Ethics
Conflicts of Commitment and Interest (link to policies)
The University of Iowa strives to ensure that its academic, health care, business, research, and teaching endeavors are conducted in a manner free of potential or actual conflicts of interest. A conflict exists whenever personal, professional, commercial, or financial interests or activities outside of the University have the possibility (either in actuality or in appearance) of:
- Interfering with UI employees' ability to fulfill their employment obligations;
- Compromising a faculty or staff member's professional judgment;
- Biasing research or compromising, or giving the appearance of compromising, the sound professional judgment of its investigators; or
- Resulting in personal gain for the employee or employee's immediate family, at the expense of the University and/or the state.
Given the breadth of activities conducted in fulfillment of the University’s mission, unique policies govern key areas of the University enterprise. Disclosure, review, and management are critical to the application of the following Conflicts of Commitment and Interest policies. Under these policies, few activities that represent, or appear to represent, a conflict are actually prohibited. Rather, the rules require conflicts to be disclosed, reviewed, and managed appropriately.
For additional information about management of conflicts of commitment or interest, including the eCOI Annual Disclosure requirement, please consult the following policies and resources:
Key Area |
Policy |
For More Information |
Consensual Relationships |
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Phone: (319) 335-0705 (voice); (319) 335-0697 (TDD) or email: diversity@uiowa.edu Website: http://diversity.uiowa.edu/policies/consensual-relationships-involving-s... |
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Continuing Medical Education |
Continuing Medical Education Office, UI Carver College of Medicine Phone: (319) 335-8599 Website: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/cme/ |
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eCOI Disclosure System |
eCOI is an electronic disclosure system that fulfills reporting requirements of the COI-Research, Workplace, Health Care, and CME policies. For other requirements, see specific policies. |
eCOI Website: http://research.uiowa.edu/era-ecoi eCOI User’s Guide: https://ecoi.uiowa.edu/pdf/ecoi_user_guide.pdf |
Employment (Nepotism) |
Conflict of Interest in Employment (OM III-8) |
University Human Resources COI-Employment Phone: (319) 335-0056 Website: http://hr.uiowa.edu/policies/conflict-interest-employment |
Faculty Effort |
Conflict of Commitment (OM II-18.4) |
Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty - COI Phone: (319) 335-3991 or email: faculty@uiowa.edu |
Health Care |
UI Health Care Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy Regarding Interactions with Industry |
UI Health Care Conflict of Interest Office Phone: (319) 384-5252 or e-mail: coi@healthcare.uiowa.edu |
Purchasing |
Purchasing – Conflict of Interest (OM 11.14) |
COI-Purchasing/Travel Phone: (319) 335-0115 |
Research |
Conflict of Interest in Research (OM II-18.6) |
Conflict of Interest in Research Office, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development Phone: (319) 384-4256 or email: coi-research@uiowa.edu Website: http://coi.research.uiowa.edu/ |
Workplace |
Conflict of Interest in the Workplace (OM II-18.5) |
For Faculty: Associate Provost for Faculty Phone: (319) 335-3991 or email: faculty@uiowa.edu
For Staff and Executives: University Human Resources Phone: (319) 335-2374 or email: HR-help@uiowa.edu Website: http://provost.uiowa.edu/conflict-interest-workplace |
Other Conflict of Interest Policies |
Other UI Policies Related to Conflicts of Interest (OM II-18.7) |
Please see the individual policies for additional information. |