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Table 6. Examples of HSR Doctoral Competency Assessment Opportunities

Who is doing the assessment Who/what is being assessed? Assessment opportunities
Faculty HSR program Peer course evaluations
Curriculum review (program, department, school)
Crosswalk between competencies and learning objectives
HSR students Course grades
Faculty written assessments
Faculty oral assessments
Progress reports/plans
Benchmarking against other students
RA and TA evaluations
Critique of independent study progress
Critique of research papers
Qualifying/area exams
Dissertation proposal defense
Dissertation defense
Exit interviews
Students HSR program Student course and seminar evaluations
Graduate job placement
Peer reviewed publications
Presentations
Posters
News and op-ed articles
Grey literature
Research funding
Exit interviews
Self and peer assessment Self assessments
Mock study section
Peer reviews of work in progress
Public health service
Alumni HSR program Alumni surveys (1 year, 3-5 year, 5+ years)
Peer collaboration network
Continuing education offered
Alumni peer review of publications, presentations, and posters
Alumni grants
Self and peer assessment Job offers
Job history - leadership positions, impact on policy and practice
Peer reviewed publications
Presentations
Posters
News and op-ed articles
Grey literature
Grant funding
Public health service
Employers HSR program Hiring of graduates with HSR degrees
Job offers and placements for HSR graduates
HSR students Internship/practicum evaluation
HSR employees Employee performance evaluation
Other outside evaluators HSR program Study section reviews of training grants
Stakeholder reviews
University reviews
CEPH reviews
External advisory board reviews
HSR students Study section scores and reviews of student submitted grants
Patient reviews of clinical work
Community reviews of student interventions
Critique of journal article submissions

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