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Office of Compliance

Conflict of Interest Committee

Purpose

The Conflict of Interest Committee (COIC) is a permanent committee arising out of the Regents policy, KUMC policy and State and Federal law requirements for the management, reduction and/or elimination of conflicts of interest for University faculty and staff.

The COIC is charged with the following:

  • Advise the Associate Vice Chancellor for Compliance on methods of compliance for the recording and maintenance of conflict of interest/time commitment records;
  • Assess the compliance status of research-related components for apparent conflicts of interest;
  • Assist in the management, elimination, and/or reduction of any conflicts of interest or time commitment of any faculty or unclassified staff which are disclosed or otherwise known;
  • Advise the Associate Vice Chancellor for Compliance on actions/sanctions necessary to resolve conflicts of interest to comply with Federal, State, Regents and KUMC policies and;
  • Serve as a resource to faculty and staff regarding possible perceived or potential conflicts of interest related to their research.

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