The MERETI Program is now accepting applications to its 2018  program.   Please click here to go to our site and read a description of our program, or cut and paste www.mereti.net.   At this site, you can complete our online application or download an application document.   The deadline for applying is January 31, 2018.   Top applicants will be invited to our annual 3-day workshop in the Middle East where a final selection will occur.  Please spread the word about our program!

I work in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, in one of the largest universities in Upper Egypt. Since our department is dedicated to teaching the principles of ethics in scientific research in my college,  I meet colleagues, students, and researchers who have questions about the ethical issues of their research almost daily. I noticed that many researchers do not have sufficient knowledge about ethical principles in research. Hence, mistakes are made, not […]

Several years ago, in my role as the clinical research coordinator, I observed a primary investigator (PI) violate the research protocol. This made me think about how to track PIs’ adherence to guidelines and regulations as well as how to track their accomplishments. I looked for support from the Research Centre- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This Centre has an Office Research Affairs (ORA) that supports the hospital’s research. It is divided into three units: the Process Unit, the Sponsored Unit, and […]