Roles and Responsibilities

The Conflict of Interest Committee is charged with:

• Advising the Executive Vice-Chancellor or designee regarding the maintenance of conflict of interest records;
• Assessing the compliance status of research-related components for apparent conflicts of interest;
• Assisting in the management, elimination and/or reduction of conflicts of interest of any faculty or unclassified staff that are disclosed or otherwise known;
• Advising the Executive Vice-Chancellor or designee on actions/sanctions necessary to resolve conflicts of interest/time commitment to comply with Federal, State, Regents and KUMC policies; and
• Consulting with a faculty or staff member requesting identification and/or management of a perceived or potential conflict of interest related to research.