CITI SG 200 Questions with Correct

CITI SG 200 Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following statements is true?

• Federal agencies require institutions to have policies on both conflict of commitment

and conflict of conscience

• All institutions have conflict of conscience policies because they are required by state

governments

• Many institutions have conflict of commitment policies even though they are not

strictly required to by federal agencies

• Federal agencies require institutions to have a conflict of conscience policy - Correct

Answer c Which of the following is the most appropriate way to handle a conflict of conscience relating to a project?

• Follow all of the federal regulations relating to conflicts of conscience
• Notify relevant parties that a conflict may exist and seek advice about whether to

accept or decline the project

• Report the issue to the institution's research misconduct office
• Remain quiet about the conflict and continue with one's work - Correct Answer b

Which statement most accurately describes a conflict of conscience?

• It occurs when a financial reward is provided for outstanding work
• It occurs when financial interests bias research
• It occurs when an individual's personal beliefs could affect the performance or

outcome of research

• It occurs when researchers have two or more responsibilities to complete at the same

time - Correct Answer c Which statement most accurately describes a conflict of commitment?

• It involves a monetary gain by one party over another party 1 / 4

• It occurs when an institution does not follow the financial rules from a funding

resource

• It can only occur between an institution and an outside organization
• It occurs when outside activities interfere with one's responsibilities to an employer -

Correct Answer d Which of the following is most likely to be considered a conflict of commitment?

• A new graduate is deciding between job offers from two institutions
• A researcher cancels laboratory meetings in order to perform consulting work
• A senior researcher has to resolve a dispute between two junior researchers
• A researcher takes part in political activities during weekends - Correct Answer b

At a minimum, how often are investigators funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health required to receive conflict of interest training?

• Annually
• Every four years
• Every two years
• Once per career stage - Correct Answer b

According to the U.S. Public Health Service regulations, investigators are required to

disclose travel sponsored or reimbursed by:

• A government agency
• A U.S. institution of higher education
• An academic teaching hospital
• A publicly-traded company - Correct Answer d

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? 2 / 4

• The investigator does not have a significant financial interest related to the grant

because the consulting income is less than $5,000

• 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

• The value of stock is not calculated when determining significant financial interests -

Correct Answer c Which of the following is true regarding the U.S. Public Health Service and its approach to the disclosure of significant financial interests.

• Any income from a mutual fund must be disclosed
• Any equity interest contained in a retirement account must be disclosed
• Any equity interest owned by the investigator's cousins must be disclosed
• Any equity interest in a non-publicly traded company must be disclosed - Correct

Answer d According to the U.S. Public Health Service, the definition of the term "investigator":

• Includes anyone involved in the conduct or reporting or research
• Refers only to the principal investigator and laboratory technicians
• Refers only to the principal investigator
• Includes faculty but not students - Correct Answer a

According to the U.S. Public Health Service, which of the following would be considered a significant financial interest?

• Travel expenses reimbursed by a U.S. institution of higher education
• An equity interest valued at $5,000 owned by the investigator's spouse in company

that produces products related to the investigator's institutional responsibilities

• An equity interest valued at $10,000 or more that is not related to the investigator's

institutional responsibilities 3 / 4

• Income from the university where the investigator is currently employed - Correct

Answer b According to the U.S. Public Health Service, a "significant financial interest" includes

royalty income paid to an investigator and its disclosure is required:

• Regardless of the source of the income
• Only if it relates to income from governmental agencies
• Except if that income is from the institution that currently employs the investigator
• Only if it relates to income from publicly traded companies - Correct Answer c

Which of the following is a standard core component of an institutional conflict of interest policy?

• A section on the disclosure process
• A section on confidentiality and privacy
• An external communications plan section
• A section on budget management - Correct Answer a

Which of the following most accurately describes the status of U.S. federal regulations on institutional conflicts of interest?

• They are administered by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• They are administered by the Public Health Service (PHS)
• They are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -
• No federal agency has promulgated institutional conflict of interest regulations -

Correct Answer d Which of the following statements most accurately describes the disclosure process for institutional conflicts of interest?

• An institution's institutional conflicts of interest must be revealed to all of its external

funding sources

• The manner for disclosing institutional conflicts of interest varies depending on

institutional policy

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