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Nature 420, 739 (19 December 2002) | doi:10.1038/420739b

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Scientific misconduct: the state's role has limits

David Korn1

  1. Senior Vice President, AAMC, 2450 North Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20037, USA

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has long fostered research integrity, developed ethical codes for scientific societies, promulgated guidelines for inquiries into allegations of scientific misconduct, issued policies and recommendations for dealing with financial conflicts of interest in clinical research, and, most recently, collaborated with the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in educational efforts and workshops on the responsible conduct of research. The AAMC has long recognized that misconduct breaches the social contract underpinning academic science and undermines a scientific establishment that sets the standard of international excellence.