Educational Settings 10.Industry Support for Scholarships and Funds for Trainees/Fellows 11.Ghostwriting and Honorary Authorship 12.Clinical Proctoring
Definitions
Conflict of Interest : Occurs when a CoM personnel’s obligation(s) to CoM are, could be, or appear to be compromised by the external activities or agreements undertaken by the personnel, or those undertaken by an immediate family member. Actual or potential conflicts of interest may take many forms, but frequently involve a tangible benefit to the personnel from an outside source, financial or otherwise, which may, or may appear to, influence the personnel’s professional actions. A conflict may also arise if a CoM personnel engages in activities with another organization that may compete with similar activities at UC CoM. Gift : Anything of any value including money, goods and services given directly to CoM personnel, or to his/her family, or to UC CoM, by an industry that does or seeks to do business with UC or any of its affiliates. Gifts do not include items of value that are provided as a bona fide component of a sanctioned transaction or activity. Immediate Family : The CoM personnel’s spouse, birth or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother or stepsister; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; grandparent or grandchild; and spouse of a grandparent or grandchild. Industry : Any person or any public, private or not-for-profit entity that is not directly affiliated with UC and that is engaged in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries, and their representatives acting in their official capacity. The term “Industry” does not include professional associations, not-for-profit volunteer health organizations, academic institutions or not-for-profit hospitals that are not substantially controlled by Industry and provide medical research/education-related products and services. Outside Activity : Includes collateral employment and activities (employment or service) outside of the university or within the university that is outside the scope of the individual’s normal employment.
Outside Activity Report : A web-based system for preparing, reviewing, and approving collateral employment, conflict of commitment and conflict of interest.
Personnel : Refers to all faculty, staff, and trainees of the UC CoM. “Trainees” include post- doctoral, graduate, undergraduate and medical students.
Requirements for Disclosure
Because outside activities available to CoM personnel are many and varied, no policy statement or procedures document can address all possibilities. It is therefore the obligation of each faculty and staff member to: 1. Carefully consider whether a particular activity might constitute an actual or perceived
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