Ross Hickey is the Assistant Provost for Research Integrity at the University of Southern Maine (USM.) Ross is the Director of the Maine Regulatory Ethics and Training Center (MeRTEC) at USM. He is an attorney in Maine. His office serves institutions throughout the United States. Ross developed and teaches in the Regulatory Ethics undergraduate program at USM. He helped to develop and teaches in the compliance certificate program at Maine Law and also teaches there as an adjunct. He collaborates with universities in the North Atlantic, such as Iceland and Norway. He sits on the World Affairs Council for Maine.
Research integrity deals with the “best practices” or rules of professional practice or researchers. The United States National Institutes of Health expands on research integrity by stating it is “the use of honest and verifiable methods in proposing, performing, and evaluating research; reporting research results with particular attention to adherence to rules, regulations, guidelines, and following commonly accepted professional codes or norms.” (From: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/research_integrity/what-is.htm#:~:text=the%20use%20of%20honest%20and,accepted%20professional%20codes%20or%20norms.)
Responsible conduct of research (RCR) training is an essential component of any research project, regardless of a researcher’s source of funding.
Learn more about CITI Program: https://about.citiprogram.org/