, arranged by David Resnik, J.D., Ph.D. |
1 hour |
Annually, usually offered in September & October. |
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Research Ethics Workshop:
Ethics in Research Training for PostDocs: "Becoming a Responsible Scientist"
Ethics in Research Training for Postbacs and Graduate Students
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6 hours |
Once, within the first year of arrival to NIEHS. The Workshop is offered monthly, please see OITE schedule here.
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| Elective Training |
Credit Hours |
When To Take Training |
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Research Mentor Training (RMT): Offered by the Office of Fellows’ Career Development. Class covers: establishing expectations & effective communications, understanding research ethics, writing a mentoring philosophy and more.
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3 hours |
Annually, four (4) classes that run from May to June.
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Introduction to "My Laboratory": Training by Mentor in your group. Group lead/head discusses standard lab processes, expectations of behavior, record keeping, etc.
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1 hour |
Once, soon after arriving to NIEHS.
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| Additional Elective Training Choices: Online videos (such as Reproducibility Training) or courses offered by the NIH library; specific courses tailored for clinical trainees; Bioethics lectures. |
1 hour |
Elective |
