Form 1 Sit Visit Survey Questions

OMB#: 0925-0648

Expiration: 03/2018

NIGMS SURVEY

The NIGMS Office of Scientific Review is conducting a brief survey to collect feedback from TWD Review Committee Members on the impact of site visits to the peer review of institutional training programs. We would appreciate your participation by completing the 6 questions below.

1. How many years have you served as a member of one or more TWD standing review committees? Please circle one:

1. <1

2. 1 – 2

3. 2 – 3

4. 3 – 4

5. >4

2. How many site visits have you participated in as a member of one or more TWD standing review committees? Please circle one:

1. 0

2. 1 – 3

3. 3 – 5

4. 5 – 8

5. >8

3. In your opinion, to what extent does the information collected at site visits help reviewers assess training programs? Please circle one:

a. To a very large extent

b. To a large extent

c. To a moderate extent

d. To a small extent

e. To a very small extent (SKIP TO Question 6)

4. In your opinion, information from which parts of site visits help reviewers assess training programs? Please circle one for each part:

Meeting with students Helpful Not Helpful

Meeting with faculty members Helpful Not Helpful

Meeting with institutional officials Helpful Not Helpful

Meeting with PD/PIs Helpful Not Helpful

Meeting with program evaluators (if applicable) Helpful Not Helpful

5. ow Please briefly describe in a sentence or two any specific examples, if any, of how the information from site visits has helped you assess training programs.

6. In your opinion, do training programs that have been site visited have a consistent advantage or disadvantage at review meetings relative to programs that have not been site visited that round? Please circle one:

a. Site visited programs always have an advantage

b. Site visited programs often have an advantage

c. Site visited programs do not have a consistent advantage or disadvantage

d. Site visited programs often have a disadvantage

e. Site visited programs always have a disadvantage

THANK YOU!

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