The Outside Interests Committee (OIC) of Case Western Reserve University
The members of the Outside Interests Committee, including the leadership of the Committee, are appointed by the President
and include faculty, non-faculty employees, and administrators. A majority of the members of the Outside Interests Committee
are members of the faculty as defined in Article I, sections (A) and (B) of the University Faculty Handbook, and one of these
faculty members is appointed by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Membership also includes representatives from
hospitals affiliated with the University (University Hospitals Case Medical Center, the MetroHealth System, Louis Stokes
Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation).
The Outside Interests Committee includes at least one member of the public who serves as a regular member of the Outside
Interests Committee, and a second member of the public who serves as an alternate member of the Outside Interests Committee.
The members of the public must not have any affiliation with the University (including as alumni, faculty, clinical faculty,
adjunct faculty, or emeritus faculty) or with its affiliated hospitals (other than as patients). To the maximum extent possible,
the members of the public must be independent of the line of authority for institutional oversight of research. The primary
duties of the OIC are as follows:
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Working with the President and appropriate University governing bodies to develop individual and institutional conflict of
interest policy and procedures, and coordinating these policies and procedures with those of affiliate/partner hospitals.
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Review of outside financial interest reporting by Faculty members / investigators, as well as review of institutional
financial interests where there could be the perception of conflict of interest.
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Development and monitoring of management plans developed where there could be the appearance of an individual and/or
institutional conflict of interest (in consultation with Deans and with the input of other officials, such as department chairs,
as required).
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Providing education to the University community regarding outside financial interests and conflict of interest.
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MEMBERS OF THE OUTSIDE INTERESTS COMMITTEE
Edward Stavnezer, (Chair) Emeritus Professor, Biochemistry, School of Medicine
Ken Gustafson (Vice Chair), Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering
Jessica Berg, Professor, Law, Bioethics, Public Health Associate Director, Law-Medicine Center
Nabil Bissada, Professor and Chair, Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine
Robert W. Brown, Professor, Physics
Christine Cano, Professor, Modern Languages and Literature
Guy Chisolm, Chair, Cleveland Clinic Innovation Management and Conflict of Interest Committee
Philip Cola, Vice President, Research and Technology Management, UHCMC
Barbara Daly, Professor, Oncology Nursing
David Ehlert, Director, Research Operations, UHCMC
Kathleen Farkas, Associate Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Science
Peter M. Gerhart, Professor, School of Law
Mahmoud Ghannoum, Professor, Dermatology, Director, Center for Medical Mycology UHCMC
Michael Haag, Director of Biomedical Licensing, CWRU Technology Transfer
Holly Henry, Administrative Officer, Research, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Joseph Jankowski, Associate Vice President, Technology Management
Eric Kodish, Professor and Chairman, Bioethics, CCF
Michele Krantz, Senior Counsel, General Counsel
Kathy Lawry, IRB Manager, MHS
John Mieyal, Professor and Vice Chairman, Pharmacology
Neal Peachey, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Suzanne M. Rivera, Associate Vice President for Research, Assistant Professor, Bioethics
Richard Robins, Community Representative
Charles Rosenblatt, Professor, Physics and Macromolecular Science
Scott Shane, Professor, Entrepreneurial Studies, Economics
Colleen Treml, Deputy General Counsel
Andrew Trew, Community Representative
Cheryl Wahl, Chief, Compliance Office, UHCMC
ITEMS USED FOR REVIEW:
Human Subjects Research Compelling Circumstances Guide
Management per 2009 Case Policies on Individual Conflicts of Interest and Institutional Conflicts of Interest
For more information about the Outside Interests Committee, please contact the CWRU Office of Outside Interests:
Personnel:
Maureen Landies, Ph.D., Director
Phone: 216-368-0838
Email: maureen.landies@case.edu
JC Scharf-Deering, MA, Assistant Director
Phone: 216-368-4513
Email: jennifer.scharf@case.edu
Yovonda Rease, Specialist II
Phone: 216-368-5963
Email: yovonda.rease@case.edu
Mailing Address:
Sears Library Building Room 658
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7230
General Contact Information:
Email: caseoic@case.edu
Fax: 216-368-3737
Web: http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/coi/index.cfm
