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Educational Requirements for PI Eligibility

The University has a comprehensive curriculum of information, instructional materials, workshops, and contacts to help faculty members meet the challenge of responsible conduct in research and scholarship. All members of the University of Minnesota are expected to exemplify the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct.

Education Requirements Questionnaire

   

To be eligible to serve as a PI, you must complete:

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Core (RCR Parts 1 & 2)

> Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility
> New Faculty (first year of initial appointment)
> Postdocs & Grad Students
Additional Courses (may be required if relevant)
  > Human Subjects Protection > Protecting Animal
Subjects
  > Environmental Health
& Safety
> HIPAA
 
A year after you have completed the core curriculum, RCR Continuing Education is required. RCR core courses do not fulfill the continuing education requirements.
> Information Update - annually
Online overview of policy and regulation updates
http://www.research.umn.edu/first/contedu
> Awareness/Discussion - once every three years
Faculty and PIs are encouraged to complete this requirement and will receive email reminders when they submit funding proposals, but release of award funding is not currently being delayed.

If the core Responsible Conduct of Research curriculum (RCR Parts 1 & 2) or any relevant additional courses (human subjects, animal subjects or environmental health) have not been completed prior to the submission of a proposal, an automated reminder email will be sent from EGMS. This email will not delay submission of the proposal; it is simply a reminder about the requirements. However, should an award be granted, funds will not be released until the PI has completed the requirements.

Once a PI's core curriculum has been completed for over a year, RCR Continuing Education is required, and automated reminder emails will be sent from EGMS. This email will not delay the submission of proposals, but again, funds will not be released until the PI is up to date on all the educational requirements. For more information, please contact us.

Suggested wording to describe our curriculum to a sponsor as required in the application (such as National Science Foundation (NSF), Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08), and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) applications).

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