Building International Research Ethics Capacity in China

该项目将在中国建立国际研究伦理能力。重点将是2年 硕士水平的培训计划，重点是国际研究伦理，至少有30名来自中国的研究员， 目的是帮助他们建立或大大加强研究伦理培训计划， 机构审查委员会（IRB）和/或当地机构的合规办公室。这样一来， 这30名研究员的培训将在未来几年大大增加。教学计划 将根据研究员先前的知识和经验， 他们的特殊利益和特殊的当地环境。课程将包括：（a） 通过研讨会，研讨会和课程提供的研究伦理，主要在中国和在 匹兹堡大学，（B）专业发展培训（例如，发表研究文章，准备 建议、项目管理和评估）以及与之相关的负责任行为的各个方面 技能，（c）指导和参与研究项目的设计，开发和管理，（d） 参加在匹兹堡大学举行的审查委员会的某些会议，以及与 这些单位的管理人员将专注于帮助参与者建立和指导这些计划 在中国，（e）访问其他机构的IRB，（f）访问美国国立卫生研究院、美国 美国科学促进会（AAAS），研究诚信办公室（ORI）和约翰霍普金斯大学， 讨论研究伦理和科学政策方面的关键问题，以及（g）教学法和远程教学 在中国由PI和其他美国和中国教育领域的专家提供的学习。在 第二年，研究员将启动或显着改善研究伦理学课程， 指导委员会的意见，该委员会由一名PI和美国及中国的顾问组成。家伙 还将鼓励参与相关研究，并将提供启动赠款 竞争基础。此外，我们将举办一个本地可持续的研究伦理会议， 研究人员，管理人员和政策制定者在中国举行的第五年的项目。PI和 他们的共同研究者和顾问将参与第一个项目的规划和实施， 会议然而，主要责任将由研究员自己承担，并将建立一个机制， 确保今后定期举行这类会议，并完全由 计划的校友和他们的学员。对该计划的严格评估将在所有阶段进行， 该方案的课程和成果将在专业会议、网络上传播， 在同行评议的出版物中。该计划将由一个外部咨询委员会监督， 具有相关专业知识的个人，其中大多数人不会直接参与培训计划，除非 他们将协助选择参与者和评估课程及其有效性。

This project will build capacity in international research ethics in China. The primary focus will be a 2-year program of master¿s level training focused on international research ethics to at least 30 Fellows from China, with the objective of preparing them to establish or significantly enhance research ethics training programs, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and/or compliance offices at their local institution. In this way, the impact of the training of these 30 Fellows will be greatly amplified in the years to come. The instructional program provided to the fellows will be tailored to each individual needs, based on their prior knowledge and experience, their specific interests, and their specific local environment. The curriculum will include (a) instruction in research ethics provided through workshops, seminars, and coursework taken primarily in China and at the University of Pittsburgh, (b) training in professional development (e.g., publishing research articles, preparing proposals, project management, and evaluation) and the aspects of responsible conduct associated with those skills, (c) instruction and involvement in the design, development, and management of research programs, (d) attendance at selected meetings of IRBs at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as discussions with the administrators of those units that will focus on preparing the participants to establish and direct such programs in China, (e) visits to IRBs at additional institutions, (f) a visit the NIH, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), and Johns Hopkins University to discuss critical issues in research ethics and science policy, and (g) instruction in pedagogy and distance learning provided in China by the PIs and other US- and China-based experts in the field of education. In the second year, the Fellows will be expected in initiate or significantly improve a course on research ethics with input from a mentoring committee consisting of one of the PIs and US- and China-based consultants. Fellows will also be encouraged to become engaged on relevant research and start up grants will be available on a competitive basis. In addition, we will develop a localy sustainable conference on research ethics for researchers, administrators, and policy makers in China to be held in the fifth year of the project. The PIs and their co-investigators and consultants will be involved in the planing and implementation of the first conference. However, the major responsibility will be that of the Fellows themselves, and a mechanism will be put in place to ensure that future conferences of this sort will be held regularly and be organized entirely by program alumni and those their trainees. A rigorous evaluation of the program will occur at all phases, and both the curriculum and the outcome of the program will be disseminated at professional meetings, on the web, and in peer-reviewed publications. The program will be overseen by an External Advisory Committee made up of individuals with relevant expertise, most of whom will not be directly affiliated with the training program except that they will assist in participant selection and the evaluation of the curriculum and its effectiveness.