Scientific or Peer Review Process
Scientific or Peer Review Process. Moderator: Kevin T. Fuji, Pharm.D ., M.A. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Assistant Director Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety. Objectives. Understand the peer review process for grant submissions
Scientific or Peer Review Process
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Scientific or Peer Review Process Moderator: Kevin T. Fuji, Pharm.D., M.A. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Assistant Director Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety
Objectives • Understand the peer review process for grant submissions • Improve grant writing by understanding how the grant application is viewed from a reviewers’ perspective
Panelists • Shirley A. Blanchard, Ph.D., ABDA, OTR/L, FAOTA Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy School of Pharmacy and Health Professions • Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacy Practice Assistant Vice Provost for Multidisciplinary Health Sciences Research Associate Dean for Research; Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy and Health Professions • Sonia M. Rocha-Sanchez, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences School of Dentistry • Patrick C. Swanson, Ph.D. Professor Graduate Program Director Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine
What is Scientific/Peer Review? • Process by which grant applications are reviewed and scored for scientific merit
NIH Mock Study Section • NIH Peer Review Revealed • http://public.csr.nih.gov/aboutcsr/contactcsr/pages/contactorvisitcsrpages/nih-grant-review-process-youtube-videos.aspx
Panel Discussion • Provide an overview of your experience as a grant reviewer. How was it similar or different from the NIH mock study section? • How does your approach change when you are reviewing grant applications for different funding agencies? • What are the 3 most important things you look for when reviewing applications? • What is the most common mistake that you see investigators make in their grant application?
Q & A Session • Shirley A. Blanchard, Ph.D., ABDA, OTR/L, FAOTA • National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) • Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D., Ph.D. • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) • Veterans Affairs (VA) • Sonia M. Rocha-Sanchez, Ph.D. • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • National Science Foundation (NSF) • Patrick C. Swanson, Ph.D. • American Cancer Society • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Resources • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/peerrev/peerproc.htm • American Cancer Society • http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforaresearchgrant/peerreviewcommittees/index • National Institutes of Health • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer_review_process.htm • National Science Foundation • http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/ • Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute • http://www.pcori.org/get-involved/reviewers/become-scientific-reviewer/