The development, validity, and reliability of the Researcher Investment Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the last two decades, there have been significant investments designed to advance clinical and translational research (CTR) with an emphasis on supporting early career investigators and building a cadre of skilled researchers. Despite the investments, there are no comprehensive measurement tools to track individual-level progress along the research continuum as supports are put in place.

Objective

The Researcher Investment Tool (RIT) is a novel tool that was created to provide a consistent approach for measuring individual-level changes in the research career trajectory of investigators receiving support from CTR programs.

Methods

The RIT is a 90-item questionnaire, with eight domains and four sub-domains, designed to measure a researcher's experiences

SUBMITTER: Joly BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12392352 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature