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The term Conflict of
Interest is used often with the assumption that everyone has the same
understanding of it’s meaning.
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When unable to give the
dictionary definition…. often fall
back on the Supreme Court Justice Black’s comment about pornography “I may not be able to define it, but I
know it when I see it”.
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I think most agree that they
can recognize a conflict of interest (particularly when it’s someone else)
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Thought a graphic might help
us better understand what we are talking about
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Every faculty member has a primary
interest/duty (teach, conduct research, & pursue scholarly activities)
which includes Integrity in research, patient/subject welfare when dealing
with human subjects in research and providing the education to students
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Many have secondary
interests as well
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Conflict occurs when
there is a competing secondary interest (equity/management position in
start up company in field of research)
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Becomes problematic when
the secondary interest exerts undue influence on judgement made in pursuit of
primary interest/duty
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