PAS: Navigating the Path to a Successful Career in Cancer Research Evaluation

Thank you for participating and/or viewing our 2021 Professional Advancement Session, "Navigating the Path to a Successful Career in Cancer Research". We hope you enjoyed the session! Your input will help us shape additional professional development-related sessions and programming.

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* 1. Are you an AACR Member?

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* 2. If you are a member, what is your member type?

Active

Associate

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Student

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* 3. What was the name of your mentor and their topic of your first breakout?

Wayne D. Bowen, PhD, “How to Set Up A Lab and Management of Resources And Personnel”

Mariam Eljanne, PhD. “Getting the Grant: Training Grant”

Johanna A. Joyce, “Negotiating for Job Offers, Salaries, And Promotion”

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD, “Careers in Cancer: Academia/Cancer Center”

Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, PhD, “Careers in Cancer: Government – NIH”

Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, “Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Fellows”

Kim L. O’Neill, DPhil, “Finding A Mentor and Building an Effective Relationship with Them”

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, “The Peer-Review Process for Journals: What to Expect and How to Respond to Feedback for Publishing”

Sheila K. Singh, Md, PhD, FRCSC, “Balancing Research and Clinical Practice”

Mariana C. Stern, PhD, “Developing A Successful Career in Public Health”

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD, “Getting the Grant: Investigator Grants”

Clayton C. Yates, PhD, “Conducting International Research: Things to Look Out for And Pitfalls to Avoid”

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* 4. Please rate your mentor, listed above.

	1 - Excellent	2	3 - Good	4	5 - Poor
The conversation was informative	The conversation was informative 1 - Excellent	The conversation was informative 2	The conversation was informative 3 - Good	The conversation was informative 4	The conversation was informative 5 - Poor
The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 1 - Excellent	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 2	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 3 - Good	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 4	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 5 - Poor
I had a good rapport with the mentor	I had a good rapport with the mentor 1 - Excellent	I had a good rapport with the mentor 2	I had a good rapport with the mentor 3 - Good	I had a good rapport with the mentor 4	I had a good rapport with the mentor 5 - Poor
The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 1 - Excellent	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 2	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 3 - Good	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 4	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 5 - Poor

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* 5. What was the name of your mentor and their topic of your second breakout?

Wayne D. Bowen, PhD, “How to Set Up A Lab and Management of Resources And Personnel”

Mariam Eljanne, PhD. “Getting the Grant: Training Grant”

Johanna A. Joyce, “Negotiating for Job Offers, Salaries, And Promotion”

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD, “Careers in Cancer: Academia/Cancer Center”

Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, PhD, “Careers in Cancer: Government – NIH”

Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, “Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Fellows”

Kim L. O’Neill, DPhil, “Finding A Mentor and Building an Effective Relationship with Them”

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, “The Peer-Review Process for Journals: What to Expect and How to Respond to Feedback for Publishing”

Sheila K. Singh, Md, PhD, FRCSC, “Balancing Research and Clinical Practice”

Mariana C. Stern, PhD, “Developing A Successful Career in Public Health”

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD, “Getting the Grant: Investigator Grants”

Clayton C. Yates, PhD, “Conducting International Research: Things to Look Out for And Pitfalls to Avoid”

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* 6. Please rate your mentor, listed above.

	1 - Excellent	2	3 - Good	4	5 - Poor
The conversation was informative	The conversation was informative 1 - Excellent	The conversation was informative 2	The conversation was informative 3 - Good	The conversation was informative 4	The conversation was informative 5 - Poor
The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 1 - Excellent	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 2	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 3 - Good	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 4	The mentor was knowledgeable and insightful about the topic 5 - Poor
I had a good rapport with the mentor	I had a good rapport with the mentor 1 - Excellent	I had a good rapport with the mentor 2	I had a good rapport with the mentor 3 - Good	I had a good rapport with the mentor 4	I had a good rapport with the mentor 5 - Poor
The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 1 - Excellent	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 2	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 3 - Good	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 4	The mentor expanded my knowledge of the topic 5 - Poor

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* 7. Please rate the session components below with 1 being excellent and 5 being poor.

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Overall format of this session	Overall format of this session 1 - Excellent	Overall format of this session 2	Overall format of this session 3 -Good	Overall format of this session 4	Overall format of this session 5 - Poor
Selection of mentors at this session	Selection of mentors at this session 1 - Excellent	Selection of mentors at this session 2	Selection of mentors at this session 3 -Good	Selection of mentors at this session 4	Selection of mentors at this session 5 - Poor
Overall rating for this session	Overall rating for this session 1 - Excellent	Overall rating for this session 2	Overall rating for this session 3 -Good	Overall rating for this session 4	Overall rating for this session 5 - Poor
I would recommend this session to my colleagues	I would recommend this session to my colleagues 1 - Excellent	I would recommend this session to my colleagues 2	I would recommend this session to my colleagues 3 -Good	I would recommend this session to my colleagues 4	I would recommend this session to my colleagues 5 - Poor

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* 8. Will the information, advice, or opportunities presented be useful to you in your research/career?

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* 9. Please share additional feedback you may have about the session.

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* 10. How did you hear about this session?

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* 11. What is your highest degree earned?

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* 12. What is your current title? (EX: Associate Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Resident)

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* 13. What is your institution type?

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* 14. What is your gender?

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