Training & Resources


Grants Management Training

The Office of the Vice-President for Research Training and Development program offers grants management training through Grants Management Training 100 (Learning Central - GMT100). This module is for Main and Branch campus principal investigators (PIs), co-principal investigators (co-PIs), and administrators on a contract or grant award. Topics covered include regulations, policies, and procedures that pertain to the sound management of sponsored projects.

Conflict of Interest/Commitment Training

Conflict of Interest training must be completed by all UNM faculty conducting research at time of hire and then every four years and can be completed on Learning Central - Understanding Conflict of Interest and Commitment in Research.

This training also fulfills the requirements of Public Health Service FCOI training required by NIH, CDC, USDA, etc. If you wish for additional training on PHS requirements, it can also be taken through 

Research Security Training 

This training is required by certain federal agencies beginning in 2025.  If your funder  requires this training, it can be found at  NSF's website.  ORIC is currently working to develop a shorter, but still compliant, UNM-specific training. 

Human Research, IRB and Clinical Training

Human Research/IRB(Institutional Review Board)

 

Good Clinical Practice for Social, Behavioral, and Educational Research

NIH requires good clinical practice (GCP) training for any NIH funded researcher conducting a clinical trial. GCP is an international standard for ethical and scientific design and conduct of clinical trials that serves to protect the rights and welfare of trial participants. NIH has developed a SBR GCP training and it is available through Learning Central with course title "NIH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH – ELEARNING COURSE."  You may also attend comprehensive, in-person GCP training offered by the UNM Health Sciences Center by contacting Regis Lacher at rlacher@salud.unm.edu.

 

Responsible Conduct of Research 

Streamlyne Resources 

Industrial Security and Export Control 

Industrial Security Department and Export Control

The Industrial Security Department is responsible for helping faculty and staff with the security measures necessary to safeguard classified, sensitive, and export-controlled information. Export control laws are federal regulations that govern how certain information, technologies, and commodities can be transmitted overseas to anyone — including U.S. citizens — or to foreign nationals on U.S. soil. 

Safety Training  

BioHazard Compliance for Research

Biohazard Compliance for Research protects non-vertebrate animals, oversees research involving recombinant DNA, biohazards, and selective agents, and helps secure the requisite licenses.

Radiation Safety Office

Radiation & Laser Safety oversees use of radioactive materials and lasers in research, provides necessary training, and helps procure requisite licenses.

Office of Animal Care Compliance

Animal Care & Compliance, accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, oversees research with animals and animal facilities.

Environmental Health & Safety

The Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) manages the unique risks of each department at UNM. Risks run the gamut from the meticulous management of thousands of hazardous materials and chemicals in research laboratories, to insuring against lightning strike damages at UNM golf courses

Minors on Campus-General Information

(enforced by Biohazard Compliance Office and Risk Services)

HSC Employees

HSC employees should contact the HSC Office of Research (email: HSC-OfficeofResearch@salud.unm.edu) for HSC's schedule of training and educational classes.