This requirement is mandated under the
2011 Public Health Service regulations (PDF) and is in addition to the requirements for submitting an annual PHSA conflict of interest declaration form.
Pursuant to the 2011 US Public Health Service regulations, an investigator is a Principal Investigator and any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of research funded by the NIH, or proposals for NIH funding. This definition aligns with PHSA's Research Conflict of Interest Policy definition of "Researcher", and includes the Investigator’s spouse and dependent children.
If you are an investigator on a NIH proposal or project at PHSA, you need to:
- Complete two online training courses
- Submit your disclosure through the NIH FCOI section of the online PHSA Conflict of Interest Declaration website
- Training certificates from Step 1 must be uploaded into the PHSA COI Declaration Form and renewed every 4 years.
- Understand that the NIH regulations require PHSA to report your conflicts of interest to the NIH and permit the public to ask for details of your disclosure and management plan
The BC Cancer Office of Research Facilitation (ORF) will not sign off on any NIH proposal until all list investigators have completed the items above.
