By privileging traditional research methods in forms for research protocol approval, IRBs can unknowingly allow community partners to be harmed in CBPR. Changes to the language can help ensure appropriate sensitivity and community involvement.
Elizabeth Lee Daugherty, MD, MPH and Douglas B. White, MD, MA
Opportunities to advance scientific knowledge may arise during humanitarian crises, but their presence does not justify suspension of the ethical foundations governing human subjects research.
The traditional triple threat model of academic physician careers can help global health researchers balance research commitments and the duty to care.
The bias for publishing positive clinical-research results can cause physicians to question journal articles as dependable sources of product information.