Responsible Conduct of Research

Conflicts of Interest/Conflicts of Commitment

Halverson.

Mulchand S. Patel, PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor

Associate Dean for Research & Biomedical Education

Department of Biochemistry

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Thursday, April 25, 2019

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

144 Farber Hall

South Campus, University at Buffalo

Faculty (full time) members’ primary commitment of time/energy and intellectual contributions should be to the education, research and scholarship programs of his/her interest at the school/university. His/her professional activities and responsibilities constitute the primary commitment to school/university. Faculty member’s external activities such as consulting, private professional ownership, public service, etc. should not be at the level that conflicts with one’s commitment to the school/university. If there is a question about a possible conflict of commitment, faculty should discuss it with department chair/school dean.

Conflicts of interest can develop from faculty’s external activities with financial gains such as consulting, speaking engagements, and commercialization of technologies developed from faculty research, etc. These activities should be reported annually to university and to be updated as necessary. To an extent such activities are encouraged and rewarded but such activities should not interfere with an individual’s commitment as well as decisions and actions from his/her university activities and responsibilities, resulting in personal financial gain. Such a conflict or even appearance of such a situation should be avoided by faculty. If such a situation develops, school/university should develop a management plan to minimize its impact or action to be taken to eliminate it.

ACCREDITATION: The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CERTIFICATION: The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CREDIT: This program is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR001412 to the University at Buffalo.