Table 1.
Goals, objectives, and measures/indicators for the REC Evaluation
| GOALS | OBJECTIVES | MEASURES/INDICATORS |
|---|---|---|
| Develop and implement a comprehensive cancer research education program | • Establish admissions process for cancer research education program • Provides research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students |
Summer Cancer Research Institute [SCRI]: • Number of trainee applications and trainees selected for 8-week SCRI • Demographic characteristics of applicants and selected trainees • Seminars, workshops, journal clubs, and other training sessions offered in SCRI • Surveys examining achievement of educational goals and satisfaction among trainees • Trainee publications, presentations • Career milestones Enriched Training Activities: • List of cancer seminars • List of journal clubs and working groups • List of workshops and skill development training events offered Mentored Research Projects: • Number of mentors participating • Number of trainees • Demographic characteristics of trainees • Satisfaction of trainees with group events and individual-level mentoring programs • Scientific meetings/conferences attended by trainees • Trainee publications, presentations • Career milestones |
| Provide mentorship and research to enhance career development and facilitate transition of URM cancer fellows to independent investigators. | • Support cancer fellows at the postdoctoral, junior faculty, or early-stage investigator level | • Number of mentors available/participating • Demographic characteristics of selected fellows & research interests • Number of seminars, workshops, journal clubs, and other training/mentoring sessions offered • Surveys examining achievement of educational goals and satisfaction among trainees • Fellow publications, presentations • Scientific meetings/conferences attended • Grant proposals submitted, grants funded • Career milestones |
| Facilitate CBPR opportunities to support the conduct of culturally appropriate cancer health disparities research with underserved minority communities and populations. | • Provide educational offerings/events to support academic-community research collaborations | • Number of REC training sessions & workshops • Attendance by researchers and community members at training sessions & workshops • Number of academic-community collaborative projects • Publications and presentations • Scientific meetings/conferences attended • # of grant applications submitted involving academic-community partnerships; # of grants funded • Researcher/community partner satisfaction survey |