Helpful Policies

Faculty entrepreneurs interested in commercializing their discoveries are subject to policies and paperwork requirements that vary based on title, level and compensation. Faculty may also have specific departmental requirements in addition to institutional requirements.

The following policies may be helpful, but should not be considered a complete list of requirements. For additional information, contact your department head or contact UCLA Health Innovation personnel.

Conflict of Commitment

• Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities of Health Sciences Compensation Plan Participants — FAQs under APM-670 and APM-671(Link downloads document) (Link opens in new window)
• Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities of Faculty Members APM-025(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (for faculty members who are not members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan)
• Compensation Plan Documents(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)

Conflict of Interest

• Conflict of Interest in Research(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
• Who Must File | UCOP(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
• Senior Management Group Outside Professional Activities(Link downloads document) (Link opens in new window)

UC Patent

• UC Patent Policy(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
• Inventor Share Policy(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)

Contacts

For answers to questions about conflict of interest and conflict of commitment, Department of Medicine faculty can contact:

Ann Pollack
Assistant Vice Chancellor–Research; Campus Research Compliance Coordinator
apollack@research.ucla.edu

Jonathan R. Hiatt, MD
Vice Dean for Faculty
jhiatt@mednet.ucla.edu