Cross-Sectional & Survey Studies

PI: Kevin Finkel, MD / IRB # E-HHC-2021-0302

This study is a survey study targeting medical students from nine different national medical schools. The primary aim is to evaluate whether medical students believe certain conflicts of interest introduce bias into biomedical research. Secondary aims include determining how medical students perceive conflicts of interest and their opinions on conflict of interest policies in medical research. Hartford Hospital is the primary site and will be solely responsible for the storage and analyses of data and publication. It is a multi-center, cross-sectional, descriptive survey of medical students at the following institutions: Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. This study is approved by HHC IRB and the IRBs of all the other involved institutions