Relationships With Industry-Health Sciences
Policy Number: 100-001 Academics and Research
Policy Title: Relationships With Industry-Health Sciences
Responsible Officer: Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Responsible Offices: Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Effective Date: July 27, 2011 May 29. 2012 - Conforming Revisions
Summary: It is the policy of Howard University Health Sciences (HUHS) to manage, reduce, or eliminate any conflicts of interest that are identified. Howard University Health Sciences must strive to avoid even the appearance that clinical care and business decisions are influenced by outside commercial interests, or by benefits expected or received from industry. Such influences by industry are unacceptable and unlawful, and as such shall be strictly governed by Howard University Health Sciences in the best interests of our patients and the preservation of the integrity of the institution.
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