Welcome to the Conflict of Interest Office

Certain scholarly and professional activities no longer need to be disclosed. Click here to view a list of activities and financial interests that do not need to be reported on the Conflict of Interest/Conflict of Commitment Disclosure Form.

In May 2010, the COI Office launched the new External Interest Disclosure form as part of IRES (Integrated Research Enterprise Solution), Yale’s new integrated research administration system. The new External Interests Disclosure Form incorporates many suggestions made by faculty and business administrators on how to streamline the disclosure process, improve reporting, and reduce the time for completing the form.

As they have in the past, faculty and other individuals who are required to disclose external interests will receive an email notification when their annual disclosure is due. First time users of the new web–based form will be required to re–enter their disclosure information; information from their previous disclosure will not be migrated into the new system. Once entered, however, the information will be saved for future editing.

Yale University is committed to ensuring that the research, consultation, and other activities of faculty and non–faculty employees are conducted in accordance with the principles of openness, trust, and free inquiry that are fundamental to the autonomy and well–being of a university and with the responsible management of the University’s business. In pursuit of this important goal, the University requires annual disclosure of external interests related to University responsibilities in order to assist members of the Yale community to avoid the potential for these related interests to bias research, teaching, clinical care, or other University activities.

The Provost’s Committee on Conflict of Interest (“Committee”) is charged with identifying and addressing any potential, actual, and apparent conflicts of interest resulting from related external interests. The Conflict of Interest Office supports the Committee while working collaboratively with the Yale community to manage, reduce, or eliminate any identified potential, actual, or apparent conflicts of interest. This site is designed to provide helpful information and resources addressing the external interest disclosure requirements and process.

Mission

To ensure implementation of the University’s policy and assist those individuals and offices affected by and dependent on the conflict of interest process.

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