Advances in Physiology Education, Vol 264, Issue 6 8-10, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society
Responsible conduct of scientific research: a one-semester course for graduate students
T. Hoshiko
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
This course was developed to satisfy in part the requirement that "a
program in the principles of scientific integrity" be a part of any
training program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (NIH "Guide for
Grants and Contracts," vol. 18, no. 45, 1989). The booklet On Being A
Scientist (National Academy of Sciences, 1989) was chosen as required
reading. The issues were presented in 15 1-h sessions. Public policy issues
were not addressed. A danger was to be overly critical of scientific
misconduct and stimulate a cynical skepticism of the integrity of the
working scientist. One problem is that there are only general procedures a
student can follow when encountering misconduct. Numerous guest speakers
provided depth, objectivity, and authenticity to the discussion.
