Table 3.
Student characteristics and satisfaction with the course
| Baseline student characteristics (n = 95) | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| How the student heard about the course | |
| Referred by supervisor, principal investigator, mentor, colleague, etc. | 28 (29) |
| Institution/department/program announcement or email | 26 (27) |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) website, email, or listserv | 16 (17) |
| Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) website, catalog, or email | 12 (13) |
| Unspecified email/website | 9 (10) |
| Other website (Google, LinkedIn, Twitter) | 4 (4) |
| Work sector | |
| Academia | 64 (67) |
| Government | 23 (24) |
| Industry/business/private sector | 3 (3) |
| Nonprofit/non-governmental organization (NGO) | 4 (4) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Highest degree | |
| PhD | 48 (51) |
| Bachelors | 24 (25) |
| Masters | 13 (14) |
| MD | 6 (6) |
| MD/PhD | 3 (3) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Disciplinary training, by highest degree | |
| Biology | 29 (30) |
| Medicine | 12 (13) |
| Chemistry | 9 (9) |
| Biochemistry | 8 (8) |
| Other | 37 (39) |
| Years since highest degree | |
| 0–5 years | 58 (62) |
| 6–10 years | 19 (20) |
| 11–15 years | 9 (10) |
| More than 15 years | 8 (8) |
| Current student | |
| Yes | 26 (28) |
| Translational research (TR) experience | |
| Less than 1 year | 38 (40) |
| 1–2 years | 24 (25) |
| 3–5 years | 19 (20) |
| 6–10 years | 13 (14) |
| More than 10 years | 1 (1) |
| Current work contributes to TR | |
| Yes | 65 (68) |
| Background in cancer biology | |
| I have been involved in conducting cancer biology research | 32 (33) |
| I have been involved in conducting other cancer research | 31 (32) |
| I have academic training in cancer biology | 29 (30) |
| I have been involved in providing cancer patient care | 10 (10) |
| None of the above | 39 (41) |
| Background in drug discovery and development (D&D) | |
| I have been involved in conducting drug D&D research | 35 (36) |
| I have academic training in drug D&D | 23 (24) |
| I have been involved in business, administrative, or legal work around drug D&D | 10 (10) |
| None of the above | 50 (52) |
| End point course satisfaction questions (n = 71) | No. (%) |
| Online format effectiveness | |
| Somewhat effective | 12 (17) |
| Moderately effective | 18 (25) |
| Very effective | 41 (58) |
| Case study approach effectiveness | |
| Somewhat effective | 9 (13) |
| Moderately effective | 12 (17) |
| Very effective | 50 (70) |
| Degree to which course achieved its aim to provide a unique window into translational science | |
| Slightly | 1 (1) |
| Moderately | 22 (31) |
| Completely | 48 (68) |
| Overall value of the course to the respondent | |
| Slightly valuable | 5 (7) |
| Moderately value | 23 (32) |
| Extremely valuable | 43 (61) |