MED 255C: Responsible Conduct of Research
for Clinical Researchers
Course Policies and Information
Welcome to the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course, Med 255C.
Course Information
Each session is based on cases and dilemmas that will be handed out to participants in class. These discussions will draw heavily on the assigned readings. This class is an intensive format that covers the entire course in a single day.
Readings
Readings for each class are posted on the SCBE website. Participants are required complete the required readings prior to class.
Attendance and Makeup Assignments
To receive full credit or certification for the course, participants are required to attend all 7 class sessions. Documentation of attendance is provided by signing the attendance sheet in class.
Dropping an Intensive Class
We have more people who want to take the intensive RCR class than available spaces. As a result, there is always a waitlist for these sections. If someone drops the course shortly before the class date, we cannot fill that space because no one can do the prep work in time. Students who drop an intensive class within two weeks of the class date will not be allowed to register for the course directly next term. Instead, they will automatically be put on a waitlist for one of the intensive courses. If a space opens up in a class the following term, we will fill those spaces using the waitlist.
Enrollment
Those who sign up for the intensive format but drop out within two weeks of the course date will be automatically placed on the waiting list for future intensive format classes.
Certification
Everyone successfully completing the course will receive a printed certificate that can be used to demonstrate completion of research ethics training in fulfillment of NIH requirements.
Excellent assistance for the course is provided by Paula Bailey (pbailey@stanford.edu).
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