Every investigator submitting a proposal to a PHS-funded opportunity is required to successfully complete WCU’s Conflict of Interest Training course. All investigators, including faculty, staff, subrecipients, students, and affiliated investigators are included in this requirement.
Training is to be renewed every 4 years, and immediately under the following circumstances:
- Institutional Financial Conflict of Interest policies change in a manner that affects Investigator requirements
- An Institution finds that an Investigator is not in compliance with an Institution’s Financial Conflict of Interest policy or management plan.
CITI Training
Click here to access the required online training requirement.
For a brief user’s guide that explains how to register for the site and start the course, click here.
For technical support with the CITI online training website, contract their offices as citisupport@med.miami.edu or 305.243.7970.
Additional Resources
Additional training resources can be found on the National Institutes of Health website.
- Financial Conflict of Interest Presentation with Case Studies (06/26/12). These slides provide an overview of the Federal COI regulation provided at 42 CFR 50 Subpart F Promoting Objectivity in Research that was presented at the NIH Regional Seminar in Washington D.C. on June 22, 2012.
For questions about training requirements or other COI issues, contact WCU’s Office of Research Administration at 828.227.7212.