RECR Completion Form

CHM Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) Student Process

The MSU Graduate School requires all academic units to have a Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) plan that teaches students involved in research projects about the correct approaches to the research process. 

CHM RCR Curriculum
 

OVERVIEW:

All CHM students conducting research during medical school must complete 4 hours of Initial RCR training and 6 hours of "discussion-based" RCR training. CHM has set up the RCR training program such that this training is REQUIRED of all students.   

What do I have to do?

The below list shows the RCR Trainings you will complete or have already completed.

• Four online modules in CITI system (completed in Fall of Year 1 of SDC), see "INITIAL TRAINING" below for more details
• 6 hours of discussion-based training (completed in the Epidemiology intersession (4 hours) and the Patient Vulnerabilities and Health Systems intersession (2 hours)). See "DISCUSSION-BASED TRAINING" below.

IMPORTANT: These trainings are required for degree conferral upon graduation.  

INITIAL TRAINING:

During the first year of medical school, you will be required to complete a group of four modules within the CITI training site. These modules are called the "MSU Graduate School RCR Program" and can be accessed via this link: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/index.html

• Follow instructions for "RECR/RCR" under Assistance.
• For the purposes of this training, follow instructions for Graduate Students.

Modules to complete are:

1. Introduction to RCR
2. Authorship
3. Plagiarism
4. Research Misconduct

You are required to complete these modules as part of a MedPath session in Fall of Year 1.

Documentation of completion of the CITI modules is done automatically if you have registered with the CITI site using your @msu.edu email address.

If you already have an existing CITI account, you can merge your existing account with your new MSU account by updating your preferred primary email on your existing account to your @msu.edu email.

To find documentation of the RCR CITI Modules, log into the CITI program page here: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/programs/citi.html. Click "View Courses" next to Michigan State University (MSU).  Under "Completed Courses" you should see MSU Graduate School RCR Program, and a link for "View-Print-Share Record". Click that and print/save a copy of the completion certificate. 

A completion certificate may also be found in MSU's Ability system: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/index.html

DISCUSSION-BASED TRAINING:

Students must complete an additional 6 hours of discussion-based training. These 6 hours of RECR training must be completed before you graduate.

For 6 hours of Discussion-based RECR training:

• The required Epidemiology intersession covers material that can be used for 4 hours of RECR training.
• Topics covered include: Critical appraisal of research, bias in clinical research, biostatistical analysis and interpretation of research findings.
• The required Patient Vulnerabilities and Health Systems intersession covers material that can be used for 2 hours of RCR training.
• Topics covered include: Humans as subjects in biomedical research, mentoring and managing conflicts of interest

Documentation of discussion-based training is accomplished through MSU's Ability system: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/index.html

Completing the requirement

Once you have completed the four CITI modules and completed your required intersessions, you have met the RECR training requirement at CHM.   

Documentation of this training is available through the MSU Ability System: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/index.html

Note there may be a delay in the 6 hours of Discussion-based RECR training being visible in Ability.  

A completion certificate may be required for certain research coursework at CHM and/or by certain institutions.

If you have questions about the RCR Plan or the tracking system, please contact Mark Trottier, PhD, Student Research Director, or Angie Zell, Project Coordinator.