Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gangan, N
• Chou, Y
• Adamson, BJ
• Cannon-Dang, E
• Chen, C
• Law, EH
• Lyons, N

Titel

ASSESSING TRENDS OF DEVELOPING STUDENT INTERESTS WITHIN THE ISPOR STUDENT NETWORK, 2011 TO 2016

Ist Teil von

• Value in health, 2017-05, Vol.20 (5), p.A341

Ort / Verlag

Lawrenceville: Elsevier Science Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• OBJECTIVES: Each year, the International Society of Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Student Network administers a "Student Interest Survey" to identify student member interests in the field. This study aims to evaluate changes in student interests. METHODS: Survey data was available for years from 2011 to 2016. Each year, the online survey was posted on ISPOR website and Student Network's Facebook Page. Additionally, email reminders were sent to registered ISPOR members via the ISPOR Student Network and Student Chapter Presidents. To improve the response rate, incentives were offered. Responses were evaluated according to its availability in each year. RESULTS: The survey was distributed to approximately 900 student members each year. The response rate ranged from 18%-24% (total number 141-218 each year) during the study period. Most respondents lived in North America (mean ±SD:57± 12.24%) and were enrolled in a PhD program (mean±SD:52±2.9%). The interest in attending the next Annual International meeting averaged 51% over the years. The level of interest in the Student Research Showcase and Mock Interviews significantly increased over the past five years (51% in 2013-14 to 81% in 2015-16) while interest for Student T-shirt Competition dipped (52% in 2012-13 to 30% in 2015-16). Most students were interested in guest speakers from government/policy makers (mean±SD:77±4.4%), academia (mean±SD:77±6.4%), pharmaceutical industry (mean±SD:73±6.5%), and consulting (mean±SD:71±4.7%) at student forums and educational webinars. Shifting interest in research topics for student forums and educational webinars changed from general health outcomes overview (91% in 2012) to specific HEOR areas such as economic evaluation, comparative effectiveness, and patient-reported outcomes (80%, 82%, 70% respectively in 2016). Students preferred specific topics presented as case studies at educational webinars. CONCLUSIONS: As the field of HEOR keeps evolving, students interest are becoming more specific. The trends of student interest over the past 5 years highlight avenues to enhance student engagement and knowledge.