NIH RCR information

To earn UC Davis RCR certification, NIH funded participants must:

  • Complete the RCR training modules via CITI.
  • Attend eight hours of virtual workshop training. Schedule of dates and topics 
    • All trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars who receive NIH funding must complete at least eight hours of in-person, discussion-based, or video conference instruction.

How to complete the CITI RCR training modules.

  1. Register with CITI
  2. Already have a CITI account? Click HERE to add the RCR directly to your CITI dashboard list of courses.

 How to attend the required virtual workshops 

  1. RCR virtual workshops are offered  the fourth Monday of every month from 11:00 am to noon
  2. Login via Zoom at https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/97617129322
  3. Participants join the session using a valid UC Davis NetID and provide a UC Davis email address.
  4. Participants must be in attendance for a total of eight hours of training, that is facilitated by faculty or staff, to successfully complete the requirement.
    • The participants must be logged on for a minimum of 30 minutes per session for their attendance to count toward the eight hours.

 How to receive your RCR certificate

  1. Complete the training requirements for your funding source.
  2. Send a request for your certificate to the Research Ethics and Compliance Office, Compliance Coordinator, at RECO.
    • Upon verification, your certificate will be emailed to you.
    • Certificates are processed at the end of the month in which your request is received.
    • RCR Training Certification is valid for three years.

Questions should be addressed to the Research Ethics and Compliance Office, Compliance Coordinator, at RECO.

NOTE: These RCR courses do not satisfy the basic courses for human subjects or lab animal welfare.

NIH Policy and Compliance

Recipients of NIH grant funds must comply with all applicable Federal statutes (such as those included in appropriations acts) regulations, and policies. Additionally, they must also comply with their institutional requirements.

For NIH, both of the RCR training requirements apply to all NIH Institutional Research Training Grants, Individual Fellowship Awards, Career Development Awards (Institutional and Individual), Research Education Grants, and Dissertation Research Grants. The programs that require RCR training include, but are not limited to: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R.