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It is important for individuals working on sponsored programs to understand the regulations, policies, and processes governing financial conflicts of interests. The education and training materials available provide a basic background on conflicts of interest and the manner in which UAB identifies and manages them. If you have specific questions that these materials do not address, please contact us at (205) 975-9690 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

  • Required UAB COI Course
    Effective August 24, 2012, all individuals responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research are required, by federal regulation and UAB Enterprise Policy, to complete training on conflicts of interest prior to engaging in research, charging effort to a federally-sponsored program, and every four (4) years thereafter. UAB's required training course is available through the Campus Learning System. The course is entitled "Financial Conflict of Interests in Research," and records of completion will be maintained and monitored within that system.

    If you are a UAB employee (UAB Campus and HSF): Please access training by this link: Campus Learning System
    • Login using your Blazer ID and password.
    • In the search window enter “FCOI”
    • Under results, select the course "Financial Conflict of Interest" and then click on “enroll.”
    • Complete both the course and the assessment (test)
    • The OCIRB will be notified the first business day after you completed your training.
    If you are an SR or a Children’s Hospital Employee with a secondary UAB appointment: Please follow the directions for UAB employees above (log in with your UAB Blazer ID and password, if you do not remember your password please visit Blazer ID Central https://idm.uab.edu/bid/doi to reset).

    If you are an SR or a Children’s Hospital Employee without a UAB appointment: Please access training by this link Campus Learning System
    • Login using the email address you provided to UAB when your sponsored access account was established and your password. If you do not remember your username or password please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for help.
    • Follow directions 2-4 above
    If you are a non-UAB employee (and neither an SR nor a Children’s Hospital Employee): Please access the training PDF File Click Here
    • At the end of the presentation, follow the instructions on the last page, and submit the required form to verify your training.
    • You will receive an email verifying that you completed training by the end of the next business day. If you do not receive this email please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Required UAB COI Retraining
    Re-training in financial conflicts of interest is required by federal regulations and UAB policy every four years. You will receive an email notifying you when re-training is required. If you have received an email informing you that your training is about to expire, please follow the appropriate directions below:

    If you are a UAB employee (UAB Campus and HSF): Please access re-training by this link: Campus Learning System
    • Login using your Blazer ID and password.
    • In the search window enter “FCOI”
    • Under results, select the course "Financial Conflict of Interest" and then click on “enroll.”
    • Complete both the course and the assessment (test)
    • The OCIRB will be notified the first business day after you completed your training.
    If you are an SR or a Children’s Hospital Employee with a secondary UAB appointment: Please follow the directions for UAB employees above (log in with your UAB Blazer ID and password, if you do not remember your password please visit Blazer ID Central https://idm.uab.edu/bid/doi to reset).

    If you are an SR or a Children’s Hospital Employee without a UAB appointment: Please access re-training by this link Campus Learning System
    • Login using the email address you provided to UAB when your sponsored access account was established and your password. If you do not remember your username or password please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for help.
    • Follow directions 2-4 above
    If you are a non-UAB employee (and neither an SR nor a Children’s Hospital Employee): Please access the re-training PDF File Click Here
    • At the end of the presentation, follow the instructions on the last page, and submit the required form to verify your training.
    • You will receive an email verifying that you completed training by the end of the next business day. If you do not receive this email please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • FCOI Training for Non-UAB Personnel
    This training is available for people who need to take UAB’s Financial Conflict of Interest Training but are not:
    • UAB employees
    • UAB students
    • Children's Hospital employees (contact Pam Barlow at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
    If you are a UAB employee or student please log into Campus Learning System and take the Financial Conflict of Interest Course.

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    Please note that if you take this course and then become a UAB student, employee or receive a Blazer ID you will need to take the UAB Financial Conflict of Interest Course that is available through the UAB Campus Learning System.