164 March 2015, Vol. 105, No. 3 Conflict of interest and regulatory authorities To the Editor: Parrish and Blockman[1] make excellent points about conflict of interest (COI), particularly in the context of ‘medical leadership’. As key opinion leaders themselves (both are members of the National Essential Medicines List Committee (2013 2015), as is the second signatory to this letter – the term ...

Policy: The NJIT Institutional Review Board (IRB) is committed to assuring that researchers fulfill the public’s trust in the research enterprise by putting the welfare of research participants ahead of the interests of the institution or of the researcher’s personal financial interests. Financial interests are not prohibited, and not all financial interests cause conflicts of interest or affec...