# Virginia Commonwealth University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $30,622

## Abstract

Summary
The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Health Disparities (CoHD) has been
awarded four National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) training programs (IMSD,
PREP, IRACDA, HERO-T) to increase the diversity of the biomedical and behavioral sciences
research workforce. Research mentoring is at the heart of and a core element for all CoHD
training programs. In research training programs, trainees and faculty are significant
stakeholders. Their perceptions are essential for an evaluative culture to ensure program
and evaluation success, but lack of understanding evaluation might prevent their active
participation in it. This application employs a strength-based collaborative participatory
approach to engage training program stakeholders (fellows/research mentors) in enhancing
evaluative capacity and involvement in the research mentoring experience assessment (RME)
process. The two objectives of this project are to develop a series of four stakeholders’
evaluation capacity training workshops and to involve the stakeholders in the process of
generating the RME assessment instrument. Four faculty workshops will be offered: 1.
Evaluation Basics, 2. Developing Logic Model, 3. Evaluation Assessment Development, and 4.
Utilization of Evaluation Findings. The fellows’ workshops are: 1. Evaluation Basics, 2. Program
Evaluation and Training Experience, and 3. Engaging in Evaluation, and 4. Reflective
Assessment. Following the workshops, the two groups will assist in designing instrumentation
for RME assessment. The nominal group technique and Delphi procedure will be utilized to
develop separate RME mentor and fellow assessments. After validation, the instruments will
be used for all CoHD training programs. Project process and outcome evaluations will be
conducted and a mixed-method approach will be used to obtain quantitative and qualitative data
from various sources. Triangulation will be done to integrate both types of data for deeper
insights and interpretations of the overall effect. The developed workshop materials and
instrument and results of this ECB training and stakeholder engagement model will be
disseminated through websites, newsletters, presentations and publication.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10393930
- **Project number:** 3R25GM089614-10S1
- **Recipient organization:** VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JOYCE A. LLOYD
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $30,622
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2010-08-15 → 2025-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393930

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10393930, Virginia Commonwealth University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (3R25GM089614-10S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10393930. Licensed CC0.

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