VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

V COM Policy and Procedure

Policy # R 013

the module has been taken and passed must be presented at the time the grant application and the Research Financial Confl ict of Interest Disclosure Form is submitted to the Office of Research Administration.

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PUBLIC A CCESSIBILITY T he College will make available to the public certain information regarding financial conflicts of interest in research of senior/key personnel a ffiliated with the College. In response to a written request to the Research Division for information related to financial conflicts of interest held at the time of the request by senior/key personnel of the research project specified in the request, the C ollege will, within five business days, provide the following information: a. Investigator’s name, b. Investigator’s title and role on the research project, c. Name of the entity in which the significant financial interest in research is held, d. Nature of the significant financial interest in research (e.g., equity, consulting fees, travel reimbursement, etc.), and e. Approximate dollar value of the significant financial interest in research , reported in dollar ranges ($0 - $4,999, $5,000 - $9,999, $10,000 - $19,999, am ounts between $20,000 and $100,000 by increments of $20,000, amounts above $100,000 by increments of $50,000), or a statement that the interest is one whose value cannot be readily determined through references to public prices or other reasonable measure of fair market value. The written request to the College must identify the project in sufficient detail to permit identification of the specific grant or contract. In lieu of individual responses described above, the College may decide to post on its public web page to communicate information regarding financial conflicts of interest in research of senior/key personnel. In the event that the College’s website is used for this purpose, the website shall contain the information des cribed above and shall be updated at least annually, and will follow all frequency and maintenance regulations as described in 42.CFR.50.605(a) (5) . DURATION OF P OLICY The Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research policy is established by the Office of Research Administration is effective as of the date above and shall remain effective until amended or terminated by the P resident and Provost . 14.

Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Policy

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