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.
A recent journal article calls for a public policy that would require physician-researchers to demonstrate the absence of undue influence or coercion on informed consent.
Those conducting Western-style clinical trial research in developing countries must consider the manner in which ethical principals are implemented within local standards of care.