Table 1 Entry and exit surveys

Survey

Participant #

Participant #

Sex

Highest Year Completed in College

What is your current GPA?

Q1: Did you participate in the Duquesne PURE program?

Q2: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quantity of academic interactions with your mentors at your home institution?

Q2: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quantity of academic interactions with your mentors in the PURE program?

Q3: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of these interactions at your home institution?

Q3: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of these interactions in the PURE program?

Q4: On a scale of 1–5, to what extent did your home institution mentor encourage you to participate and help you find a summer research program?

Q4: On a scale of 1–5, to what extent did your PURE mentor help you set these goals?

Q5: On a scale of 1–5, how well do you feel your home institution has prepared you in terms of conceptual and theoretical knowledge?

Q5: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the quality of technical expertise, in terms of conceptual and theoretical knowledge, you gained from the program?

Q6: Indicate your agreement to the following statement: I have been introduced to the scientific method and/or participated in scientific research outside the classroom.

Q6: Indicate your agreement to the following statement: I have been introduced to the scientific method and/or participated in scientific research outside of the classroom.

Q7: On a sclae of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific speaker?

Q7: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific speaker?

Q8: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific writer?

Q8: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability as a scientific writer?

Q9: On a scale of 1–5, how important do you feel the skills in question 7 and 8 are to your professional development (i.e. do you think you will ever use them)?

Q9: On a scale of 1–5, how important do you feel the skills in question 7 and 8 are to your professional development (i.e. do you think you will ever use them)?

Q10: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to interact with your peers?

Q10: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to interact with your peers?

Q11: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to perform scientific literature searches?

Q11: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to perform scientific literature searches?

Q12: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific abstract?

Q12: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific abstract?

Q13: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific poster?

Q13: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your ability to prepare a scientific poster?

Q14: On a scale of 1–5, how would you rate your time management skills?

Q14: On a scale of 1–5, how would you rate your time management skills?

Q15: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your critical thinking ability?

Q15: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate your critical thinking ability?

Q16: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the effectiveness of the PURE/URP application process?

Q16: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the effectiveness of the PURE/URP speakers/seminars?

Q17: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the pre-arrival contacts with faculty?

Q17: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate the PURE off-site clinical experience visit?

Q18: On a scale of 1–5. how would you evaluate the arrival process and accomodations?

Q18: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the PURE on-sute interaction with the clinician?

Q19: On a scale of 1–5, how would you evaluate the PURE program webpage?

Q19: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate the PURE on-site interaction with a chronic pain patient?

Q20: On a scale of 1–5, how well do you think you understand what it is like to live with chronic pain?

Q20: On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you evaluate learning about and building a pain “empathy” kit?

Q21: On a scale of 1–5, how likely are you to enter into clinical practice treating pain in the future?

Q21: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely would you be to recommend the PURE program to a peer?

Q22: On a scale of 1–5, how likely are you to enter into basic science research to understand pain or chronic pain?

Q22: On a scale of 1 to 5, how well do you think you understand what it is like to live with chronic pain?

Q23: As of today, how comfortable do you feel researching pain and/or chronic pain that you have not encountered previously?

Q23: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to enter into clinical practice treating pain patients in the future?

Q24: AS of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to another researcher?

Q24: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to enter into basic science research to understand pain or chronic pain?

Q25: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to a patient in lay terms?

Q25: As of today, how comfortable do you feel researching pain and/or chronic pain that you have not encountered previously?

Q26: How comfortable are you with pain research terminology?

Q26: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to another researcher?

Q27: How necessary is it to use animal models in pain research?

Q27: As of today, how comfortable do you feel explaining pain and/or chronic pain to a patient in lay terms?

Q28: Rank the following influences on your selection of the summer research experience at Duquesne University: Location, Academic Excellence, Specific Research Project, Specific Advisor, Curiosity in Pain Research.

Q28: How comfortable are you with pain research terminology?

Q29: What is your definition of pain?

Q29: How necessary is it to use animal models in pain research?

Q30: What are your career goals entering the PURE program (be honest)?

Q30: What is your definition of pain?

Q31: What are your expectations of the summer research program?

Q31: Has being involved in the PURE program changed or reinforced your career goals be honest)?

Q32: Is there anything that could be done to improve the PURE program?