University Times

Pitt’s annual conflict of interest (COI) filing season has begun. A Feb. 16 memorandum from Provost James V. Maher and Executive Vice Chancellor Jerome Cochran provides information on who must file and how to file, as well as details concerning supervisors’ responsibilities in managing potential conflicts.

Copies of the memorandum and attachments are posted at www.coi.pitt.edu/directive.htm.

COI disclosures must be filed through the newly designed Superform system https://coi.hs.pitt.edu by April 15. Management reporting forms and annual data summary reports from supervisors are due May 15.

In a change this year, UPMC has informed the University that faculty with both Pitt and UPMC appointments no longer will have the option to complete their UPMC disclosures through the Superform system. Thus, the Superform web site should be used only to fulfill Pitt COI disclosure requirements.

The new design of the Superform requires users to enter some additional information. The system will retain this information, as it has in the past. Users may refer to their previous disclosures under the “Filing History” tab. Users requiring technical assistance can click on the link provided on the login page, or call 8-2222.