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.
All CHM students conducting research during medical school must complete 4 hours of Initial RECR training and 6 hours of "discussion-based" RECR training. This training is REQUIRED of all CHM students.
What do I have to do?
The below list shows the RECR Trainings you will complete or have already completed.
IMPORTANT: These trainings are required for degree conferral upon graduation.
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 the MSU CITI Training Program site:
Modules to complete are:
You are required to complete these modules as part of a MedPath:Research session in Fall of M1. Completion of these modules is also required for participation on the Early Mentors for Research Program for M1 students looking for engage in research activities.
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 not associated with your MSU email, 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. 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.
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, here are the trainings for CHM students for students graduating in 2027 and 2028:
Documentation of discussion-based training is accomplished through MSU's Ability system: https://orrs.msu.edu/train/index.html
For the class of 2029 and beyond:
Documentation of discussion-based training is accomplished through MSU's Ability system, Note that the above discussion-based training is not automatically uploaded to Ability. These trainings will appear in Ability only after the completion of the MedPath: Research" session in M2.
Absences
Discussion-based training for RECR must be done face-to-face (in person or virtual) to allow for discussion between students and trainers/faculty. If a student misses a required session, a different face-to-face training session must be completed. We recommend attending an MSU Graduate School RECR Workshop.
Once you have completed the four CITI modules and completed your required discussion-based training, you have met the RECR training requirement at CHM.
A completion certificate may be required for certain research coursework at CHM and/or by certain institutions.
If you have questions about the RECR Plan or the tracking system, please contact CHM.Research@msu.edu.