Faculty & Staff

All NY hires must obtain certification of compliance with Columbia University’s conflict of interest policy when first hired and on an annual basis thereafter. Certification is obtained by completing the conflict of interest form in RASCAL, which is the University’s online Research Compliance and Administration System. Each year on the anniversary of an employee’s hire date, he/she will receive a reminder to file the form. For step-by-step instructions, see Appendix 2: Filing a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement of the ICAP SOPs.

Researchers must also fill out a conflict of interest form for each protocol that has human subjects. For further information, see the University's Conflict of Interest and Research site.

Conflict of interest certifications must be current for all officers and faculty on a project in order for the University to permit any proposal to be submitted to a funding agency or to include such person’s salary support on any funding proposal.