Measure Overview
Items in this scale capture different activities that measure career stage-appropriate evidence of success and competitiveness in biomedical science, including securing funding for research.
Measure Information
- Question
- Target Population
- NIH DPC Hallmark
- Key Citations
- Instructions
- Validity Evidence and Other Information
Prompt (Undergraduates, Graduates, and Postdocs): Which of the following have you done in the past year [insert other time frame if you are not surveying annually]
- Worked as a researcher (e.g. research assistant) on an NIH-funded research grant (1)
- Received a training grant, was supported on a training grant, etc. (2)
- Presented a poster or talk as part of a local program or event (3)
- Helped submit a proposal for an NIH-funded grant (4)
Postdocs Only:
- Submitted a proposal in which you were the PI for an NIH-funded grant (5)
- Presented a poster at a regional, national, or international conference (6)
- Presented a talk at a regional, national, or international conference (7)
- Participated in writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal (8)
- Published an article in a peer-reviewed journal (9)
- I don’t know (10)
Prompt (Faculty):Which of the following have you done in the past year [insert other time frame if you are not surveying annually]
- Served as a Principal Investigator of an NIH-funded research grant (1)
- Served as Principal Investigator of any other extramural (other government, foundation, corporate, or other) research grants (2)
- Presented a poster or talk as part of a local program or event (3)
- Submitted a proposal for which you were the PI for an NIH-funded grant (4)
- Presented a poster at a regional, national, or international conference (5)
- Presented a talk at a regional, national, or international conference (6)
- Participated in writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal (7)
- Published an article in a peer-reviewed journal (8)
- I don’t know (9)
- All participants
STU-12 | STU-14
FAC-8 | FAC-9 | FAC-10
N/A
N/A
These measures do not have published evidence of validity. They were adapted from the DPC’s Consortium-Wide Evaluation Plan measures intended to stay informed on a participant’s competitiveness and their engagement in activities to secure funding.