Conflict of Interest

Overview

A brief review of the background, policies and procedures associated with the management of conflicts of commitment and interest at Stanford University.  This page also includes information to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts.

Information developed specifically for the Stanford School of Medicine is also available on this page.

Policies

Links to Stanford University's policies on this subject, including the faculty policies on conflicts of commitment and interest and on consulting. 

Related documents dealing with staff and students are also provided.

Summary of Faculty Consulting policies and
Requirements for Faculty Consulting Activities and Agreements   [pdf ]

Disclosure And Review Procedures

Access to two different online applications: one for the annual faculty certification of compliance with Stanford policy related to conflicts of commitment and interest, and the second for transactional (ad hoc) 
disclosures of situational transactions involving potential conflicts.

Potential conflicts of interest can be triggered by transactions related to:

• technology licensing arrangements
• IRB protocols
• proposal submissions

These will require a transactional (ad hoc) disclosure.

Contacts

Management of conflicts of commitment and interest is vested in the offices of the School Deans at Stanford University. The Dean of Research is the University officer responsible for interpreting and overseeing implementation of and compliance with this policy.

This page provides the names and contact information for individuals across the university who can assist in answering questions on this subject.