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Table 3 Self-Reported Ratings of Team Performance By Investigators at 6-Months and 12-Months (n = 15)

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

Team Performance

6-Months

12-Months

Mean

SD

Q1

Median

Q3

Mean

SD

Q1

Median

Q3

Teamworka

 Since developing my research team, interns have met or exceeded the goals we have established in our project timelines (e.g., IRB applications, grant submissions, participant recruitment, etc.)

5.0

0.9

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.3

0.8

5.0

5.0

6.0

 My research team has established an effective method for managing ongoing project tasks and abides by it (e.g., activity log, weekly check-in’s, etc.)

5.2

1.1

5.0

5.0

6.0

4.9

1.2

4.0

5.0

6.0

 Overall, my research team is productive and efficient in carrying out their assigned tasks and submits tasks/projects by the assigned due date.

4.8

0.8

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.4

0.7

5.0

6.0

6.0

 My research team members are motivated and enthusiastic in completing their tasks and projects.

5.3

0.6

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.7

0.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

 My research team members believe they are contributing to valuable research and are passionate about their work.

5.3

0.5

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.3

0.9

5.0

6.0

6.0

 My research team has established an effective method of managing communication among the team.

4.9

1.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

4.9

1.3

5.0

5.0

6.0

 Weekly lab meetings are organized, productive, and promote participation from team members (e.g., journal club, discussing relevant current events, student led trainings for data collection methods, etc.)

4.5

0.7

4.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

0.9

4.0

5.0

6.0

 The research assistants in my lab have helped to make me more productive in my research (e.g., paper submissions, presentations, data collection, etc.)

4.5

1.1

4.0

5.0

6.0

5.2

0.8

5.0

5.0

6.0

Taskworka

 Team Productivity

5.4

1.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

1.6

5.0

6.0

7.0

 Morale

5.8

0.7

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

1.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

 Presentations

4.9

1.1

4.0

5.0

6.0

5.1

1.4

5.0

5.0

6.0

 Drafts of IRB applications

5.3

1.5

4.0

6.0

6.0

4.9

2.0

4.5

5.5

6.5

 Drafts of grant proposals

4.5

1.3

3.5

4.5

5.5

4.0

1.9

3.0

4.0

7.0

 Data analysis

5.2

0.8

5.0

5.0

6.0

4.8

2.0

3.5

5.0

7.0

 Drafts of literature reviews

5.2

1.1

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.5

1.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

 Drafts of manuscripts

4.2

1.8

4.0

4.0

6.0

4.6

1.4

4.0

5.0

6.0

 Other administrative tasks

5.4

1.4

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

1.2

5.0

6.0

6.0

  1. aScale: 1, Strongly disagree; 4, neither; 7, strongly agree