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Potential conflicts of interest arise in a variety of circumstances in the academic health sciences center environment when an individual's private financial interests either conflict with or create the appearance of conflicting with UNMC's public interests. This policy applies to potential conflict of interest arising in any UNMC activity, including but not limited to research, teaching, patient care, outreach to underserved populations and the associated business activities in support of them.  Covered Persons shall disclose all financial interests related to their University of Nebraska responsibilities so that an analysis of potential conflict of interest may be conducted. When a conflict of interest is identified, the conflict will either be managed or eliminated to reduce the appearance of bias and maintain responsible stewardship of public resources. This policy shall be publicly posted in the UNMC Policy and Procedure manual on the [http://www.unmc.edu/policy/ UNMC internet site]