Research employees of the University of California (UC) are required to complete the UC Ethics and Compliance Briefing for Researchers, or ECBR (this replaces the module “Conflict of Interest for Researchers, or COIR”). 

The ECBR training must be completed every two years.

Researchers should review the content areas relevant to their research, and note that the briefing requires an attestation at the end of the course to affirm their meaningful participation.

Researchers receiving extramural funding must be current on their ECBR training in order to access their extramural funds.

Legacy Training Module
Researchers who started the previous “Conflict of Interest for Researchers” (COIR) training module must complete it before 12/31/2021.  Any progress made on that course will be lost after 12/31/2021.  Completing the COIR training prior to 12/31/2021 will satisfy training requirements for this cycle, and researchers will be required to complete the new ECBR training two years from the date of completion of the most recent COIR training.

The required ECBR training promotes awareness of the UC Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct and conveys important information about the UC disclosure requirements that apply to all employees and the specific disclosure requirements for researchers who accept extramural research funds.

The briefing also covers the following topic areas: Export Control, NSF Current & Pending Support, NIH Other Support and Foreign Component disclosures, UC Conflict of Commitment, and the Whistleblower and Whistleblower Protection Policies. 

Sponsor Requirements 
The ECBR module satisfies the COI training requirement for investigators imposed by Public Health Service (PHS) agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other entities that adopt PHS requirements. 

The ECBR training takes approximately 30 – 60 minutes to complete.

• You can access the course via the UC Learning Center:
  1. Login to the UC Learning Center at: https://training.ucsf.edu with your MyAccess credentials.
  2. Click the "Required" Training button.
  3. Click "Start" to launch the training.
  4. If the module does not appear in your Required Training area, you can search for it by name under “Find a Course.”
• We recommended that you complete the ECBR training in one sitting.
  1. If you need to exit and return to the ECBR module, the program will remember where you left off.
  2. To verify your training completion date, click this link or login to the UC Learning Center as instructed above, and click “Transcript & Certificates.”
• Supported internet browsers include Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
• Please contact the COI office at [email protected] with questions.