Building International Research Ethics Capacity in China

描述(申请人提供)：该项目将建设中国的国际研究伦理能力。主要的重点将是为中国至少30名研究员提供为期两年的以国际研究伦理为重点的硕士级别培训，目的是为他们在当地机构建立或显著加强研究伦理培训计划、机构审查委员会(IRBs)和/或合规办公室做好准备。这样，这30名研究员的培训在未来几年的影响将大大放大。 提供给研究员的教学计划将根据他们先前的知识和经验、他们的特定兴趣和他们特定的当地环境，根据每个人的需求而量身定做。课程将包括：(A)通过主要在中国和匹兹堡大学举办的讲习班、研讨会和课程作业，提供研究伦理方面的指导；(B)专业发展方面的培训(例如，发表研究论文、准备 (C)指导和参与研究方案的设计、开发和管理，(D)出席匹兹堡大学机构间研究中心的选定会议，并与这些单位的管理人员进行讨论，重点是使参与者做好在中国建立和指导这类方案的准备；(E)访问其他机构的机构间机构；(F)访问美国国立卫生研究院、美国科学促进会、研究诚信办公室、(G)由国际教育局和其他常驻美国和中国的教育领域专家在中国教授的教育学和远程教育方面的讲授。在第二年，预计研究员们将启动或显著改进一门关于研究道德的课程，指导委员会由一名私人主管和驻美国和中国的顾问组成。还将鼓励研究员参与相关研究，并将在竞争的基础上提供启动赠款。此外，我们将为中国的研究人员、管理人员和政策制定者开发一个可持续发展的本地研究伦理会议，会议将在项目第五年举行。个人资料调查及 他们的联合调查员和顾问将参与第一次会议的规划和实施。然而，主要责任将是研究员本身，并将建立一种机制，以确保今后定期举行此类会议，并完全由计划前成员及其受训人员组织。将在所有阶段对该方案进行严格评估，课程和方案结果将在专业会议、网络和同行评议的出版物中传播。该方案将由一个外部咨询委员会监督，该委员会由具有相关专业知识的个人组成，其中大多数人不会直接参与培训 计划，但他们将协助选择参与者和评估课程及其有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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 locally 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 planning 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.