E-Education in Research Ethics: Central and Eastern Europe

描述（由申请人提供）：联合研究生院与维尔纽斯大学合作，提供NIH-Fogarty支持的研究生水平在线/现场高级证书课程，以建立中欧和东欧的研究伦理能力。这个为期五年的计划将有来自12个国家的30名“福格蒂研究员”毕业：亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆、白俄罗斯、捷克共和国、爱沙尼亚、格鲁吉亚、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、摩尔多瓦、波兰、罗马尼亚和俄罗斯。研究生取得的成就包括：建立了生命伦理中心，发表了有关研究伦理/科学诚信的论文和章节；在政府部门、专业协会和大学获得生物伦理学职位；开发和教授研究伦理/科学诚信课程；组织研究伦理方面的会议和创建研究伦理方面的在线资源。欧盟-维尔纽斯伙伴关系正在申请为期四年的延长，以利用其经验培训另外30名福格蒂研究员，并支持由30名福格蒂毕业生组成的网络努力发展和加强中欧和东欧的研究伦理基础设施。在研究生和外部专家的协助下，将修订证书课程，以增加对实践的重视；发展拨款写作、调解、谈判、教学（在线和网站）、研究评论、出版写作和处理科学诚信问题的实际方法方面的技能。入选的福格蒂研究员将继续有机会接受高等教育（硕士学位），并获得支持参加/出席国际会议。一些研究员将在联盟-维尔纽斯证书项目中担任教职。所有60名福格蒂研究员之间的信息和联系将通过加强联机基础设施和现场会议共享。公共卫生相关性：联盟-维尔纽斯中东欧高级证书的目标是增加科学家、卫生专业人员和学者的骨干，使他们深入了解临床和公共卫生研究中的伦理因素，从而促进他们的职业发展，加强他们的专业知识，以支持本国的伦理临床和公共卫生研究。该计划的毕业生将具备为临床和公共卫生研究相关的机构和国家政府提供研究伦理教育和专家咨询所必需的关键技能和知识。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Union Graduate College in partnership with Vilnius University offers an NIH-Fogarty supported graduate level on-line /on-site advanced certificate program to build research ethics capacity in Central and Eastern Europe. This five year program will have graduated 30 "Fogarty Fellows" from 12 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Russia. Among the graduated fellows accomplishments are: the establishment of a bioethics center, papers and chapters on research ethics/scientific integrity published; bioethics positions attained in government ministries, professional societies and universities; courses in research ethics/scientific integrity developed and taught; conferences organized and on-line resources in research ethics created. The Union-Vilnius partnership is applying for a four-year extension to drawing on its experience to train 30 additional Fogarty Fellows and to support the network of 30 graduated Fogarty Fellows in their efforts to develop and strengthen the research ethics infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe. With the assistance of graduated fellows and outside experts, the certificate curriculum will be revised to increase the emphasis on practica; developing skills in grants writing, mediation, negotiation, pedagogy (on-line and site), research review, writing for publication and practical ways of dealing with problems of scientific integrity. Selected Fogarty Fellows will continue to have opportunities for advanced education (MS degree), and to receive support to attend/present at international conferences. Some fellows will be offered positions as faculty on the Union-Vilnius certificate program. Information and contacts among all 60 Fogarty Fellows will be shared through enhanced on-line infrastructure and on-site conferences. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the Union-Vilnius CEE Advanced Certificate is to increase the cadre of scientists, health professionals and academics with an in-depth knowledge of the ethical considerations in clinical and public health research, in such a way that it facilitates their career development and strengthens their expertise to support ethical clinical and public health research in their home countries. Graduates of the program will be equipped with the critical skills and knowledge essential to provide research ethics education, and expert consultation to institutions and national governments relevant to clinical and public health research.