Research Financial Conflicts of Interest Policy

Effective Date April 16, 2024

The American Board of Family Medicine (“ABFM”) has established a policy in compliance with 42 CFR 50 Subpart F and 45 CFR 94, which promotes objectivity in research by establishing standards that provide a reasonable expectation that the design, conduct, or reporting of funded research, grants or cooperative agreements will be free from bias resulting from an Investigator’s financial conflicts of interest (FCOI).

Please review our FCOI policy below to become familiar with federal requirements and actions required from ABFM Investigators and external collaborators involved in federally funded initiatives.