Ethical Decision-Making

It should be noted that ethical decision-making is a process rather than a specific correct answer. In this sense, unethical behavior is defined by a failure to engage in the process of ethical decision-making. It is always unacceptable to have made no reasonable attempt to define a consistent and defensible basis for conduct.*

* NIH Office of Intramural Research
https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/ethical-conduct/responsible-conduct-research-training/annual-review-ethics-case-studies

General Readings:

• The Belmont Report (Dept. of Health, Education, & Welfare) 
• Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research (M. Bebeau, et al) 
• Ghost Authorship Policy (University of Washington, School of Medicine)
• School of Mediine Conflict of Interest Policy
• School of Medicine Professional Conduct Policy

Readings for specific topics are located on the Lectures page under the topic submenu or click the following linkds:

• Conflict of interest
• Data acquisition, management, sharing, & ownership
• Peer review
• Research misconduct
• Responsible authorship and publication