School of Medicine, UNAM

General Secretariat
BIOETHICS COMMITTEE

ORGANIZATION

The Bioethics Committee shall comprise a president, a coordinator and nine members.

The Committee members shall be appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine and shall hold their positions for four years. When a judgment is to be passed on research projects of a Committee members, that member may not participate in the evaluation process. Assignation of activities:

Of the President:

· Preside over and coordinate the Committee sessions.
· Sign the minutes and the judgments issued by the Committee.
· Cast the deciding vote.

Of the Coordinator:

· Take the place of the Committee President when he/she is absent.
· Summon the Committee members to the sessions.
· Write up the minutes of the session and the judgments that are issued.
· Inform the main researcher in writing of the decision with respect to his/her project.
· Keep the statistical records.

Of the Members:

· Review the research projects and prepare the corresponding judgment for discussion during the Committee session.

 

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