1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 18 January 2012 102 Kern ...
1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 18 January 2012 102 Kern ... 1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 18 January 2012 102 Kern ...
Minutes of the Meeting December 14, 2011 The Graduate Council -6- named as the person at Penn State responsible for oversight for the process. A draft of the new policy and process has been sent to the Provost, the Vice President for Research, and other senior administrators for review and approval; implementation is scheduled to be completed by August 24, 2012. Following Ms. Thurley’s presentation, the floor was opened for questions and discussion. Dr. Foley was asked to address why NIH/PHS is driving this change. He responded that Penn State does not have a choice but to implement these changes if it continues to accept funding from these agencies. He remarked that institutions will have to justify the federal dollars awarded and to be as transparent as possible. A question was raised as to what might trigger a conflict of interest. Ms. Thurley reported that all disclosures go through the individual’s department head for review first. Then, the disclosure is automatically transitioned to the COI Office for review. If the COI Office identifies a potential or perceived conflict, the Conflict of Interest Committee is asked to review the disclosure (the investigator is invited to meet with the Committee) in order for the Committee to make a COI determination. The Committee will then determine if there is potential for the conflict to bias the research and specify means to manage the conflict. The Committee also will monitor the investigator to determine whether others are involved, e.g., students who are supported by the funding. She added that the Conflict of Interest Committee has authority to exclude the investigator with the identified conflict from the research if it determines that a conflict does exist and it cannot be managed appropriately; however, this happens in a very small percentage of cases and the COI Office and Committee make every attempt to manage all identified COI. Dr. Foley added that a call from a federal investigator also will trigger an internal review to determine whether the investigator has disclosed financial or business interests. He also noted that there will be new “right to know” legislation coming out of Harrisburg next year. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS None. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE GRADUATE COMMUNITY There being no further comments, the meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
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