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CORE VALUES FOR PEER REVIEW IN THE DETERMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC MERIT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS Peer Review Advisory Committee May 16, 2005 Faye Calhoun
Definitions • Product to be reviewed—a research grant application is a document describing a plan of performance and supporting evidence of the likelihood of success and the worth of that plan. • Purpose of the grant application is to gain support for a plan to contribute new knowledge to a program of research that will improve the health of the American people
Definitions (con’t) • Context of the Peer Review—(as different from journal review or hospital peer review, etc.) applications determined to be of the highest quality and with program relevance/need will be funded by the federal government with taxpayer money. • Initial Group Peer Review —A rigorous interactive process of peers reviewing the contributions of peers in determining the merit of applications as evaluated against established criteria.
Core Values/Objectives n To assure the transparency of the process that leads to funding judgments and decisions. n To maintain and support the credibility of and confidence in publicly funded biomedical research and the products from it (agency reputation). n To improve the quality of research through the discussions that occur and the feedback provided to the applicant investigator
Core Values/Objectives (con’t) n To gain unprejudiced, evidence-based decisions from independent reviewers without conflicts with the applicant investigator n To enhance the breadth and depth of knowledge of the peer reviewers n To maintain an efficient and effective process