The LMI curriculum outlined below is designed to provide scientists with a more formative education. It is organized under the categories of leadership; management; health, safety and security; best practices; and integrity and compliance.

Leadership

• Vision
• Mission
• Goal setting
• Strategic planning
• Creativity and innovation
• Communication and marketing

Management

• People (conflict resolution, mentoring)
• Money (budget)
• Time
• Materials
• Facilities
• Project
• Quality
• Information
• Risk
• Diversity
• Waste

Health, Safety & Security

• Employees
• Laboratory animals
• Human subjects
• Environment
• Emergency preparedness
• Lab security
• Lab hygiene

Best Practices

• Documentation
• Laboratory notebooks
• Training records
• Equipment maintenance/use
• Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Quality assurance/control
• Good laboratory practices (GLPs)
• Environmentally sound (green) practices
• Calibration/validation/verification

Integrity & Compliance

• Authorship
• Research misconduct
• Academic freedom
• Ownership
• Policies and procedures
• Regulations
• Technology transfer
• Conflicts of commitment/time
• Conflicts of interest
• Intellectual property
• Patents/copyrights/trademarks
• Contractual requirements
• Societal responsibilities
• Controlling for bias
• Stewardship of resources
• Collaboration and collegiality