Get Connected: Conflicts of Interest

Because of the complex nature of the university’s work in a wide range of areas, there are many compliance requirements that intersect with individual activities and roles in different ways. Each topic section listed below gives a brief overview of the U-M compliance resources available in that area and contact information for experts who can help you.

To maintain the University of Michigan’s credibility in the eyes of the public, it is important that all members of the campus community disclose any potential conflicts of interest (COI) or conflicts of commitment (COC) as soon as they arise so that they can be evaluated objectively and, if necessary, managed or eliminated.

In addition to SPG 201.65-1, university employees are governed by their unit-level faculty or staff COI/COC policy. The resources below provide more information about these policies and what you need to do as a responsible University of Michigan employee.

UM-Ann Arbor Office of the Provost

Contact information:
(734) 764-9290 for faculty
(734) 763-2387 for staff
provost@umich.edu

UM-Dearborn Conflict of Interest

UM-Flint Conflict of Interest

Research and Technology Transfer COIs

University employees may be subject to federal and state conflict of interest regulations related to research activity and/or the use of intellectual property. Disclosure and management processes for individual (personal) COIs related to research are governed by the University’s Policy for Identification and Management of Conflicts of Interest in Research and Technology Transfer. See the following resources for more information:

U-M Office of Research Ethics & Compliance: Conflict of Interest (Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn)

Michigan Medicine Regulatory Affairs: Conflict of Interest (Level 1 password required)

UMORCOI and MEDCOI Offices
Contact information:
COI.Support@umich.edu

Institutional COIs (ICOI)

Financial interests of the University of Michigan (e.g., investments) or those of a Covered Official may lead to potential COIs related to research activity. U-M follows the Office of the President’s Policy for Institutional Conflicts of Interest in Research. For more information see:

Research Ethics & Compliance Institutional Conflicts of Interest
Contact information:
ICOI.Questions@umich.edu

U-M Medical School Office of Regulatory Affairs, Conflict of Interest

U-M Medical School Conflict of Interest Board (MEDCOI)

U-M Medical School Clinical and Educational Conflict of Interest Committee (CECOIC)

Conflict of Interest Research Compliance Program

The Conflict of Interest Research Compliance Program provides oversight of and the procedural structure for outside interest disclosure, review of potential conflicts of interest and management of identified conflicts.

Contact information:
COI.Support@umich.edu