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Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration Funded Trainee/Scholar Survey

Appendix H. 2020 TRS Trainee Survey_with OMB_4.30.20 CLEAN

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Center for Tobacco Products,

Food and Drug Administration

Funded Trainee/Scholar Survey

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2020 Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration Funded Trainee/Scholar Survey

The following are definitions for key terms found throughout the survey:

What is TCORS?

Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) grants are designated funding through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) to support research to inform the regulation of tobacco products.

What is a K Award?

A K award is a research career development award to provide individual and institutional research training opportunities (including international) to trainees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. K awards include K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K43, K76, and K99/R00 awards.

What is CTP-funded?

Both TCORS and other CTP-funded National Institutes of Science (NIH) grants and projects, including K awards.

What qualifies as tobacco regulatory science (TRS) training?

Any tobacco regulatory science (TRS) training activity, program, or experience that has been supported by either a TCORS training grant (e.g., a formal or informal TCORS training program) or other TRS-related training supported through an individual K award. Examples include TRS-related seminars, webinars, conferences, and mentor programs.

What about formal structured or semi-structured TCORS training programs?

This refers to TRS training resulting from a TCORS grant (TCORS grants include a training and career enhancement core to help facilitate career development of future generations of tobacco regulatory science researchers).

Am I a CTP-funded trainee/scholar?

For the purpose of this survey, trainee/scholar refers to individuals identified as currently being funded (in part or wholly) through a Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) TCORS project or K award.

Please check the box that best describes your role as a trainee/scholar in tobacco regulatory science.

Graduate student

Post-doctoral Fellow

Other: (please specify) ____________

Please check one box that best describes your current funding status. [Programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Fully funded on TCORS grant

Partially funded on TCORS grant

Not funded on TCORS grant, but work with TCORS research team, TCORS research project, or use TCORS data, etc.

Fully funded on a CTP-funded K award

Partially funded on a CTP-funded K award

Not funded on a CTP-funded K award, but work with CTP-funded research team, CTP-funded research project, or use CTP data, etc.

Other (please specify): ______________

Don’t know

(For TCORS funded trainees only) Please indicate when you started your TCORS training.

(mm/YYYY)

(For TCORS funded trainees only) Please indicate when you completed your TCORS training.

(mm/YYYY)

Are you funded on more than one TCORS or CTP-funded K award? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Yes

I don’t know

Not Applicable, I’m not funded on a TCORS or CTP-funded K award

Please indicate how long you have received CTP funding. [programming instruction, allow continuation if this is left unanswered]

Less than 1 year

1 to 2 years

More than 2, but less than 5 years

More than 5 years

I don’t know

Please check the box that best describes your current tobacco regulatory science (TRS) training activities. [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Over the past 12 months have you participated in a formal TRS training program?

Yes, I participated in a formal TCORS training program through my institution

Yes, I participated in a formal TRS training program (not under TCORS)

No, I did not participate in a formal TRS training program

Other than participation in a formal training program, over the past 12-months, what other tobacco regulatory science (TRS) trainings have you attended? [Please select all that apply] [programming instruction: allow any checked box]

TRS training activities at my institution

TRS training activities at another institution (not my primary institution)

Tobacco Regulatory Science Program (TRSP) meeting at NIH

Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) webinar/events

TCORS meeting

I have not attended TRS training activities

Other, please specify________________

Have you participated in any of the following activities as part of your TRS training experience? For those activities in which you have participated, please rate their usefulness for your professional development and intended career. [programming instruction: only display the usefulness options for participants who choose yes]

	Did you participate?		Very useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful
	Yes	No	Very useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful
Classes and formal coursework	1	2	1	2	3
Online courses, webinars, and training	1	2	1	2	3
Research projects	1	2	1	2	3
Internships	1	2	1	2	3
Work with mentors	1	2	1	2	3
TRS-related conferences and workshops organized by NIH/FDA	1	2	1	2	3
TRS-related conferences and workshops NOT organized by NIH/FDA	1	2	1	2	3
TCORS working groups	1	2	1	2	3
Journal clubs	1	2	1	2	3
Mentored grant writing	1	2	1	2	3
Presentations	1	2	1	2	3
Scientific writing (e.g. writing journal articles, abstracts, dissertation)	1	2	1	2	3
Other, specify: __________	1	2	1	2	3

Have you participated in or utilized any of the following Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL)-supported activities or resources as part of your training experience? For those that you participated in or utilized, please rate their usefulness for your professional development and intended career. [programming instruction: only display the usefulness options for participants who choose yes]

	Did you participate/ utilize?		Very useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful
	Yes	No	Very useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful
CASEL webinars	1	2	1	2	3
TRS Knowledge Center	1	2	1	2	3
CASEL trainee events	1	2	1	2	3
Other, specify: __________	1	2	1	2	3

Have you had the opportunity to learn about any of the following topics either through coursework or other training activity related to your CTP funding? For those topics you had the opportunity to learn about, please indicate the extent to which your knowledge increased as a result of the training program. [programming instruction: only display the extent of knowledge increase options for participants who choose yes]

	Opportunity to learn about topic		Increased knowledge greatly	Increased knowledge somewhat	Did not increase knowledge
	Yes	No	Increased knowledge greatly	Increased knowledge somewhat	Did not increase knowledge
Health consequences of tobacco use and population health impact	1	2	3	2	1
Tobacco Control Act/FDA regulatory framework	1	2	3	2	1
Tobacco control policies and programs	1	2	3	2	1
Tobacco and nicotine product diversity	1	2	3	2	1
Vulnerable populations	1	2	3	2	1
Skills: research, dissemination, testimony	1	2	3	2	1
Addiction	1	2	3	2	1
Litigation and disclosure	1	2	3	2	1
Marketing/Communication	1	2	3	2	1
Toxicology	1	2	3	2	1
Economics: costs and benefits	1	2	3	2	1

Using a scale of 1 (Not at all), to 3 (Very well), please indicate how well the CTP-funded training has prepared you for the following research and policy related activities.

