Research rigor and reproducibility in research education: A CTSA institutional survey

Cathrine Axfors; Mario Malički; Steven N. Goodman

doi:10.1017/cts.2024.10

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (Jan 2024)

Research rigor and reproducibility in research education: A CTSA institutional survey

Cathrine Axfors,
Mario Malički,
Steven N. Goodman

Affiliations

Cathrine Axfors: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR), Stanford, CA, USA Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Mario Malički: ORCiD; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR), Stanford, CA, USA Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Steven N. Goodman: ORCiD; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR), Stanford, CA, USA Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.10
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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We assessed the rigor and reproducibility (R&R) activities of institutions funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCTSA) through a survey and website search (N = 61). Of 50 institutional responses, 84% reported incorporating some form of R&R training, 68% reported devoted R&R training, 30% monitored R&R practices, and 10% incentivized them. Website searches revealed 9 (15%) freely available training curricula, and 7 (11%) institutional programs specifically created to enhance R&R. NCATS should formally integrate R&R principles into its translational science models and institutional requirements.

Published in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

ISSN: 2059-8661 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-clinical-and-translational-science

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