All researchers who propose or conduct research sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, HRSA) or the Department of Energy (DOE) must complete a required training at least once every four years regarding financial conflicts of interest in research. USC offers online training on the requirements of federal regulations and USC policy, as well as on diSClose, USC’s online disclosure system. Both the initial training requirement and the subsequent refresher training requirement must be completed in TrojanLearn.
Online COI Training (TrojanLearn)
The Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) in Research Training course is approximately 25 minutes in duration. It is customized to USC’s policy and sponsor requirements, focusing on the most critical issues. The course is available online via TrojanLearn: http://trojanlearn.usc.edu/.
At the end of the class, you will be presented with a short quiz in which you need to score 70% or higher to obtain completion credit.
How Do I Launch the Course?
Point your browser to the TrojanLearn portal (http://trojanlearn.usc.edu/) and log in using your USC netID and password.
Enter “FCOI” in the search bar on the top right and select the course titled “Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) in Research Training”.
Click the “Launch” button to begin the course.
Note: Once you click “Launch”, the course may take 1-2 minutes to load. Please ensure that you have a stable internet connection prior to launching the course. If your internet gets disconnected, or if you do not have cookies and cross-site tracking enabled, your progress may not be saved.
Contact Information for Technical Assistance:
TrojanLearn Help Desk