MUSC Biomedical Trainee Retreat on the Responsible Conduct of Research and Career

DevelopmentAugust 20st, 21st and 28th, 2015

Retreat Facilitator: Ed Krug, PhDProfessor of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology

Associate Dean for Postdoctoral AffairsMUSC Research Integrity Officer

Who’s in the audience?

• 22% are faculty• 44% postdoctoral scholars (most less than 6 mo. at MUSC)• 34% graduate students (advanced to candidacy) • 19% of the total are internationals• representation across most MUSC colleges and departments

A perfect mix for sharing of experiences and cultural differences!

The goal is to make the retreat as interactive as possible with a focus on career development issues

Why are we here today?

http://biomedicalresearchworkforce.nih.gov/index.htm

RCR training and … to help you attain your career goals

But the very nature of research, and a highly competitive job market, challenges responsible research practices

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Questionable research practices confound the challenge

Open discussion of the issues can help to prevent “poor judgment”

• research resources - understanding institutional culture• career planning – options A & B • mentoring – human resources for your career development• conflict resolution – understanding the barriers• effective communication – your #1 asset• data management and record keeping – (duh)• peer review, authorship, and plagiarism – who to avoid problems• successful research collaborations – validating assumptions• intellectual property and entrepreneurship – “outside the box”• conflict of interest – how it can be managed• animal use in research – biomedical researcher essentials• human subjects research – biomedical researcher essentials• research misconduct and whistleblower protections –

consequences and how to prevent misconduct

Three overarching themes for the retreat

#1: Knowing how to advance your career ethically reduces the temptation to behave unethically.

#2: “Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” - General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

#3: “Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.” - Sudie Back, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC