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Title: Briefing Paper: Using lay reviewers in the peer review process.
Author: Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
Date Published: 2006
Reference: London: AMRC.
Are service users or carers authors: No/Not Known
Abstract:
Aim: To find out the extent of lay involvement in the peer review processes carried out by AMRC members.
Method: A survey of Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) members.
Findings/recommendations: 48 charities reported lay involvement in their peer review processes (53% of respondents). These have been categorised according to whether:
- lay reviewers make a full and equal contribution to the decisions of the review panel
- lay reviewers are members of a review panel but have unequal, partial or no voting rights
- lay members sit on a separate panel that makes some contribution to the review process
- lay involvement is through the contribution of Trustees or a secretariat.
Examples of case studies are included to illustrate these different levels of involvement.
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Date Entered: 2007/02/21
Date Edited: 2012/12/06
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