CITI TRAINING QUIZ 100 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ According to the U.S. Public Health Service regulations,
investigators are required to disclose travel sponsored or
reimbursed by:
Answer: A publicly traded company
Exp: Travel sponsored or reimbursed by a publicly traded company
has to be disclosed.
◉ 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?
Answer: The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock
exceeds $5,000 and therefore is a significant financial interest.
Exp: With regard to any publicly traded entity, a significant financial
interest exists if the value of remuneration and the value of equity
interest when aggregated exceed $5,000.
,◉ Within how many days of acquiring or discovering a significant
financial interest is the investigator required to submit an updated
disclosure to the institution?
Answer: 30 days.
Exp: An investigator must submit an updated disclosure of
significant financial interests within 30 days of discovering or
acquiring a new significant financial interest.
◉ 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?
Answer: Every four years
Exp: At a minimum, NIH-funded investigators are required to receive
conflict of interest training every four years. In some cases,
investigators must receive the training more frequently
◉ 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?
Answer: The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel
on projects funded by the U.S. Public Health Service.
,Exp: The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) regulations require that
institutions make publicly accessible certain information regarding
the identified financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel
on PHS funded projects. The information should include the
investigator's name, the conflicted investigator's title and role, the
name of the entities in which the investigator has a significant
financial interest, the nature of the interest, and the annual dollar
value in specified ranges
◉ The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) requires institutions to:
Answer: Disclose their investigators' new financial conflicts of
interest to the PHS awarding component within 60 days of
discovering them.
◉ Institutions are required by the U.S. Public Health Service to do
which of the following:
Answer: Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related
to an investigator's research and constitutes a financial conflict of
interest.
◉ Which of the following statements most accurately describes a
mitigation report?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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 most accurately describes U.S. federal
policy related to RCR instruction?
Answer: Some federal agencies have RCR policies but they differ in
terms of the particular format of training that is required.
◉ Which of the following most accurately describes the main goal of
RCR education and training?
Answer: To promote greater awareness of proper research practice
and research ethics.
◉ Within the context of RCR, compliance primarily refers to:
Answer: The obligation to follow specific directives, such as laws and
regulations, that govern a research activity.
◉ Which of the following is a responsibility of each author?
Answer: Confirming that data have been accurately presented in the
paper.
ANSWERS INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ According to the U.S. Public Health Service regulations,
investigators are required to disclose travel sponsored or
reimbursed by:
Answer: A publicly traded company
Exp: Travel sponsored or reimbursed by a publicly traded company
has to be disclosed.
◉ 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?
Answer: The aggregate of the consulting income and the stock
exceeds $5,000 and therefore is a significant financial interest.
Exp: With regard to any publicly traded entity, a significant financial
interest exists if the value of remuneration and the value of equity
interest when aggregated exceed $5,000.
,◉ Within how many days of acquiring or discovering a significant
financial interest is the investigator required to submit an updated
disclosure to the institution?
Answer: 30 days.
Exp: An investigator must submit an updated disclosure of
significant financial interests within 30 days of discovering or
acquiring a new significant financial interest.
◉ 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?
Answer: Every four years
Exp: At a minimum, NIH-funded investigators are required to receive
conflict of interest training every four years. In some cases,
investigators must receive the training more frequently
◉ 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?
Answer: The financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel
on projects funded by the U.S. Public Health Service.
,Exp: The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) regulations require that
institutions make publicly accessible certain information regarding
the identified financial conflicts of interest of senior/key personnel
on PHS funded projects. The information should include the
investigator's name, the conflicted investigator's title and role, the
name of the entities in which the investigator has a significant
financial interest, the nature of the interest, and the annual dollar
value in specified ranges
◉ The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) requires institutions to:
Answer: Disclose their investigators' new financial conflicts of
interest to the PHS awarding component within 60 days of
discovering them.
◉ Institutions are required by the U.S. Public Health Service to do
which of the following:
Answer: Evaluate whether a significant financial interest is related
to an investigator's research and constitutes a financial conflict of
interest.
◉ Which of the following statements most accurately describes a
mitigation report?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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 most accurately describes U.S. federal
policy related to RCR instruction?
Answer: Some federal agencies have RCR policies but they differ in
terms of the particular format of training that is required.
◉ Which of the following most accurately describes the main goal of
RCR education and training?
Answer: To promote greater awareness of proper research practice
and research ethics.
◉ Within the context of RCR, compliance primarily refers to:
Answer: The obligation to follow specific directives, such as laws and
regulations, that govern a research activity.
◉ Which of the following is a responsibility of each author?
Answer: Confirming that data have been accurately presented in the
paper.
