SURVEY POLICY

  • Prospective survey submission deadlines will be twice per year, well in advance of the OTA Annual Meeting and the OTA Specialty Day at the AAOS meeting (deadlines in December/January and May/June).
  • Each survey proposal will be reviewed by the Research Committee Chair and/or the Strategic Research Initiative (SRI) Chair for eligibility, completeness of application, and relevance to the OTA mission.
  • Selected survey proposals will be reviewed by up to 3 independent reviewers from the research committee and/or strategic research initiative committee membership.
  • The top 3 to 4 surveys will be selected based on evaluation criteria including: alignment with the OTA mission, appropriate length of survey, clarity of questions, ability of survey questions to answer the objectives of the survey proposal, and likelihood of survey data informing/improving a future research question/project.
  • The selected applicants will be required to respond to the reviewer feedback and possibly modify survey questions prior to final approval and distribution at the OTA Annual Meeting or at the OTA Specialty Day at the AAOS meeting.
  • The selected survey applicants will be expected to provide a summary of the survey results upon completion of the survey, and may be requested to submit an abstract for consideration for presentation at the OTA Annual Meeting.
  • Accepted surveys will be maintained for for promotion on the OTA website and OTA publications for a maximum of 12 months.

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* 1. Survey Author(s) - at least one survey author must be an OTA member in good standing:

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* 2. Survey Title:

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* 3. Research Question to be Answered by the Survey

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* 4. Survey Link:

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* 5. Total Number of Survey Questions

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* 6. Estimated Length of Time for Survey Completion (In Minutes)

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* 7. Please Upload a Brief a Rationale for the Survey (250 words).

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* 8. If approved or exempt by the lead author's IRB/REB, please upload the approval letter or exception letter

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* 9. If not already approved or exempt by the lead author's IRB/REB, do you agree to obtain IRB/REB approval or exemption prior to acceptance?

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* 10. Short Survey Description of the Proposed Output for the Survey - How Will the Survey Results be Used? How is the Survey Critical to Answering the Research Question? (Maximum 250 words)

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* 11. Are you apart of an OTA committee wishing to submit a survey on behalf of an OTA committee

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* 12. Are you submitting on behalf of OTA Young Investigator Grant?

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