at a minimum, how often are investigators funded by the u.s. national institutes of health required to receive conflict of interest training under public health service policy?

Investigators funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health must, at a minimum, receive conflict of interest training every four years under Public Health Service (PHS) financial conflict of interest policy, with additional training required in certain situations (such as when policies change, an investigator is new, or there is noncompliance).

So the baseline rule is: complete the training before engaging in NIH-funded research, then repeat it at least once every four years, with extra refreshers if specific triggering events occur.

TL;DR (policy-style):

• Before starting NIH/PHS-funded research.

• Then at least every 4 years thereafter.

• Plus immediately if the institution’s FCOI policy changes, the investigator is new, or the investigator has been found noncompliant.

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