RUVA and CITI Navigation and Guidance

COI Training & Resources

University COI-Related Policies

Financial Conflicts of Interest for Research Investigators (RES-005)

Investigator Eligibility Requirements and Responsibilities Related to Sponsored Programs (RES-011)

Institutional Conflict of Interest in Human Subjects Research (RES-008)

Employee Obligation to Report Potential Conflicts of Interest (FIN-054)

Faculty Holding Appointments at Other Institutions or Organizations (PROV-009)

Faculty External Consulting and Internal Overload (HRM-045)

Research COI Guidance

FAQs: Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Rebuttable Presumption

School of Medicine Policies & Guidance

SOM Policies & Guidance (comprehensive list)

Financial Conflicts of Interest FAQs

General Guidelines SOM Faculty When Contracting Directly With a Company to Provide Consulting Services

Request for Exemption of Conflict of Interest for Research Activities

Federal Regulations

• PHS 2011 Final Rule: Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought (42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F)
• NSF Policy: Grantee Standards
• FDA Title 21 Part 54 Financial Disclosure by Investigators

Commonwealth of Virginia Regulations

• Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act: (2.2-3100)
• Exception for research and development §2.2-3106 C. 8
• Further exceptions 2.2-3110
• Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council

The Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council was created by the General Assembly to encourage and facilitate compliance with the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.), the General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act (§ 30-100 et seq.) and the lobbying laws in Article 3 (§ 2.2-418 et seq.)

The Council is also responsible for receiving lobbyist disclosures and Conflict of Interest disclosures from members of the General Assembly, state officers and employees, constitutional officers and members of the judiciary. See website for full details.

Federal/National Resources

• NIH website on Financial Conflict of Interest
• “Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry and FDA Staff Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators”pdf 2013, FDA
• Protecting Patients, Preserving Integrity, Advancing Health: Accelerating the Implementation of COI Policies in Human Subjects Research – AAMC/AAU 2008
• Conflicts of Interest and Commitment - ORI
• Author Responsibilities – Conflicts of Interest in ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals