CITI Training Quiz Question and Answer |
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• An investigator received $4,000 of consulting income from a publicly traded drug
company over the past 12 months. The investigator also owns stock in that
company valued at $2,000. The investigator is submitting a grant to the National
Institutes of Health that involves evaluating the effectiveness of a drug produced
by the same drug company. Which of the following is true?
A. The investigator does not havesignificant financial interest related to the grant
because the consulting income is less than $5,000
B. The value of stock is not calculated when determining significant financial
interests.
C. The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock exceeds $5,000 and
therefore is a significant financial interest.D. The investigator does not have a
significant financial interest related to the grant because the stock's value is less
than $5,000. -✓✓The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock exceeds
$5,000 and therefore is a significant financial interest.
• According to the U.S. Public Health Service, which of the following would be
considered a significant financial interest?
A. Income from the university where the investigator is currently employed.
B. An equity interest valued at $10,000 or more that is not related to the
investigator's institutional responsibilities.
C. Travel expenses reimbursed by a U.S. institution of higher education.
D. An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the investigator's spouse in a
company that produces products related to the investigator's institutional
responsibilities. -✓✓An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the
investigator's spouse in a company that produces products related to the
investigator's institutional responsibilities.
• Within how many days of acquiring or discovering a significant financial interest
is the investigator required to submit an updated disclosure to the institution?
A. 90 days.
B. 7 days.
C. 30 days.
D. 365 days. -✓✓30 days
,• According to the U.S. Public Health Service regulations, investigators are
required to disclose travel sponsored or reimbursed by: -✓✓A publicly traded
company.
• The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) requires institutions to:
A. Collect information about the significant financial interests of all faculty and
staff.
B. Post the significant financial interests of all researchers to a publicly available
website.
C. Block faculty from owning any equity interest in a company that sponsors
research.
D. Disclose their investigators' new financial conflicts of interest to the PHS
awarding component within 60 days of discovering them. -✓✓Disclose their
investigators' new financial conflicts of interest to the PHS awarding component
within 60 days of discovering them.
• Which of the following statements most accurately describes a mitigation report?
A. A report from an institution telling the U.S. Public Health Service how bias will
be minimized before a research project begins.
B. A report to the U.S. Public Health Service of efforts that will be taken by the
institution to deal with any bias that was found in research conducted while there
was an unreported financial conflict of interest.
C. A report from the U.S. Public Health Service to an institution of what must be
done to deal with financial conflicts of interest of its PHS-funded researchers.
D. An annual report to the U.S. Public Health Service of all the significant
financial interests of the institution's PHS-funded researchers. -✓✓A report to the
U.S. Public Health Service of efforts that will be taken by the institution to deal
with any bias that was found in research conducted while there was an unreported
financial conflict of interest.
• Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside
interests and the management of conflicts?
A. Investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for
significant financial interests.
B. Investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether
they are related to a research project.
C. The institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the U.S.
Office of Research Integrity.
,D. Investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their
institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. -
✓✓Investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their
institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project.
• Which of the following financial conflict of interest information must be made
available by institutions on a public website or within five business days upon
request?
A. The financial interests of all faculty at an academic center.
B. The conflicts of commitment of researchers funded by the U.S. Public Health
Service.
C. The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel on projects funded by
the U.S. Public Health Service.
D. The financial interests of all research administrators at an academic center. -
✓✓The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel on projects funded by
the U.S. Public Health Service.
• Institutions are required by the U.S. Public Health Service to do which of the
following:
A. Update their financial conflict of interest policy every four years.
B. Eliminate any and all conflicts of interest.
C. Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related to an investigator's
research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest.
D. Apply the same financial conflict of interest policy to all researchers regardless
of their funding source. -✓✓Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is
related to an investigator's research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest.
• Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence can be
applied to a study employing human subjects?
A. Ensuring that the selection of subjects includes people from all segments of the
population.
B. Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a minimization
of risks.
C. Ensuring that persons with diminished autonomy are protected.
D. Providing detailed information about the study and obtaining the subject's
consent to participate. -✓✓Determining that the study has a maximization of
benefits and a minimization of risks.
, • The Belmont Report's principle of respect for persons incorporates at least two
ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents,
and second, that:
A. Persons with diminished autonomy should be excluded from research.
B. Persons with diminished autonomy should only participate in no more than
minimal risk research.
C. Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
D. Persons involved in research cannot financially benefit. -✓✓Persons with
diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
• Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report?
A. Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice
B. Informed Consent, Institutional Assurance, Researcher Responsibility
C. Privacy, Confidentiality, Equitable Selection of Subjects
D. IRB Review, Federal Regulations, Declaration of Helsinki -✓✓Respect for
Persons, Beneficence, Justice
• According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair
outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
A. Respect for persons
B. Beneficence
C. Justice -✓✓Justice
• Humphreys collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the pretense that
he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle of:
A. Respect for persons
B. Beneficence
C. Justice -✓✓Respect for persons
• Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of the
National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report and federal
regulations for human subject protection?
A. Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo)
B. Tearoom Trade Study (Humphreys)
C. The T3 study
D. The Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis -✓✓The Public Health
Service Study of Untreated Syphilis
• The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that:
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• An investigator received $4,000 of consulting income from a publicly traded drug
company over the past 12 months. The investigator also owns stock in that
company valued at $2,000. The investigator is submitting a grant to the National
Institutes of Health that involves evaluating the effectiveness of a drug produced
by the same drug company. Which of the following is true?
A. The investigator does not havesignificant financial interest related to the grant
because the consulting income is less than $5,000
B. The value of stock is not calculated when determining significant financial
interests.
C. The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock exceeds $5,000 and
therefore is a significant financial interest.D. The investigator does not have a
significant financial interest related to the grant because the stock's value is less
than $5,000. -✓✓The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock exceeds
$5,000 and therefore is a significant financial interest.
• According to the U.S. Public Health Service, which of the following would be
considered a significant financial interest?
A. Income from the university where the investigator is currently employed.
B. An equity interest valued at $10,000 or more that is not related to the
investigator's institutional responsibilities.
C. Travel expenses reimbursed by a U.S. institution of higher education.
D. An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the investigator's spouse in a
company that produces products related to the investigator's institutional
responsibilities. -✓✓An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the
investigator's spouse in a company that produces products related to the
investigator's institutional responsibilities.
• Within how many days of acquiring or discovering a significant financial interest
is the investigator required to submit an updated disclosure to the institution?
A. 90 days.
B. 7 days.
C. 30 days.
D. 365 days. -✓✓30 days
,• According to the U.S. Public Health Service regulations, investigators are
required to disclose travel sponsored or reimbursed by: -✓✓A publicly traded
company.
• The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) requires institutions to:
A. Collect information about the significant financial interests of all faculty and
staff.
B. Post the significant financial interests of all researchers to a publicly available
website.
C. Block faculty from owning any equity interest in a company that sponsors
research.
D. Disclose their investigators' new financial conflicts of interest to the PHS
awarding component within 60 days of discovering them. -✓✓Disclose their
investigators' new financial conflicts of interest to the PHS awarding component
within 60 days of discovering them.
• Which of the following statements most accurately describes a mitigation report?
A. A report from an institution telling the U.S. Public Health Service how bias will
be minimized before a research project begins.
B. A report to the U.S. Public Health Service of efforts that will be taken by the
institution to deal with any bias that was found in research conducted while there
was an unreported financial conflict of interest.
C. A report from the U.S. Public Health Service to an institution of what must be
done to deal with financial conflicts of interest of its PHS-funded researchers.
D. An annual report to the U.S. Public Health Service of all the significant
financial interests of the institution's PHS-funded researchers. -✓✓A report to the
U.S. Public Health Service of efforts that will be taken by the institution to deal
with any bias that was found in research conducted while there was an unreported
financial conflict of interest.
• Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside
interests and the management of conflicts?
A. Investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for
significant financial interests.
B. Investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether
they are related to a research project.
C. The institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the U.S.
Office of Research Integrity.
,D. Investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their
institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. -
✓✓Investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their
institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project.
• Which of the following financial conflict of interest information must be made
available by institutions on a public website or within five business days upon
request?
A. The financial interests of all faculty at an academic center.
B. The conflicts of commitment of researchers funded by the U.S. Public Health
Service.
C. The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel on projects funded by
the U.S. Public Health Service.
D. The financial interests of all research administrators at an academic center. -
✓✓The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel on projects funded by
the U.S. Public Health Service.
• Institutions are required by the U.S. Public Health Service to do which of the
following:
A. Update their financial conflict of interest policy every four years.
B. Eliminate any and all conflicts of interest.
C. Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related to an investigator's
research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest.
D. Apply the same financial conflict of interest policy to all researchers regardless
of their funding source. -✓✓Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is
related to an investigator's research and constitutes a financial conflict of interest.
• Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence can be
applied to a study employing human subjects?
A. Ensuring that the selection of subjects includes people from all segments of the
population.
B. Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a minimization
of risks.
C. Ensuring that persons with diminished autonomy are protected.
D. Providing detailed information about the study and obtaining the subject's
consent to participate. -✓✓Determining that the study has a maximization of
benefits and a minimization of risks.
, • The Belmont Report's principle of respect for persons incorporates at least two
ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents,
and second, that:
A. Persons with diminished autonomy should be excluded from research.
B. Persons with diminished autonomy should only participate in no more than
minimal risk research.
C. Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
D. Persons involved in research cannot financially benefit. -✓✓Persons with
diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
• Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report?
A. Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice
B. Informed Consent, Institutional Assurance, Researcher Responsibility
C. Privacy, Confidentiality, Equitable Selection of Subjects
D. IRB Review, Federal Regulations, Declaration of Helsinki -✓✓Respect for
Persons, Beneficence, Justice
• According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair
outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
A. Respect for persons
B. Beneficence
C. Justice -✓✓Justice
• Humphreys collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the pretense that
he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle of:
A. Respect for persons
B. Beneficence
C. Justice -✓✓Respect for persons
• Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of the
National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report and federal
regulations for human subject protection?
A. Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo)
B. Tearoom Trade Study (Humphreys)
C. The T3 study
D. The Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis -✓✓The Public Health
Service Study of Untreated Syphilis
• The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that:
