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Published on: November 10, 2010
Conflict of interest and the university
David B Resnik1, Adil E Shamoo
1Department of Medical Humanities, The Bioethics Center, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA.
Abstract:
This essay provides an analysis of conflicts of interest (COIs) that arise in university relationships with private industry and articulates the concept of an "institutional" COI. It compares personal and institutional COIs in order to shed some light on the difficulties universities face in managing their own COIs. The essay discusses some proposed strategies for responding to institutional COIs, such as developing independent boards to monitor and oversee the university's COIs, building firewalls between various parts of the university to prevent financial interests from affecting university functions, creating independent research institutes, and prohibiting some types of university investments.
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