scope:

Scope and Applicability

a. This instruction applies to all budget submitting office 18 commands, units, personnel, and operational activities having medical personnel under the authority, direction, and control of Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), including all NAVMED civilian employees, foreign national employees, military members, contractors and consultants, under the terms of their appointments.

b. Employees of non-Federal entities that receive NAVMED funding through procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other funding instruments under the terms of those instruments.

c. Individuals other than Department of Defense (DoD) employees participating in research activities conducted by NAVMED, or under its auspices, including proposal reviewers not covered elsewhere in this section, individuals under special personnel appointments, and visiting scholars.

Purpose

a. To update Navy Medicine's (NAVMED) policy on the promotion of research integrity, continuing education in responsible conduct of research (RCR), and the handling of allegations of research misconduct, per references (a) through (d). Enclosure (1) provides definitions.

b. This instruction encompasses all NAVMED research efforts and programs, regardless of discipline or level, and provides guidance for research integrity, education, and management of misconduct. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.