Responsible Conduct of Research
Overview
Boston University's program in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is offered on both the Charles River and Medical Campuses in the same format with cross-registration welcomed. The program is sponsored by the Office of the Associate Vice president for Research Compliance. The program is planned, supported and reviewed with the help of the RCR Steering Committee and the Advisory Committee on Training in Responsible Conduct of Research. The goal of the RCR program is to achieve RCR Certification of every doctoral and postdoctoral trainee preparing for a career in scientific research, whether in the physical, social, behavioral, clinical, or other basic or applied sciences at Boston University and Boston Medical Center. The program orients both trainees and faculty discussion facilitators to the complex ethical and regulatory context of research today. Participants develop the skills needed to make appropriate ethical decisions to survive in this challenging context.
