Form 3E #7_Attach2E_Outreach

PS-OC Survey: Outreach and Education
Unit Leaders (Section D)
OMB No.: 0925-0642
Expiration Date: 9/30/2014
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1. Please identify your primary affiliation with the Physical Sciences - Oncology Centers Program.
Please pick one of the answers below.

Center Principal Investigator (PI)
Center Senior Scientific Investigator (SI)
PS-OC Project/Core Investigators (i.e. project/core leader or research investigator)
PS-OC Trainee
PS-OC Advocate
PS-OC Outreach and Dissemination Unit Lead
PS-OC Education and Training Unit Lead
PS-OC Administrator
PS-OC External Advisor
I am not associated with the PS-OC Program

Section D. The following section contains questions specifically for the leader of
each PS-OC Outreach and Dissemination Unit.
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2. D1. Please rate the overall ability of your Outreach and Dissemination Unit to do the following to
date:
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.

Poor

Good

Excellent

Disseminate information to
the broader scientific
community.
Disseminate information to
clinicians.
Disseminate information to
patients.
Disseminate information to
advocates.

3. D2. To what extent are steps being taken to ensure that the following aspects of the PS-OC will be
sustainable after the period of funding?
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.

Not at all

Very Low

Low

Somewhat

High

Very High

Infrastructure (ie. labs,
facilities, offices)
Courses, Workshops,
Seminars
Collaborations
Outreach programs

4. D3. Please rate the overall effectiveness of the following:
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

PS-OC Newsletter
The Outreach and
Dissemination Working
Groups
The Annual Meeting
Site Visits

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Legend for rank grid table: 4. D3. Please rate the overall effectiveness of the following:
Columns:
A

- Ineffective

B

-

C

-

D

- Neutral

E

-

F

-

G

- Effective

5. D4. Do you have any further suggestions for how NCI could enhance overall PS-OC program
performance?
Please write your answer in the space below.

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The following question inquires about your views on the progress the PS-OC
program is making relative to the goals of the program.

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6. From your standpoint, please evaluate the extent to which the PS-OC program has been
successful in reaching the following program goals.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.

I do not
know

Very Poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

Form trans-disciplinary
teams focused on
establishing physical
sciences-centric themes in
cancer research
Build a collaborative transdiscipline research sharing
network
Promote collaboration by
PS-OC researchers across
the PS-OC network
Educate trans-disciplinary
scientists that pursue
careers in the field of
physical sciences in
oncology
Promote collaboration by
PS-OC researchers beyond
the PS-OC network
Form new physical sciences
in oncology programs at
universities or institutions
Test dogma-challenging
hypothesis on cancer
initiation and progression
Bring new types of
scientists to cancer
research
Generate new datasets in
cancer research
Generate new knowledge in
cancer research

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7. Please provide any additional comments that you would like to share about the convergence of
physical sciences in oncology or the PS-OC program.
Please write your answer in the space below.

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