In an academic health sciences center setting, an individual’s private interests may conflict or create the appearance of conflicting with the center’s public interests. Potential conflicts of interest include:
- Receipt of significant consulting fees, honoria, speakers’ bureaus fees, and other payment or remuneration from commercial sponsors of research
- Payments related to recruiting or enrolling research subjects
- Financial interests in commercial sponsors of research
- Royalty interests resulting from publications, products, or technology
- Philanthropic support from commercial sponsors of research
- Serving as a director of a company that sponsors research
- Employing research subcontractors in which an immediate member of one’s family has a substantial financial interest
In order to maintain the public’s trust in UNMC’s mission, we identify, manage, and, when needed, reduce potential conflicts of interest.