{"id":63,"date":"2023-08-05T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:46:55","slug":"ethics-and-accountability-in-biomedical-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/ethics-and-accountability-in-biomedical-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics and Accountability in Biomedical Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/\" 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This course satisfies the NIH Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements. The course is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and staff who are conducting research. All PIBBS doctoral students are required to pass INTD 500 prior to advancing to candidacy.\u00a0Master\u2019s students, postdoctoral fellows, and others auditing will receive a certificate of completion of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/ethics-and-accountability-classroom-square-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/ethics-and-accountability-classroom-square-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Students in Classroom\"\n\n                \n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4>Summer 2026<\/h4>\n<p>The course will be offered in a one-week format, meeting for five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. during the week of\u00a0June 1-5, 2026, MCA 149 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfX5KLB0duScSNi7tqny_9Q2xvv21PO2_R-v3fFgT24M2i7kw\/viewform\">Registration Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/INTD-500-Announcement-2026.pdf\">Full INTD 500 Course Announcement<\/a> <\/p>\n<h4>Fall 2026<\/h4>\n<p>The course\u00a0will be repeated during the Fall semester and will be offered once a week over six (6) consecutive weeks. The course will meet every\u00a0Monday from September 14 \u2013 October 19, 2026, from 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m.\u00a0<a https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfX5KLB0duScSNi7tqny_9Q2xvv21PO2_R-v3fFgT24M2i7kw\/viewform\">Registration Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/INTD-500-Announcement-2026.pdf\">Full INTD 500 Course Announcement<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Responsible Conduct of Research course includes lecture, video, and discussion topics focused on scientific integrity, misconduct and fraud in science, data acquisition and management, collaborative research, responsible authorship, conflicts of interest, innovation advancement and patents, animal welfare, human subjects, mentor\/mentee responsibilities and professionalism in scientific relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The course director is Dr. Axel H. Sch\u00f6nthal, Associate Professor of Immunology &#038; Immune Therapeutics, at the Keck School of Medicine. Small-group discussion sessions will be facilitated by experienced faculty members from the various departments at the medical school. <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Sign Up<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Please complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfX5KLB0duScSNi7tqny_9Q2xvv21PO2_R-v3fFgT24M2i7kw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration Request Form<\/a>\u00a0(click to access link).<\/li>\n<li>REGISTRATION FOR UNIT CREDIT:\u00a0Requires\u00a0D-clearance to\u00a0register. You will receive a follow up email confirming clearance to register. Tuition fees will be assessed.<\/li>\n<li>AUDITOR REGISTRATON:\u00a0No unit credit will be earned. No tuition payment required. A certificate of completion will be provided. All Master\u2019s students are urged to audit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Questions<\/h4>\n<p>Please direct any questions about the content of the course to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:schontha@usc.edu\">Dr. Axel H. 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