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Biomedical Research Integrity Series

Sponsored by the Department of Medical History & Ethics
School of Medicine, University of Washington

The Public Health Service (PHS) and its research institutions require that all pre-and post-doctoral researchers supported by PHS training grants receive training in the responsible conduct of research. The School of Medicine has developed a program of lectures with associated discussion groups, entitled the Biomedical Research Integrity (BRI) Series, for its researchers to meet this requirement.   All School of Medicine trainees are required to participate.

THE 2007 BRI SERIES REGISTRATION HAS CONCLUDED. REGISTRATION FOR THE 2008 SERIES WILL OPEN DURING SPRING 2008.

PHS REQUIREMENTS:
The BRI program meets the PHS requirement for instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research in National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grants (NIH Guide, 1994). The program covers the 6 core topics required by the NIH Guide on a rotating basis: conflict of interest, responsible authorship, policies for handling misconduct, policies regarding the use of human and animal subjects, and data management. These topics are often addressed through the themes of: researcher/trainee responsibilities and collaborative science. For those seeking more resources and guidance on a topic, please see the BRI website for links to local and national policies, sample cases with discussion, and current articles.

Over 450 trainees participated in the series 2006 and just under 400 participated in the 2007 series. Attendance is recorded and subject to PHS review. Attendance is also reported to department chairs and principal investigators to monitor their trainees' participation. Trainees are allowed to participate in several BRI Series over the course of their traineeship, permitting them a reasonable degree of flexibility in meeting the attendance requirement.

Please check with the Principal Investigator of the grant on which you are supported to determine the number of lectures and discussion groups required to satisfy the NIH requirement.

The specifics on PHS policy can be found at: http://ori.dhhs.gov/policies/RCR_Policy.shtml

I. LECTURES

Registration for lectures and discussion groups will late spring or early summer 2008 after the new series has been scheduled and announced. For those who cannot attend them, lectures are videotaped. Please note that PHS does not require that attendance be tracked at the institutional level. Thus, training grants have the option to track training not recorded in our report. Videotapes of the 2007 Lectures will be available at the Health Sciences Library, as well as at the libraries of FHCRC, CHRMC, and VAMC through spring 2008. For access to videos tapes of lectures from previous years, please contact uwbri@u.washington.edu or at (206) 221-6548.

Videotapes from previous years are only available at the offices of Medical History & Ethics and may be viewed by making an appointment.

Trainees are required to participate in a series of seminars and discussion sessions on the ethics of biomedical research and are therefore given priority registration. Other interested individuals are welcome to register for discussion groups on a space-available basis; all individuals can begin registering as soon as registration opens, although SOM trainees will be assigned to their preferred discussion groups first. Meeting locations for discussion groups will be provided one week prior to the scheduled discussion group via email to registered participants only. Please contact Margaret Mitchell at 206.221.6548 or uwbri@u.washington.edu if you have question.

Attendance "credit" will only be awarded for attending discussion groups for which you have pre-registered and have received confirmation of enrollment.  Click here to view the discussion group dates associated with each lecture topic and learn how to register online.

INFORMATION ON PAST BRI SERIES: To view lecture information from past BRI Series, please click here: 1991-2007 Lectures.

If you would like to subscribe to the BRI Series listserv, go to:
https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/bri-series.

For more information, contact uwbri@u.washington.edu or call (206) 221-6548.