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UMMS
Conflict of Interest Guidelines
Endorsed by
the Medical School Executive Committee, Nov 15, 1990.
1. The primary
responsibility of all faculty is to support the academic mission
of the University of Michigan Medical School. No contract, consultancy,
or outside endeavor should interfere with or compromise this primary
obligation.
* 2. A research
award (contract, grant, or gift) should not result in any tangible
personal profit other than direct compensation for actual effort
committed to the project under University salary guidelines.
* 3. Award-related
research on potentially marketable products must be avoided by individuals
who will benefit financially from the outcome. This includes stock
holdings, options, bonuses, or other equity positions held by the
individual or immediate family members in the sponsoring agent or
its competitors.
4. Consultancies
that are independent of award-related research represent no conflict
of interest.
* 5. Awards
to an investigator, a department or the Medical School from commercial
sources can be accepted only if there is no reciprocation expected
or demanded.
6. Conflict
of interest may arise not only in issues related to personal financial
gain, but also those involving professional gain, such as in the
biased review of manuscripts and grants. Potential conflicts of
interest should be avoided in performance evaluation of faculty,
staff, or students.
7. In some
instances, the appearance of conflict of interest constitutes as
great a potential hazard for the individual and the institution
as actual conflict of interest. Therefore, it is incumbent upon
individuals conducting research at the Medical School to disclose
to Medical Administration the conditions of all consultancies and
awards according to existing University policy. Furthermore, adherence
to existing University documents referring to conflict of interest,
including the Medical School's Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct
of Research and University guidelines for consultancy, is expected.
* Except as
specified by The Policy on Conflict of Interest For Research and
Technology Activities as endorsed by the University of Michigan
Medical Executive Committee on May 13, 1993.
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