CARE Training Program
CARE Training Program in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Building on our Conversations About Research Ethics (CARE) panel discussions, CEHV offers a training program in the responsible conduct of research for faculty, graduate and professional students, and postdocs seeking to satisfy federal ethics guidelines. Complementary to compliance-focused trainings, the program encourages discussion of cutting-edge issues in an evolving field. Others professionally interested in research ethics may also register for the program.
Registration for the Autumn 2026 CARE Training Program is now open.
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Distinctive Features of the CARE Training Program
The CARE Training Program is multidisciplinary, foundational, exploratory, and ethicist-led:
- Multidisciplinary – convening researchers from across campus
- Foundational – focusing on core values and principles, not just procedural ethics
- Exploratory – inviting reflection and discussion on real-world cases
- Ethicist-led – each session moderated by PhD trained ethicists from CEHV
CEHV's CARE Coordinators are Prof. Dana Howard and Prof. Pamela Salsberry.
About the CARE Training Program
The format of the program involves 8 discussion-based training sessions per semester, led and moderated by CARE Coordinator Prof. Dana Howard, an ethicist with expertise in research ethics and integrity. Each session will utilize a “flipped classroom model” in which participants watch a video of a related CARE panel discussion and read a curated set of readings prior to engaging in substantive face-to-face discussions of case studies that highlight the distinctive ethical challenges facing researchers.
Topics to be covered in the sessions include:
- Conflicts of interest
- Protection of human subjects and the ethics of animal research
- Mentorship relationships
- Collaborative research
- Authorship and publication
- Data sharing and privacy
- The researcher as a responsible member of society
- Environmental and societal impacts of research
This training program is one of OSU’s approved courses for meeting the NIH’s in-person Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) requirements. See here for more details.
For more information on federal RCR guidelines, see this document or visit training.nih.gov.
Successful completion of the CARE Training Program will require regular attendance and participation in discussion sessions.
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Registration and Meeting Dates
CARE Training Program sessions will be hybrid, with both Zoom and in-person options. The sessions will take place from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on eight Mondays.
In-Person Location: Prior Hall, Room 258
Autumn 2026 Schedule:
Session 1 [9/14/26]: Responsible and Inclusive Recruitment Practices
Session 2 [9/28/26]: The Ethics of Co-Authorship and Mentoring Relationships
Session 3 [10/12/26]: Data Sharing and Public Data in Research
Session 4 [10/19/26]: The Ethics of Peer Review, Editorial Practices, and Reproducibility
Session 5 [10/26/26]: Informed Consent and Participant Misconceptions
Session 6 [11/9/26]: Risk Benefit Analysis in Research
Session 7 [11/16/26]: Conflicts of Interest and Research Misconduct
Session 8 [11/30/26]: The Ethics of Cluster Randomization
*Topics are subject to change*
CARE Training Program participants are also encouraged to attend the three CARE Panels scheduled for the autumn 2026 semester. These will take place from 12:00-1:15pm on the following dates:
1. On the Social Value of Research (9/28/26)
External panelist: Helen McCabe (University of Nottingham)
2. Co-Authorship and Post-Humous Attribution (10/26/26)
External panelist: Jake Earl PhD (National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veteran Affairs)
3. Ethics of Cluster Randomization (11/30/26)
External panelist: Cory Goldstein (Ottawa Hospital Foundation)
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Questions?
If you have questions about the CARE Training Program, please write to Dr. Dana Howard: howard.1146@osu.edu.