TY - JOUR
T1 - A Competency Framework for Health Research Ethics Educational Programs
T2 - Results from a Stakeholder-Driven Mixed-Method Process
AU - Tackett, Sean
AU - Jenn Ng, Chirk
AU - Sugarman, Jeremy
AU - Daniel, Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini
AU - Gopalan, Nishakanthi
AU - Tivyashinee, null
AU - Kamarulzaman, Adeeba
AU - Ali, Joseph
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center (through grants 3R25TW010891‐03S1 and R25TW010891).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by The Hastings Center. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Educational programs are integral to building health research ethics (HRE) capacity, but no outcomes framework exists to guide them. We empirically developed a competency framework for health research ethics education—the Framework for Research Ethics Studies Competencies and Outcomes (FRESCO)—using mixed methods, including group concept mapping and a survey of international experts. FRESCO includes seven competency domains: (1) Foundational Knowledge; (2) Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, and Policies for Research Oversight; (3) Ethical-Issue Identification, Analysis, and Resolution; (4) Engagement, Communication, and Advocacy; (5) Lifelong Learning, Education, Research, and Scholarship; (6) Coordination, Stewardship, and Responsiveness in HRE Systems; and (7) Impartiality, Honesty, and Responsibility. These domains are detailed in 27 subdomains. Survey respondents rated FRESCO's relevance to HRE highly. FRESCO can be adapted and implemented in educational programs to refine recruitment and selection processes, educational and assessment methods, and performance measures to ensure that HRE educational programs have their intended effects.
AB - Educational programs are integral to building health research ethics (HRE) capacity, but no outcomes framework exists to guide them. We empirically developed a competency framework for health research ethics education—the Framework for Research Ethics Studies Competencies and Outcomes (FRESCO)—using mixed methods, including group concept mapping and a survey of international experts. FRESCO includes seven competency domains: (1) Foundational Knowledge; (2) Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, and Policies for Research Oversight; (3) Ethical-Issue Identification, Analysis, and Resolution; (4) Engagement, Communication, and Advocacy; (5) Lifelong Learning, Education, Research, and Scholarship; (6) Coordination, Stewardship, and Responsiveness in HRE Systems; and (7) Impartiality, Honesty, and Responsibility. These domains are detailed in 27 subdomains. Survey respondents rated FRESCO's relevance to HRE highly. FRESCO can be adapted and implemented in educational programs to refine recruitment and selection processes, educational and assessment methods, and performance measures to ensure that HRE educational programs have their intended effects.
KW - bioethics
KW - competency-based education
KW - group concept mapping
KW - international capacity development
KW - research ethics
KW - training
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U2 - 10.1002/eahr.500166
DO - 10.1002/eahr.500166
M3 - Article
C2 - 37167475
AN - SCOPUS:85159110130
SN - 2578-2363
VL - 45
SP - 29
EP - 39
JO - Ethics & Human Research
JF - Ethics & Human Research
IS - 3
ER -