The mission of the Conflict of Interests Committee is to administer the University's Policies on conflict of interest with the aim of preserving the integrity of the University and its members and maintaining compliance with applicable federal regulations, while respecting academic freedom and encouraging outside scholarly and entrepreneurial activities.
The Conflict of Interests Committee, including the leadership of the Committee, is appointed by the President and is comprised of faculty and administrators, as well as representatives of affiliate hospitals, and also includes community representation.
The COI staff supports the Committee in its endeavors which include:
- Administering the annual disclosure process
- Reviewing annual and updated disclosure forms
- Developing conflict of interest management plans
- Providing education on conflict of interest to the University community.
COI Contacts
Contact us to register for a new account, make changes to your existing form, or get help with questions about what to disclose. Any other questions or feedback for the COI staff? Contact either of the following individuals:
JC Scharf-Deering, MA - Director, Conflict of Interests Committee
jcs12@case.edu
216.368.4513
Christian Swol, MBA - Associate Director, Conflict of Interests Committee
cps16@case.edu
216.368.7600
General Mailbox: cwrucoi@case.edu
Outside Financial Interest Disclosure Form
CWRU requires board-appointed Faculty Members, Investigators, and Senior Staff to complete the Outside Financial Interest Disclosure Form. This disclosure must be updated within 30 days whenever there is a disclosable change in outside financial interests.
SUBMIT YOUR OUTSIDE FINANCIAL INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ONLINE
- Log into SpartaCOI using your CWRU Network ID and password.
- Follow the instructions on-screen.
- Contact us if you have any questions or need assistance: cwrucoi@case.edu.
CWRU COI Policies & Procedures
FDP COI Initiatives
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) has developed a Model Financial Conflict of Interest Policy and Model Disclosure Form, to assist potential subrecipient institutions that do not have a policy or disclosure form in place.
For more information on the FDP model COI policy and disclosure form, see: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/fdp/PGA_061001
Link to the FDP documents below. (Please note - these are not CWRU's documents. See above for more on CWRU's COI policy and disclosure form):