Conflicts of Interest Committe
The Conflicts of Interest Committee consists of two committees (C&D) that
review potential conflicts in research. Committee C reviews Health
Science Center proposals and protocols and Committee D reviews main campus
proposals and protocols. However, either committee may refer any case
to the other committee for consultation. The HSC Committee C meets
once per month. Each committee is comprised of 10 voting members
appointed by the Provost that are faculty members and administrative
officials with financial responsibilities.
The Committee considers that most conflicts can be successfully resolved
or managed as to not impede research activities. There are three
methods by which the Committee reviews a potential conflict:
- Committee reviewed: A particular investigator’s potential conflict
which has never been reviewed by Committee deliberation or a potential
conflict previously reviewed that now has additional elements of
complexity.
- Administratively reviewed: An investigator’s potential conflict that
has been previously reviewed by Committee deliberation that remains
unchanged or a potential conflict that has one element of complexity.
- Electronic vote: An investigator’s potential conflict that was
tabled during Committee deliberation due to insufficient information can
later be voted on electronically by Committee members after information
is received so as to not delay a decision until the next Committee
meeting.
