Table 1.
Entry and exit surveys
| Entry Survey | Exit Survey |
|---|---|
| Survey | |
| Participant # | Participant # |
| Sex | |
| Highest Year Completed in College | |
| What is your current GPA? | Q1: Did you participate in the Duquesne PURE program? |
| Q2: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quantity of academic interactions with your mentors at your home institution? | Q2: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quantity of academic interactions with your mentors in the PURE program? |
| Q3: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of these interactions at your home institution? | Q3: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of these interactions in the PURE program? |
| Q4: On a scale of 1–5, to what extent did your home institution mentor encourage you to participate and help you find a summer research program? | Q4: On a scale of 1–5, to what extent did your PURE mentor help you set these goals? |
| Q5: On a scale of 1–5, how well do you feel your home institution has prepared you in terms of conceptual and theoretical knowledge? | Q5: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of technical expertise, in terms of conceptual and theoretical knowledge, you gained from the program? |
| Q6: Indicate your agreement to the following statement: I have been introduced to the scientific method and/or participated in scientific research outside the classroom. | Q6: Indicate your agreement to the following statement: I have been introduced to the scientific method and/or participated in scientific research outside of the classroom. |
| Q7: On a sclae of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific speaker? | Q7: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific speaker? |
| Q8: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific writer? | Q8: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific writer? |
| Q9: On a scale of 1–5, how important do you feel the skills in question 7 and 8 are to your professional development (i.e. do you think you will ever use them)? | Q9: On a scale of 1–5, how important do you feel the skills in question 7 and 8 are to your professional development (i.e. do you think you will ever use them)? |
| Q10: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to interact with your peers? | Q10: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to interact with your peers? |
| Q11: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to perform scientific literature searches? | Q11: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to perform scientific literature searches? |
| Q12: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific abstract? | Q12: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific abstract? |
| Q13: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific poster? | Q13: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific poster? |
| Q14: On a scale of 1–5, how would you rate your time management skills? | Q14: On a scale of 1–5, how would you rate your time management skills? |
| Q15: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your critical thinking ability? | Q15: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your critical thinking ability? |
| Q16: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the effectiveness of the PURE/URP application process? | Q16: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the effectiveness of the PURE/URP speakers/seminars? |
| Q17: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the pre-arrival contacts with faculty? | Q17: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate the PURE off-site clinical experience visit? |
| Q18: On a scale of 1–5. how would you evaluate the arrival process and accomodations? | Q18: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the PURE on-sute interaction with the clinician? |
| Q19: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the PURE program webpage? | Q19: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate the PURE on-site interaction with a chronic pain patient? |
| Q20: On a scale of 1–5, how well do you think you understand what it is like to live with chronic pain? | Q20: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate learning about and building a pain “empathy” kit? |
| Q21: On a scale of 1–5, how likely are you to enter into clinical practice treating pain in the future? | Q21: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely would you be to recommend the PURE program to a peer? |
| Q22: On a scale of 1–5, how likely are you to enter into basic science research to understand pain or chronic pain? | Q22: On a scale of 1 to 5, how well do you think you understand what it is like to live with chronic pain? |
| Q23: As of today, how comfortable do you feel researching pain and/or chronic pain that you have not encountered previously? | Q23: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to enter into clinical practice treating pain patients in the future? |
| Q24: AS of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to another researcher? | Q24: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to enter into basic science research to understand pain or chronic pain? |
| Q25: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to a patient in lay terms? | Q25: As of today, how comfortable do you feel researching pain and/or chronic pain that you have not encountered previously? |
| Q26: How comfortable are you with pain research terminology? | Q26: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to another researcher? |
| Q27: How necessary is it to use animal models in pain research? | Q27: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to a patient in lay terms? |
| Q28: Rank the following influences on your selection of the summer research experience at Duquesne University: Location, Academic Excellence, Specific Research Project, Specific Advisor, Curiosity in Pain Research. | Q28: How comfortable are you with pain research terminology? |
| Q29: What is your definition of pain? | Q29: How necessary is it to use animal models in pain research? |
| Q30: What are your career goals entering the PURE program (be honest)? | Q30: What is your definition of pain? |
| Q31: What are your expectations of the summer research program? | Q31: Has being involved in the PURE program changed or reinforced your career goals be honest)? |
| Q32: Is there anything that could be done to improve the PURE program? |
Questions given on the entry and exit surveys completed by all participants