SLIDE 1 Bring RCR Home for Postdocs at
Hui Zhao PhD Department of Epidemiology Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Science
- M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
Bring RCR Home Seed Grants from the National Postdoctoral Association, The M. D. Anderson Postdoctoral Association, The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, The Department of Trainee and Alumni Affairs, & The Department of Scientific Publications
SLIDE 3 Why Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is important to postdoctoral trainees Why Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is important to postdoctoral trainees
- RCR and K awards, K99/R00, K07
- Postdocs and research misconduct
Postdocs and research misconduct
- RCR and international postdocs
RCR and international postdocs
- RCR and career development skills
RCR and career development skills
SLIDE 4 Contents of the Bring RCR Home for Postdocs at M. D. Anderson Contents of the Bring RCR Home for Postdocs at M. D. Anderson
- 1. Assess the need of RCR training
♦ Survey of RCR training
- 2. Provide RCR instruction to postdocs
♦ Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminars
SLIDE 5 Survey of assessing the need for RCR training Survey of assessing the need for Survey of assessing the need for RCR training RCR training
Survey questionnaire
- Survey was collected using online service:
Survey was collected using online service: surveymonkey.com surveymonkey.com
- All postdoctoral fellows listed in the institution
All postdoctoral fellows listed in the institution email list is eligible email list is eligible
- Survey collected from Oct 3 to 21,08
Survey collected from Oct 3 to 21,08
- Use email reminders and incentive prize to
Use email reminders and incentive prize to encourage response rates encourage response rates
SLIDE 6 Strategies to promote response rates Strategies to promote response rates Strategies to promote response rates
- Incentive prizes for taking the survey
- Send frequent email reminders to encourage
survey response
- Design short and quick survey
SLIDE 7 0.05 0.38 0.12 0.38 0.07 1 2 3 4 5
Survey response rates to 5 email announcements Survey response rates to 5 email announcements
2.
- 2. “Please take 7 to 10 minutes to fill out the online RCR survey”
4“Win a free iPod, please take the online RCR survey” Subject lines of the 5 emails Subject lines of the 5 emails Response rate Response rate
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Variable n* (%) All subjects 189 100 Sex Female 93 50 Male 92 50 Visa holder Yes 128 69 No 57 31 Source of funding Federal 114 63 Other 68 37 *Frequency missing in the table ranges from 4 to 7
Demographics of RCR survey respondents Demographics of RCR survey respondents
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Have you had formal RCR Training? Have you had formal RCR Training?
Answer n (%) Yes 74 (39.2) No 115 (60.8)
SLIDE 10 Exposures to Research Misconduct Exposures to Research Misconduct
- Question: In my lab or department, I have observed
unethical practices or research misconduct.
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 Agree Neither agree/disagree Disagree Percentage
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Associations of previous RCR training with demographics and funding source Associations of previous RCR training with demographics and funding source
Yes No P*
Total
74 (39.2) 115 (60.8)
Gender
Female 42 (45.2) 51 (54.8) Male 31 (33.7) 61 (66.3) 0.11
Visa holder
Yes
36 (28.1)
92 (71.9) No 37 (64.9) 20 (35.1)
< 0.0001 Federal funding
Yes 52 (45.6) 62 (54.4) No 21 (30.9) 47 (69.1) 0.05 P* is Chi-square p value
SLIDE 12 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
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Research misconduct Data management Publication practice Mentor/trainee responsibility Human subjects Conflict of interest Collaborative science Animal welfare Peer review
Importance of different RCR core areas Importance of different RCR core areas to the postdocs to the postdocs
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Postdocs’ motivation for RCR Training Postdocs’ motivation for RCR Training
n n % % Enhance RCR knowledge Enhance RCR knowledge Yes Yes 160 160 85 85 No No 29 29 15 15 Obtain RCR certificate Obtain RCR certificate Yes Yes 146 146 77 77 No No 43 43 23 23
SLIDE 14 Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminars
(Sep 24, 2008 - Jan 13, 2009)
Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminars
(Sep 24, 2008 - Jan 13, 2009)
Seminar topic Speaker
- 1. RCR overview
- Dr. Cheryl Erwin
- 2. Individual development plan
- Dr. Robert Chamberlain
- 3. Authorship responsibilities
- Dr. Carrie Cameron
- 4. Peer review
Kathryn Carnes
- 5. Communications between
mentor and postdoc
SLIDE 15 Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminar feedback Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminar feedback
Seminar
Attendees Feedback forms Valuable knowledge (%)* Needing skills (%)* 1 48 22 61.9 42.9 2 87 43 100 92.7 3 74 28 89.3 85.2 4 82 38 79.5 75.7 5 66 31 93.3 86.2
Total 357 162 90.5* 85.0*
- Based on feedback forms collected at each seminar
- 90.5* and 85.0* were averaged from seminar 2 to 4
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Strategies to promote RCR seminar attendance Strategies to promote RCR seminar attendance
♦ ♦ Topic, topic and topic Topic, topic and topic ♦ ♦ RCR certificate RCR certificate ♦ ♦ Location, time, food Location, time, food
SLIDE 17 Summary Summary
- M. D. Anderson postdocs perceive a need for formal RCR
training
- The international postdocs were less likely to have had a
formal RCR training than non-visa holders
- Institutions, departments, and mentors should take a more
active role in promoting postdoctoral fellows’ RCR training
SLIDE 18 RCR training can improve postdoc life! RCR training can improve postdoc life!
www.Valdo.com www.Valdo.com
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Association
Training Program
Alumni Affairs
Postdoctoral Association
- Ms. Martha Skender
- Dr. Ivone Bruno
- Dr. Mala Pande
- Survey participants
Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S”
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SLIDE 22 Respondents’ perception about their mentor’s RCR training Respondents’ perception about their mentor’s RCR training
My mentor's RCR knowledge is adequate for my training. My mentor regularly discusses RCR issues with his/her trainees.
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 Agree Neither agree/disagree Disagree RCR knowledge RCR discussion
