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  1. Archived File The file below has been archived for historical reference purposes only. The content and links are no longer maintained and may be outdated. See the OER Public Archive Home Page for more details about archived files.

  2. Oversight of CSR Study Sections that Review Small Business Applications Elliot Postow

  3. CSR Advisory Committee Discussion • May 2003 the CSR Advisory Committee (AC) • discussed the possibility of chartering Small Business Study Sections. • Reasons for chartering: • “regularize” study section activities. • provide additional oversight. • increase the consistency of review.

  4. CSR Advisory Committee DiscussionContinued • Reasons for not recommending chartering: • Difficulty in obtaining long-term commitment from reviewers who come from small businesses. • Variability in expertise needed: • from meeting to meeting. • over the four-year term of membership. • Recidivism close to that of chartered study sections. • Increased administrative burden for: • review staff. • committee management staff. • Very few “frequent flyers”.

  5. Today’s Question How can we provide additional oversight and increase the consistency of review in Small Business Study Sections without chartering them?

  6. Applications Reviewed by CSR

  7. Demographics of CSR Study SectionsGender and Age

  8. Demographics of CSR Study SectionsMinorities

  9. Demographics of CSR Study SectionsGeographic Distribution

  10. Demographics of CSR Study SectionsReviewer Stature

  11. Demographics of CSR Small Business Study Sections *Includes individuals with both academic appointments and small business affiliations

  12. Scoring Behavior of Small Business Study Sections

  13. Proposed Oversight Mechanisms • Annual “State of the Study Section” Report to IRG Chief and Division Director. • Working Group Evaluation of Small Business Study Sections in a Division.

  14. State of the Study Section Report • Prepared by the SRA. • Similar in concept to the nomination slate • Covers the previous year. • Documents changes in review responsibilities. • Discusses review workload. • Discusses relationship with other Small Business Study Sections. • Lists Institutes supported. • Raises issues to CSR management. • Discusses reviewer participation

  15. Reviewer ParticipationHistory and Plans • Demographics • Women • Minorities • Under represented minorities • Geographic distribution • Business Experience • Small Business • Large Business • End Users • Length of Service • Chair • Members • Prior Service

  16. Small Business Working Group • Examination of CSR Study Sections every five years. • All Small Business Study Sections within a Division will be evaluated simultaneously. • Evaluation will be framed by a series of questions about the Study Section’s operations. • Input for questions will be obtained from: • Retiring Chairs. • Other study section members. • Program staff. • CSR staff. • Reports of prior IRG Working Groups. • Reviewer Satisfaction Surveys. • After each of three consecutive meetings, a reviewer will be selected from each Study Section to participate as an evaluator.

  17. Evaluators • Evaluators will be experienced reviewers. • Occasionally a new reviewer, one with no prior NIH review experience, may also be selected to share perspectives on training and integrating first-time reviewers into the deliberations of the Study Section. • Division Director may invite additional individuals to attend Study Sections to supplement the evaluation process. • Evaluators will address a series of questions about the operations of the Study Section. • Input will be solicited from Chairs.

  18. Evaluation Process • After the third review meeting all individuals who served as Chair during the year will be asked a similar set of questions. • Evaluators for each Study Section will discuss their observations and develop a report on the status of the Study Section. • The Division Director will convene a group consisting of one representative from each team of Study Section evaluators. • This group will review and discuss the individual Study Section evaluations and draw more global conclusions and recommendations about the operations of Small Business Study Sections in the Division. • A dialog with the SRAs will be integrated into the evaluation process. • With assistance from the Division Director, a summary report will be prepared. • Feedback from program staff will be solicited. • Final report will be conveyed to the PRAC and to the Director, CSR.

  19. Thanks to: • Lawrence Boerboom • Valerie Durrant • Michael Marino • Marian Wachtel • Teresa Lindquist • Diane Bronzert • Sherwood Githens • Kathleen Shino

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