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Medical Scientist Practice Test

Check what you know about the medical scientist job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on medical scientist knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Phase I tests:
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Answer: Safety. Trial.

Question 2 of 15An IRB:
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Answer: Reviews ethics. Oversight.

Question 3 of 15A placebo is:
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Answer: An inactive treatment. Term.

Question 4 of 15Start doses:
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Answer: Low. Safety.

Question 5 of 15NIH:
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Answer: Funds health research. Agency.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Lab to clinic.”
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Answer: Translational research. Translational research: Lab to clinic.

Question 7 of 15What does “Placebo” mean?
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Answer: Inactive treatment.. Placebo: Inactive treatment.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Study procedure.”
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Answer: Protocol. Protocol: Study procedure.

Question 9 of 15What does “Replication” mean?
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Answer: Repeating results.. Replication: Repeating results.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ethics review board.”
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Answer: IRB. IRB: Ethics review board.

Question 11 of 15What does “Clinical trial” mean?
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Answer: Study in people.. Clinical trial: Study in people.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Permission from participants.”
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Answer: Informed consent. Informed consent: Permission from participants.

Question 13 of 15What does “Phase I” mean?
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Answer: First-in-human safety trial.. Phase I: First-in-human safety trial.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Good clinical practice.”
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Answer: GCP. GCP: Good clinical practice.

Question 15 of 15What does “Phase III” mean?
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Answer: Large effectiveness trial.. Phase III: Large effectiveness trial.

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