All investigators responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of sponsored research must complete financial conflict of interest in research training before spending award funds, per 42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F and UO policy.
The UO uses the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for this training. Investigators must complete the COI Researcher module with a score of 80% or higher. Training is valid for 3 years.
To get started:
- Download our step-by-step guide or email us to add the module to your CITI account.
- New to CITI or the UO? Learn how to affiliate your CITI account with the UO.
Note: Training completion syncs to the Research Administration Portal overnight. Training must be current before submitting a COI disclosure.
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Training Migrating to MyTrack Learning January 1, 2026
Beginning January 1, 2026, the required financial conflict of interest in research training will move from CITI to the MyTrack Learning.
The revamped training includes information on federal regulations, UO policy, and UO procedures. The duration (1 hour) and the frequency (every 3 years) of the training remain the same.
Existing training completion in CITI will continue to be valid. Those whose training expires after January 1, 2026, need to complete the new MyTrack training.
To facilitate the transition from CITI to MyTrack, the Research Administration Portal COI module connection with CITI is no longer active.
This means researchers may see “Your training has expired” or an inaccurate training expiration date when they click on the “training” tab in their disclosure profile.
Researchers can check their training status in CITI or email coi@uoregon.edu for confirmation that their training is still valid. The Conflict of Interest Office actively monitors training expiration and contacts researchers when their training is due.
There is no change for subawardees who need to use the UO’s policies and procedures, and they continue to complete a Qualtrics-based training and disclosure process.
Links to the training will be made available here and posted in the Frontline newsletter.
CITI and the Research Administration Portal
Investigators must have current training in CITI before they can submit or update a disclosure in the Research Administration Portal.
Training completion syncs to the portal overnight.
For the training to sync correctly:
- The first name in the CITI profile must match the preferred first name in DuckWeb.
- The last name in the CITI profile must match the last name in banner.
- The UO email address must be the primary email address in CITI.
- The account must be affiliated with the University of Oregon. (See CITI instructions on affiliating your account with the UO.)