CORE VALUES FOR PEER REVIEW IN THE DETERMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC MERIT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT A

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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

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Definitions

• Product to be revieweda 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
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Definitions (cont)

• 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.

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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

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Core Values/Objectives (cont)

• 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