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Proposal Review Form Questions.docm

Proposal Review Form

To be reviewed by Conference Committee

Notes to the Committee:

This form will eventually appear online on

ProposalSpace.com⁠

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We need instructional text for Presenter Expertise, Quality of Presentation and Overall Recommendation. See red text below.

Reviewers will be evaluating presentations based on a few specific criteria. Should we tell applicants what these criteria are so they have these in mind as they prepare their proposals?

The Overall Recommendation question is currently a Rating Scale question added to the final score. This may adversely affect the overall score, since “recommend with revision” would yield a lower overall score than “recommend”, even though they are both recommended. I am wondering if it shouldn’t be a rating scale question, but rather a picklist of options so that the Reviewer’s recommendation is qualitative vs. quantitative. What does the committee think?

I would add something about the diversity criteria that is added to the score and what kinds of criteria we are looking at: POC, low income, under represented profession, student, etc.

For those who reviewed last year, you’ll notice that I have added additional rating scale questions and expanded the rating scale. I explain both rationales below.

Last year, the review form only contained 3 Rating Scale questions, which led to a lack of differentiation in overall numerical scores, making the job of selecting proposals difficult for the Review Chairs. I am therefore recommending that we have at least 5 rating scale questions. The rating given by the reviewer for each Rating Scale question contributes to an overall score: minimum 5 and maximum 25. The total scores are then averaged by dividing the total score by the number of reviewers.

Last year’s rating scale was between 1 and 4: 1=inadequate; 2=Good; 3=very good; 4=excellent. I feel there is a big difference between “inadequate” and “good” and having only a 4-point scale can yield scores that are not differentiated enough. Therefore, I suggest we expand the scale to 5 points, rather than 4, by adding a point in between “inadequate” and “good”. See below.

1=Inadequate 2=Fair 3=Good 4=Very Good 5=Excellent

Lastly, once your reviews are submitted, an administrator will add additional points for diversity criteria: person of color, student, low income, local, underrepresented profession, etc.

Proposal Review Form (to be transferred to ProposalSpace.com)

Instructions for the Reviewer:

Please carefully review the proposal and provide your assessment using the rubric below. The first section asks you to rate various features of the proposal on a scale of 1 to 5 and the second section is for Comments. Some of the comments will be shared with the author, and some will be hidden from the author. These distinctions are noted next to each Comments question.

You will be asked to rate the proposal based on Presenter Skills and Experience, Quality of Proposal, whether it addresses Conference Themes and Educational Objectives, Innovation, and Overall Recommendation. Some guidelines are provided below for your convenience.

This is a great example of repeating the same material twice:) Can be deleted

Presenter Expertise:

Need instructions for Presenter Expertise to help the reviewer choose the most appropriate rating.

Quality of Proposal:

Need instructions for Quality of Presentation to help the reviewer choose the most appropriate rating.

Overall Recommendation:

Need instructions for Overall Recommendation to help the reviewer choose the most appropriate rating.

Part 1: Rating Scale Questions

1=below average; 2=average; 3=above average; 4= exceptional

Presenter Skills and Experience (See skills and experience and bio) :

Please rate the potential for this presenter to successfully deliver the presentation.

1 2 3 4 5

Quality of Submission (see proposal summary, purpose and outline):

Please rate the proposal’s overall quality.

1 2 3 4 5

Conference Themes (see conference topics check boxes):

Rate how well the presentation addresses the conference theme.

1 2 3 4 5

Educational Objectives (see educational objectives check boxes):

Educational Objectives:

Evaluate current research and develop research skills and knowledge in assessing the outcomes of integrative models for underserved populations. (This was revised by Paula Gardiner and Maria Chao on 9/24/18)

Demonstrate the importance of integrative health in reducing health disparities and attaining health equity.

Identify appropriate treatment strategies for use in underserved and ethnically diverse patient populations and develop best practice models for providing effective integrative healthcare for patients suffering from various health disparities.

Evaluate the indications/benefits/risks of integrative health approaches for underserved populations and select appropriate resources based on patient needs and preferences.

Compare and contrast appropriate integrative treatment strategies for use in common problems seen in underserved patient populations.

Discuss practical options for helping support patient self-care/self-efficacy/self-management tools.

Identify new health care providers and healers across disciplines that have a commitment to integrative medicine for the underserved and build a network of providers who support mutual learning and interdisciplinary clinical practice.

Discuss the importance of advocacy at national/state/local/organization levels to enact changes in policies that can impact health among individuals and communities.

Promote a “Health in All Policies” approach defined as collaboration to improve population health by embedding health considerations into decision-making processes across a broad array of sectors with the goal of addressing both social and structural factors that impact health.

Rate how well the presentation addresses the educational objectives of the conference.

1 2 3 4 5

Innovative (presents new information, uses interesting educational methodologies, challenges learners to think and engage in integrative health in new ways):

Conference Goals:

Rate how well the presentation addresses the conference goals.

Foster a community of inclusion for all of those who have a commitment to providing integrative health care for the underserved including licensed and unlicensed healers representing different healing systems, educators, administrators, researchers, advocates, policy makers, patients, etc.

Emphasize practitioner and health worker wellness and self-care to avoid burnout, improve satisfaction, and find joy in work

Develop skills, disseminate practical information, and share strategies for providing quality care for the underserved

Highlight existing sustainable health care models and innovative structures of practice that embrace an integrated approach and increase access to care

Build an international movement that advances policy and provides advocacy for those that face injustice in health care due to racial, socioeconomic, or other factors

Shift the paradigm in health care towards one of wellness, prevention, lifestyle changes, patient empowerment, and self-care

Feature cutting-edge research and welcome investigators who will further the field

1 2 3 4 5

Overall Recommendation

1=Do not recommend 2=Recommend with revision 3=Recommend 4=Strongly recommend

Part 2: Comments

Revisions (optional):

What revisions would you recommend for this author? (Answer only if you selected "Recommend with revision" above. Otherwise leave blank. Your comments will be visible to the presenter.)

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Strengths of the Presentation (optional):

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Weaknesses of the Presentation (optional):

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Feedback (optional):

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