Ray Hutchinson, MS, MD is currently an Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School. Until recently, he was the associate dean for regulatory affairs at the University of Michigan Medical School. In the latter role, he chaired the medical school’s conflict-of interest board. In addition, he is a member in the AAMC’s Focus on Conflict of Interest in Academe and previously served two terms on that group’s steering committee. He remains active on the medical school’s conflict-of-interest board and on the university’s institutional conflict-of-interest committee.