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Continuing Education in
Research
Programs
and Services that Enhance the Researcher's Capability and Productivity
We are continually working to
improve educational programs related to research. The following “tool-kit” provides links to many of these
programs. You’ll find that the training opportunities vary from
direct one-on-one tutorials (e.g., Statistical Consultancy Services in the
Department of Biostatistics), to presentations before small
groups (e.g., Division of Sponsored Program Administration, Office of International and
Postdoctoral Affairs), to web-based instruction (e.g., “Concepts in
Clinical Research”). Some of
these educational programs are mandatory for investigators; most are
optional. We would appreciate
your sending us feedback regarding the quality of these programs, along with
suggestions for development of additional educational materials.
Thank you,
Frank Treiber,
ftreiber@mcg.edu
Biological Safety
Biostatistics
- Variety of services
including core courses, participation in journal clubs and similar
activities, seminars & tutorials given to small groups on request,
hourly based fee
for service for small pieces of work, assistance with the
statistical and data management aspects of grant applications, research
into statistical methods related to medicine and allied disciplines, and
advice on the statistical matters to be addressed to get published.
- Statistical
Consultancy Service
Chemical
Safety
Environmental Health and Occupational
Safety
Fire Safety
Sponsored Program Administration
I. Web-based training/information:
SPA Home Page
Funding Search
- Funding
Opportunities provides links to list of agencies arranged
alphabetically, their funding programs, guidelines, and forms.
- SPIN
provides a web-based searchable database to identify funding
opportunities.
Support Services
Tools
- FAQ’s
provides answers to frequently asked questions related to sponsored
programs.
- Forms
provides direct links to frequently used sponsored program forms.
- Sponsored
Program Policies lists, briefly describes, and links to
policies relating to sponsored program administration that are contained
in the institution’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
(Clearing Unallowable Expenses; Cost Sharing Policy: Cost Transfer
Policy; Effort Reporting Policy; Equipment Control and Screening;
Residual Balance Policy; Salary and Fringe Benefit Charges to External
Awards).
- Sponsored
Project Management Tools contains the federal Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-21 cost accounting guidelines on cost
allowability; a brief overview of grant management issues, and a
PeopleSoft grants management training document with screen shots.
- National
Science Foundation provides links to the NSF programs, the
grant proposal preparation guide, the NSF grant policy manual, and their
online document system.
- National
Institutes of Health provides links to NIH funding programs,
the NIH grants policy statement, the NIH Guide, their Office of
Extramural Research, and NIH forms and application information.
Roles and Responsibilities of Investigator, Department and Chair,
Dean, Staff in SPA and VP for Research
- Overview
provides a narrative discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the
investigator, department and chair, dean, staff in the Division of
Sponsored Program Administration, and the Vice President for Research.
- Summary
Table briefly summarizes the overview material.
- Matrix
provides a list of activities related to proposal submission, award
management, and closeout, with the identification of responsibilities.
II. In-person training sessions:
The Division of Sponsored Program Administration participates in
training sessions scheduled through the Division of Human Resources,
Coordinator University, and ad hoc sessions relative to new and emerging
issues. To schedule unit-specific training sessions, contact
Sheree Wright for pre-award information (swright@mcg.edu);
Robin Sellers (rosellers@mcg.edu)
for sponsored accounting and fiscal management information; and Tammy
Murrell (tmurrell@mcg.edu)
regarding effort reporting.
III. Purchased Training Video
(available for review with SPA
Staff)
A-110 for the
Departmental Administrations – provides an overview of the administrative
requirements associated with managing federally sponsored awards.
Human Assurance Committee (IRB)
Human Research Protection -
Research Team
Members Guidebook
Human Subjects Research
International and Postdoctoral Services
- IPSO
overview
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Talks and workshops on hiring international personnel and sponsoring
them for permanent residency available upon request.
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Individual consultations on hiring new postdocs, bringing postdocs along
when relocating to MCG by phone or personal appointment.
Laboratory Animal
Services -
Research
Training
Legal Issues
Contact Legal
Office for individual training in:
- conflict of interest with an emphasis on research activities and federal
regulations
- contracts and the contracting
process (in coordination w/ SPA and OCIS
- legal issues related to human subjects (consent, liability, etc.)
- MCG's Outside Activities Policy and its application to research activities
(consulting, etc.)
- legal aspects of intellectual property including basic IP law, copyright
and Fair use for educational purposes
- insurance and liability issues
Technology Transfer
- Office
of Technology Transfer
- Talks and seminars on all aspects of intellectual
property (inventions, patents, copyrights, co-inventors,
entrepreneurship, business incubators, Materials Transfer Agreements,
Confidentiality Agreements, etc.) arranged upon request
- Individual counsel and advice on tech transfer
issues at your office through appointment
- Copies of our Newsletters are available upon request
(1-9822)
- Invention
Disclosure form
- Succinct overview on tech transfer in the Responsible
Conduct of Research online (WebCT) course, which is described below.
Radiation
Safety -
Overview
Responsible
Conduct of Research (RCR)
A
WebCT course in RCR is available for all MCG faculty, students, and
staff. Topics include:
mentoring, collaborative science, use of animals in research, practicing
safe science, legal issues, fiscal compliance, research misconduct,
publication practices, peer review, radiation safety, technology
transfer, and use of human subjects.
To access this course, you must go to the course
Welcome
Page. From
there you will be prompted to create your account log in and password.
Once you have an account, you will be sent to your own myWebCT page
where courses you have access to are linked.
Other Campus Programs
Junior Faculty
Development Program: Career Development 101 (CD-101) (education for new School of Medicine Faculty)
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