The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers

The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers discusses the impact scientific misconduct has in eight complex case studies. Authors look at multifaceted mixtures of improper behavior, poor communication, cultural issues, adverse medical/health issues, interpersonal problems and misunderstandings to illustrate the challenge of identifying and managing what went wrong and how current policies have led to the establishment of quasi legal processes within academic institutions. The book reviews the current global regulations and concludes with a section authored by a US federal court judge who provides his perspective on the adequacy of current regulations and policies.

Shows how complex most scientific integrity cases are, and how little is clear cut in the adjunction of eachDiscusses how timely and important scientific misconduct is, and its impact on science at largeReviews the current regulations and policies that guide how we manage scientific integrity Examines this complexity in 8 anonymous case studiesConcludes with a section authored by an expertly qualified federal court judge

1. Foreward 2. Introduction - Impact of cases on public trust and perception of science 3. The Management of scientific integrity in Biomedical Research Institutions 4. Case studies: A) Submission of Fraudulent data to peer-review journal: what is the role of the lab head/mentor? B) Stealing data from colleagues and presenting at meeting without co-author's permission C) Breaking and entering animal care facility of former employer, and wrongful use of laboratory animals D) Failure to perform research described in Federal grant. Fraud vs. incompetence E) Authorship dispute between faculty and postdoctoral fellow F) Disagreement among authors regarding presentation of data G) Postdoctoral fellow reporting on experiments in paper, some of which not completed as reported H) Use of knock-out mouse model in experiments and publications without permission