Research Compliance

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Saint Mary's College is committed to the ethical and responsible conduct of research. To support research, scholarship, and creative activity, we provide research compliance support in the following areas.

Human Subjects
Institutional Review Board

Animal Care and Use
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Financial Conflict of Interest

  1. Policy on Disclosure of Financial Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest for Public Health Service and PHS-compliant Sponsored Research Awards
  2. Policy on Disclosure of Financial Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest for National Science Foundation Awards
  3. Disclosure Form for National Science Foundation Conflict of Interest Policy
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Acknowledgment of Sexual of NSF Sexual Harassment Policy
All investigators on awards funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are required to comply with the NSF’s Sexual Harassment Policy (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in144.pdf). 

As part of the application for an NSF grant, investigators (PIs and co-PIs) must sign an NSF Sexual Harassment Policy Acknowledgment Form indicating that they have read and understood the NSF Policy requirement. 

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Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research for NSF Grants

All investigators on awards funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) must comply with NSF’s Requirement Regarding Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research Training (https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rcr.jsp).

As part of a Saint Mary’s application for an NSF grant, investigators (PIs and co-PIs) must sign an NSF RECR PI - Co-PI Statement indicating that they understand the NSF requirement and that they will require completion of the CITI Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research module or a comparable training module for all NSF-supported students, postdocs, faculty, and other senior personnel, and that the training will include mentor training and mentorship.  

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Research Ethics and Compliance Training is available through:  
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
The CITI RECR Basic Course provides an in-depth review of the core RECR topics including authorship, collaborative research, conflicts of interest, human subjects, and research misconduct. Case studies and video examples are used to supplement key concepts.

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