9.6.D. Conflicts of Interest and Commitment

1. Applicability of the Stanford University Faculty Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment

The Stanford University Faculty Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment and the policies pertaining to consulting and other outside professional activities by members of the professorate apply to Clinical Scholars, http://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/conflicts-commitment-and-interest.  If a situation raising questions of conflict of interest or commitment arises, a Clinical Scholar is urged to discuss the situation with his or service chief or department chair and contact the Director of the School of Medicine Conflict of Interest Review Program at (650) 723-7226.

2. Training and Disclosure

All new Clinical Scholars must complete the training tutorial titled Avoiding Financial Conflicts of Interest. This is a self-paced, web-based module designed to provide an overview of the high-risk situations that can lead to financial conflicts of interest for Clinical Scholars. Additional information about the module can be found at the COI website http://stanford.edu/group/coi/training/training.html. It is available to all members of the Stanford community with SUNet IDs through the Stanford Training and Registration System (STARS).

In addition, all new and continuing Clinical Scholars must disclose any outside professional activities that could reasonably be seen to be related to their Stanford responsibilities in research, teaching, administration, or clinical care activities in Stanford's Outside Professional Activities Certification System (OPACS).

3. Stanford Industry Interactions Policy (SIIP)

Clinical Scholars are expected to comply with the Stanford Industry Interactions Policy (SIIP) governs interactions, largely in the clinical and educational arenas, with the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and hospital and research equipment and supplies industries.  Additional information is available School of Medicine website, http://med.stanford.edu/siip/home