What are the Scope and Limitations of the Benchside Ethics Consultation Service?
Requests that fall under the direct regulation and/or recommendation of another institutional body (such as the FDA, IRB, University Conflict of Interest Committee or OMBUDS offices) will be referred to the appropriate group for further consideration. For example, BECS is not meant to supersede the IRB or adjudicate cases of scientific misconduct. For particularly complex or involved requests, the BECS team may solicit the advice and guidance of an outside group. Not all cases can or will be dealt with collaboratively; it will depend on the scope and breadth of a particular request and what is reasonably agreed upon by the BECS team and the researchers calling the consultation.
