Discloser/Conflicted Individuals
When Disclosing Outside Interests
- Submit an Outside Interest Disclosure - Instructions to add new, edit existing, and remove outside interests from your disclosure record, including restoring previously inactive outside interests.
- Action Center and Disclosure Form Demonstration (7:13) opens in MiVideo
- Action Center - Reference guide explaining features of the Action Center
- View Status of In Progress Disclosure - How to view an in-progress disclosure without reopening it.
When Determining if a Conflict of Interest (COI) Exists
- Submit Information for a Research Initiated Certification - Instructions to complete a Research Initiated Certification (RC). Your answers to the RC questions provide detail about a specific outside interest that helps the COI Office determine if an outside interest represents a potential conflict of interest (COI).
- Submit Feedback to COI Office - Instructions to submit feedback about disclosure questions after the initial submission of an RC to respond to additional questions from the COI Office about a potential COI.
When You Have a COI
- Respond to a COI Management Plan - Instructions to access, review, and respond (i.e., accept) a Management Plan for the COI situation.
- Respond to the Annual Review of your COI Management Plan - Instructions to access, answer, and submit the Annual Review questionnaire for a conflicted individual.
- Update your Company Profile - Instructions to access, update, and delete your company profile.
Review the M-Inform Glossary and FAQ to learn definitions and details about key terms to help determine what you are required to disclose.
Ombuds, Monitors, Other Approvers
When You are Responsible for the Oversight of a COI Situation
- Review and Respond to a COI Plan - Instructions to review and respond to a COI Plan and agree or disagree with the terms of the plan.
- Submit Annual Review Response for a COI Management Plan - Instructions to complete the annual questionnaire regarding your oversight of a COI situation.
Unit Assistants, Reviewers, Administrators
When You Assist Others to Complete their Outside Interest Disclosure
Prepare/Update an Outside Interest Disclosure for Others - Instructions for Unit Administrators (proxies) to enter outside interest disclosure data for another person.
When You are Responsible for Reviewing Disclosures for Your School/College or Organization
- Review Outside Interests - Instructions for Unit Reviewers to access and approve outside interest disclosures on behalf of your unit.
- Reviewer Demonstration (5:02) opens in MiVideo
- Points to Consider - Resource listing what the Unit Reviewer should evaluate when approving outside interest disclosures.
When You are Responsible for Your Unit's Use of M-Inform
- Maintaining Department Information - Instructions for Unit Administrators to assign M-Inform roles (e.g., unit reviewers) and send reminder emails to disclosers in your unit.
- M-Inform Disclosure Questions (Sample) - Resource displaying the questions in the disclosure form to be used to assist disclosers in your unit. DO NOT use to submit disclosure information.
- View/Export Department Reports - Instructions for reporting options available to Unit Administrators in M-Inform.
Note: If a unit wishes to make changes to their departmental disclosure requirements, the Department Administrator may submit a request to the ITS Service Center between November 1 and April 30 for the upcoming fiscal year.