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Table 4 10-Item Self-Assessment of Investigators’ Leadership Skills at Needs Assessment, 6-Months, and 12-Months

From: Student-led research team-building program may help junior faculty increase productivity in competitive biomedical research environment

Questionsa Needs Assessment (n = 23) 6-Months (n = 15) 12-Months (n = 15)
Mean SD Q1 Median Q3 Mean SD Q1 Median Q3 Mean SD Q1 Median Q3
1. I believe I have been successful with effectively managing emails, meetings, delegating tasks, and handling other administrative needs. 4.0 1.7 2.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 1.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.9 1.1 4.0 5.0 6.0
2. I believe I have been successful with problem-solving common challenges that can arise when supervising a research team (e.g., tardiness, poor quality work, unexcused absences, etc.) 4.0 1.6 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.9 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 1.6 3.0 5.0 6.0
3. I believe I have been successful in effectively and politely terminating a contract with an intern or staff member who has repeatedly had poor performances. 3.4 1.2 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 1.6 4.0 5.0 7.0 4.8 2.0 3.0 6.0 6.0
4. I believe I have been successful with inspiring my research team in a way that maintains morale and helps achieve progress on various research studies. 4.6 1.6 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 1.1 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 1.3 5.0 6.0 6.0
5. I believe I have been successful with generating ongoing, meaningful tasks for interns and staff. 4.2 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 1.2 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 1.4 5.0 5.0 7.0
6. I believe I have been successful in knowing what kinds of tasks can be delegated to an undergraduate students, graduate student, or experienced staff member. 4.2 1.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.6 1.6 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 1.7 3.0 6.0 6.0
7. I believe I have been successful in providing meaningful professional development mentoring (e.g., guiding mentees on getting into graduate school, building their resume, etc.) 5.2 1.1 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 0.9 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 1.1 5.0 6.0 6.0
8. I believe I have been successful in providing written feedback on submitted documents without spending too much time on those documents. 4.6 1.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 1.2 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 1.4 4.0 5.0 5.0
9. I believe I have been successful in implementing the most efficient ways to train research assistants on basic tasks (e.g., literature searches, developing IRB applications, entering data, etc.) 3.3 1.4 2.0 3.5 4.0 4.7 1.6 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.8 1.4 4.0 5.0 6.0
10. I believe I have been successful in designing and lead meaningful, interactive team meetings (i.e. making meetings engaging and useful for team) 3.9 1.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.6 1.2 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 1.7 4.0 5.0 6.0
  1. aScale: 1, I disagree; 4, I’m doing okay in this area; 7, I agree