Almost two-thirds (60%) of department chairs had some form of
personal relationship with industry, including serving as a
consultant (27%), a member of a scientific advisory board (27%), a
paid speaker (14%), an officer (7%), a founder (9%), or a member of
the board of directors (11%).
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More than two-thirds of chairs perceived that having a relationship
with industry had no effect on their professional activities
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