Summer 2022
Week 1: June 20 - June 24, 2022
Preparation Week
New Fellows
June 20, 21, and 22
- Complete RCR (Responsible Conduct of Research) CITI Training - and other appropriate training.
- Information on the RCR CITI training can be found on the VCU Office of Research and Innovation Responsible Conduct of Research Page
- For information about the CITI RCR course please visit the CITI website: For information on registering for the on-line course follow the instructions for new subscribers.
- To access the actual training you will need your VCU eid and e-mail when you go to the CITI website. To access the CITI training modules you should go to the following CITI website . You need to complete the Responsible Conduct of Research Course
- Some of you may be engaging in basic human or animal related research, thus you may need to complete addition CITI modules as required by your research laboratory.
- Check with your research mentor to see what other training might be required of you and complete that training. For example if you are working with animals you may need to complete CITI IACUC training or with human subjects you may need to complete Human Subject Biomed Research
- Read up on the research happening in your mentor's laboratory.
- Complete the Skills Assessment Survey.
June 23
- 9:30 am - 10:15 am Report to Center on Health Disparities(CoHD) – 730 E. Broad Street 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
- Welcome and Introductions with HERO-T Fellows and CoHD and HERO-T Staff
- Learn about Center on Health Disparities Program
- Photos and Other Housekeeping Items
- Google Shared Drive and HERO-T Website
- Research Practice Course
- Workshop in
- Summer Schedule
- 10:15 - 11:00 am VCU id’s and MCV Campus walking tour
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm VCU Health Sciences library Tour and Resources (Room TBD) - Ms. Thelma Mack
- Noon - 1:30 pm - Lunch and travel to Monroe Park Campus
- 1:30 - 3:00 pm Cabell Library Tour and Resources Session - Cabell (Room 203) - Ms. Julie Arendt http://guides.library.vcu.edu/hero-t/databases
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm Responsible Conduct of Research Session (Facilitator TBD)
June 24
- Report to your lab
Returning Fellows
June 20, 21, and 22
- Review reading materials for your summer experience
- Meet with your mentor and/or lab director
- Complete the Skills Assessment Survey.
June 23
- 9:30 am - 10:15 am Report to Center on Health Disparities(CoHD) – 730 E. Broad Street 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
- Welcome and Introductions with HERO-T Fellows and CoHD and HERO-T Staff
- Program Administration and Housekeeping Items
- Google Shared Drive and HERO-T Website
- Summer Schedule
- 11:00 am Report to your research lab
June 24
- Report to your lab