disallow use of Industry funds at his/her discretion. C. Selection of recipients of such funds must be the sole responsibility of CoM with no involvement of Industry. Industry may elect to support a specific activity or topic of advanced training, but Industry may not select individual recipients of the fellowship. D. The recipient of the funding may not be subjected to any conditions dictated by the Industry sponsor.
11. GHOSTWRITING AND HONORARY AUTHORSHIP
Interaction between CoM personnel and industry in the pursuit of scientific knowledge is appropriate and may lead to development of important new concepts. It is expected, however, that CoM personnel who publish papers with collaborators from Industry will participate in development of the study in a meaningful way. Physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals rely heavily on the information they read in journal articles and other sources of the medical literature to make diagnostic, therapeutic, and research decisions, and they should be able to trust any recommendations made reflect the research and opinions of the authors and not the hidden influence of writers hired by industry. CoM personnel are strictly prohibited from participating in any way in publications or professional presentations of any kind, oral or written, which have been “ghostwritten” by any party, industry or otherwise. Ghostwriting shall mean the provision of written material that is officially credited to someone other than the writer(s) of the material. Transparent writing collaboration with attribution between academic and Industry investigators, medical writers, and/or technical experts is not ghostwriting. CoM personnel are encouraged to follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors standards for authorship and contributorship (found here: http://www.icmje.org/) which require each author to contribute and participate meaningfully in the work.
12. CLINICAL PROCTORING
Proctoring is an assessment of skills based on observation by a credentialed individual with institutional privileges that may be used in lieu of data from a peer-review process or established criteria relating to minimal volumes of procedures performed. Therefore, proctoring is a process administered through the hospital/clinic credentialing committee to objectively monitor, regulate or oversee individual privileging for its medical staff. Proctoring is separate from precepting, in which an instructor or teacher (a preceptor) is responsible for the actions of a learning individual and is not, in whole or part, to promote an Industry. CoM personnel may proctor other faculty within our institution as well as outside of hospitals and health systems unaffiliated with University of Cincinnati or UC Health. All internal and external requests for proctoring must originate from a university or health system. Requests from Industry must be approved by the IIC. Payment to faculty for proctoring services performed outside of UC Health should be at fair market value with clear objectives outlined in writing.
Reporting and Enforcement
College of Medicine Operating Procedure/Guideline Industry Relationships, Page 11 of 12
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