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Bring RCR Home for Postdocs at M. D. Anderson Hui Zhao PhD Department of Epidemiology Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Science M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Bring RCR Home Seed Grants from the National Postdoctoral Association, The M. D. Anderson Postdoctoral Association, The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, The Department of Trainee and Alumni Affairs, & The Department of Scientific Publications

Why Responsible Conduct of Why Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is important to Research (RCR) is important to postdoctoral trainees postdoctoral trainees ● Postdocs and research misconduct Postdocs and research misconduct ● ● RCR and international postdocs RCR and international postdocs ● ● RCR and career development skills RCR and career development skills ● ● RCR and K awards, K99/R00, K07

Contents of the Bring RCR Home for Contents of the Bring RCR Home for Postdocs at M. D. Anderson Postdocs at M. D. Anderson 1. Assess the need of RCR training ♦ Survey of RCR training 2. Provide RCR instruction to postdocs ♦ Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminars

Survey of assessing the need for Survey of assessing the need for Survey of assessing the need for RCR training RCR training RCR training • Survey questionnaire Survey questionnaire • • Survey was collected using online service: Survey was collected using online service: • surveymonkey.com surveymonkey.com • All postdoctoral fellows listed in the institution All postdoctoral fellows listed in the institution • email list is eligible email list is eligible • Survey collected from Oct 3 to 21,08 Survey collected from Oct 3 to 21,08 • • Use email reminders and incentive prize to Use email reminders and incentive prize to • encourage response rates encourage response rates

Strategies to promote response rates Strategies to promote response rates Strategies to promote response rates • Design short and quick survey • Incentive prizes for taking the survey • Send frequent email reminders to encourage survey response

Survey response rates to 5 email announcements Survey response rates to 5 email announcements 0.38 0.38 Response rate Response rate 0.12 0.07 0.05 1 2 3 4 5 Subject lines of the 5 emails Subject lines of the 5 emails 2. “Please take 7 to 10 minutes to fill out the online RCR survey” 2. 4 “Win a free iPod , please take the online RCR survey”

Demographics of RCR survey Demographics of RCR survey respondents respondents Variable n* (%) All subjects 189 100 Sex Female 93 50 Male 92 50 Visa holder Yes 128 69 No 57 31 Source of funding Federal 114 63 Other 68 37 *Frequency missing in the table ranges from 4 to 7

Have you had formal RCR Training? Have you had formal RCR Training? Answer n (%) Yes 74 (39.2) No 115 (60.8)

Exposures to Research Misconduct Exposures to Research Misconduct • Question: In my lab or department, I have observed unethical practices or research misconduct. 0.6 0.5 0.4 Percentage 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Agree Neither agree/disagree Disagree

Associations of previous RCR training with Associations of previous RCR training with demographics and funding source demographics and funding source Yes No P * Total 74 (39.2) 115 (60.8) Gender Female 42 (45.2) 51 (54.8) Male 31 (33.7) 61 (66.3) 0.11 Visa holder 36 (28.1) Yes 92 (71.9) No 37 (64.9) 20 (35.1) < 0.0001 Federal funding Yes 52 (45.6) 62 (54.4) No 21 (30.9) 47 (69.1) 0.05 P* is Chi-square p value

Importance of different RCR core areas Importance of different RCR core areas to the postdocs to the postdocs 0.25 Research misconduct Data management 0.2 Publication practice Mentor/trainee responsibility 0.15 Human subjects Conflict of interest Collaborative science 0.1 Animal welfare Peer review 0.05 0 1

Postdocs’ motivation for RCR Training Postdocs’ motivation for RCR Training n % n % Enhance RCR knowledge Enhance RCR knowledge Yes 160 85 Yes 160 85 No 29 15 No 29 15 Obtain RCR certificate Obtain RCR certificate Yes 146 77 Yes 146 77 No 43 23 No 43 23

Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR Five Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminars seminars (Sep 24, 2008 - Jan 13, 2009) (Sep 24, 2008 - Jan 13, 2009) Seminar topic Speaker 1. RCR overview Dr. Cheryl Erwin 2. Individual development plan Dr. Robert Chamberlain 3. Authorship responsibilities Dr. Carrie Cameron 4. Peer review Kathryn Carnes 5. Communications between mentor and postdoc Dr. Shine Chang

Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminar feedback Postdoc Toolbox RCR seminar feedback Seminar Attendees Feedback Valuable Needing forms knowledge skills (%)* (%)* 1 48 22 61.9 42.9 2 87 43 100 92.7 3 74 28 89.3 85.2 4 82 38 79.5 75.7 5 66 31 93.3 86.2 Total 357 162 90.5* 85.0* • Based on feedback forms collected at each seminar • 90.5* and 85.0* were averaged from seminar 2 to 4

Strategies to promote RCR seminar Strategies to promote RCR seminar attendance attendance ♦ Topic, topic and topic Topic, topic and topic ♦ ♦ RCR certificate RCR certificate ♦ ♦ Location, time, food Location, time, food ♦

Summary Summary • M. D. Anderson postdocs perceive a need for formal RCR training • The international postdocs were less likely to have had a formal RCR training than non-visa holders • Institutions, departments, and mentors should take a more active role in promoting postdoctoral fellows’ RCR training

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Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” Lot’s of “THANK YOU’S” • National Postdoctoral • Ms. Martha Skender Association • Dr. Ivone Bruno • Cancer Prevention • Dr. Mala Pande Training Program • Survey participants • Office of Trainee and Alumni Affairs • M. D. Anderson Postdoctoral Association

Respondents’ perception about their mentor’s Respondents’ perception about their mentor’s RCR training RCR training My mentor's RCR knowledge is adequate for my training. My mentor regularly discusses RCR issues with his/her trainees. 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 RCR knowledge RCR discussion 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Agree Neither Disagree agree/disagree