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Statement of Policy on Consulting Agreements

The purpose of this Statement is (1) to protect the academic freedom traditional within The General Hospital; (2) to assist the Hospital's investigators and the Hospital itself in meeting their respective contractual responsibilities for research being carried on in the Hospital; and, (3) to guide Investigators in evaluating invitations to provide compensated consulting services outside the scope of their employment by the Hospital or to accept additional compensation for services within or incidental to the scope of such employment. This Statement should be read in light of Partners Code of Conduct. Click here for Consulting Policy.