	Not at all	Somewhat	Very well
Identifying and developing research questions in tobacco regulatory science	1	2	3
Identifying and understanding CTP authority and FDA policy priorities	1	2	3
Using FDA priorities and proposed regulatory policies to inform and develop innovative research questions	1	2	3
Designing and conducting research studies to inform policy and population level health	1	2	3
Participating in FDA docket submissions	1	2	3
Participating in FDA public workshops	1	2	3

Using a scale of 1 (Not at all) to 3 (Very well) please indicate how well CTP-funded training has prepared you to communicate research findings to various audiences and to participate in professional development activities.

	Not at all	Somewhat	Very well
Communicating TRS findings to the scientific community (e.g., publishing in peer review journals, presenting at scientific meetings/conferences)	1	2	3
Communicating TRS findings to policymakers and regulatory staff (e.g., submitting to FDA docket, presenting at FDA public workshops)	1	2	3
Communicating TRS findings to the general public (e.g., communication with the press or through social media platforms)	1	2	3
Engaging in active career planning	1	2	3
Participating in leadership activities	1	2	3
Identifying funding sources and apply for research funding/grants	1	2	3
Developing an active professional network	1	2	3

How much has the CTP-funded training increased your overall interest in a career involving tobacco regulatory science? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

No increase in my interest

Very little increase in my interest

Some increase in my interest

Great increase in my interest

Not sure if my interest has increased

How much has the CTP-funded training increased your knowledge of tobacco regulatory science? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

No increase in my knowledge

Very little increase in knowledge

Some increase in knowledge

Great increase in knowledge

Not sure if my knowledge increased

During your time as a trainee in the past year, how many times have you engaged in the following?

Activity	Never	Once	Two or more times
a. Submitted for publication, peer-reviewed journal articles related to tobacco regulatory science	1	2	3
b. Accepted for publication, peer-reviewed journal articles related to tobacco regulatory science	1	2	3
c. Submitted comments to FDA/CTP tobacco regulatory science dockets	1	2	3
d. Presented work at conferences or meetings related to tobacco regulatory science	1	2	3
e. Other (specify):	1	2	3

How many mentors do you have in your CTP-funded TRS training program?

______ Number [If zero, skip to Q16 “Have you submitted any funding applications…”]

How effective have your primary mentor(s) been during your training experience?

My mentor(s):	Not at all effective	Slightly effective	Somewhat effective	Moderately effective	Extremely effective
a. Provides support for my professional growth	1	2	3	4	5
b. Helps me make connections with scientists in the tobacco regulatory science field.	1	2	3	4	5
c. Helps me make connections with scientists outside of the tobacco regulatory science field	1	2	3	4	5
d. Helps me develop research projects	1	2	3	4	5
e. Helps me apply for research funding/submit grants	1	2	3	4	5
f. Helps me manage research projects	1	2	3	4	5
g. Helps me develop conference presentations	1	2	3	4	5
h. Helps me develop publications (e.g., shares authorship on papers, suggests journals)	1	2	3	4	5

Have you submitted (as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or co-investigator) any funding applications and/or received research funding individually or in collaboration with faculty members since starting work on the CTP-funded project? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Yes, competitive funding application

Yes, non-competitive funding application

No ---GO TO QUESTION 18

Please provide information for the grant application/funding award referenced in Question 16. For each grant/award, use the drop-down menus to respond to each item. [programming instruction: create dropdowns]

	Role (PI, co-PI, co-I)	Funding agency (gov’t, industry, etc.)	Status (funded, not funded, pending)	TRS related
	Role (PI, co-PI, co-I)	Funding agency (gov’t, industry, etc.)	Status (funded, not funded, pending)	Yes	No
Grant/ Award 1				1	2
Grant/ Award 2				1	2
Grant/ Award 3				1	2

Before you became involved/enrolled in the CTP-funded work, what was the highest degree you held? Please indicate the year you received the degree. [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Degree	Year received (yyyy)
High School
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Professional Doctorate (i.e., MD, JD)
Research Doctorate (i.e., PhD, ScD)
Other (specify):

Please use the drop-down menu to indicate your discipline for the highest degree you held before you became involved/enrolled in the CTP-funded work? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) [programming instruction: create a drop-down and allow select all that apply]

Biochemistry

Bioengineering

Biophysics

Biotechnology

Cell & Developmental Biology

Chemistry

Environmental Sciences

Genetics

Immunology

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Molecular Biology

Neuroscience

Public Health

Nutritional Sciences

Pharmacology/Toxicology

Physiology

Plant Biology

Psychology

Physics

Social Sciences

Statistics and/or Research Methods and/or Informatics

Other (please specify) ____________________________

Before you became involved/enrolled in CTP-funded work, was your research focus related to tobacco regulatory science? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Yes

Is your current research focus related to tobacco regulatory science? [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Yes

Please indicate the degree you are currently seeking and the anticipated year of graduation if known. [programming instruction: allow just one checked box]

Degree	Expected Year (yyyy)
Not seeking a degree (e.g., postdocs)---GO TO QUESTION 26
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Professional Doctorate (i.e. MD, JD)
Research Doctorate (i.e. PhD, ScD)
Other (specify):

Please use the drop-down menu to indicate your discipline for the degree you are currently seeking. (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) [Programming instruction: create drop-down and enable select all that apply]