SUPPORTING A CULTURE OF RIGOR, REPRODUCIBILITY, AND RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
New COI/COC policy effective June 1, 2020
DOSI Mission
Education
Advancing Scientific Integrity Services and Training (ASIST)
ASIST develops programming in support of Duke’s collective commitment to maintaining and improving a culture of scientific integrity.
Oversight
Conflict of Interest (COI)
COI collaborates with faculty, staff, internal Duke offices and external organizations to ensure quality review, management and reporting of financial conflicts of interest within Duke.
Misconduct in Research
The Misconduct Review Officer - MRO oversees the review of allegations of research misconduct. Duke faculty and staff are able to report possible misconduct concerns directly to the MRO their department chair or division chief, dean or other appropriate institutional official.
Concerns may also be reported anonymously through the Integrity Line at 1-800-826-8109.
Accountability
Communicating Cultural Standards
Departmental chairs and Institute/Center directors are responsible for setting and maintaining standards to ensure a culture of quality, integrity, and open discourse. To this end, School of Medicine entities have developed Science Culture and Accountability Plans.
Data Management Plans
To improve data integrity and data provenance, principal investigators are encouraged to develop Data Management Plans for their research units.
Clinical Quality Management Program (CQMP)
The CQMP was established to develop and implement a comprehensive, standardized, prospective clinical research monitoring program including quality assurance and quality control measures.
Upcoming Events
Oct
26
October 26, 2021 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Duke Zoom
Oct
26
October 26, 2021 | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location:
Bostock 127
Nov
02
November 2, 2021 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Integrity Insights
September 29, 2021
What can we do to create and support an environment where research integrity is at the core of the research endeavor? The Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI) invited institutional and departmental leaders as well as researchers to answer this question at a research town hall held on September 17th, 2021.
August 30, 2021
Read an interview with Dr. Carmelo Milano, Duke heart transplant surgeon who successfully implanted first artificial heart ever in the US
July 29, 2021
Interview with Duke psychologist and researcher Francis Joseph Keefe, PhD
May 28, 2021
Summary of the May 2021 research town hall organized by the Duke Office of Scientific Integrity on “The Role of Mentoring in Managing Research Team Communication”