UM Ethics Programs’ Research Ethics Consultation Service (RECS) is a resource for persons at UM who find themselves confronting an ethical issue or question during the development, conduct, analysis or reporting of research.  RECS team members have a broad range of experience in research ethics and can advise about ethical issues that commonly (or not so commonly) arise during the research cycle.

RECS is intended to complement the work of other entities at UM that are involved in the supervision of research, such as the Human Subjects Research Office, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and the Office of Research Compliance.  See the UM Resources (RCR) page for entities that also provide support for researchers and/or supervision of research activities.

To request a consultation, contact the Ethics Programs at 305-243-5723 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).  A member of the RECS team will contact you within two business days.  If your matter requires a faster response, please so indicate when making the request.  If you need an immediate response, call the UM oncall paging service at 305-243-2222 and request that “Ethics Consult” be paged.

For more information on RECS see the Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact one of the RECS co-directors: Reid Cushman, PhD (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or Robin Fiore, PhD (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).