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Study Section Rosters

Peer Review at AHRQ

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has one chartered Health Services Research Initial Review Group (IRG) responsible for the peer review of grant applications submitted for study section review. This IRG is comprised of five subcommittees or study sections, each with a particular emphasis around which peer reviewer expertise is assembled. Descriptions of these study sections and links to their rosters follows.

Health Care Quality and Effectiveness Research (HCQER) Study Section
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Reviews R01/R18 large research grant applications, R03 small research grant applications, and R13 large conference grant applications related to the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, including clinical outcomes studies, as well as studies to develop/test quality measures, methods, tools and indicators.

Health Care Research Training (HCRT) Study Section
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Reviews the following application types for research training and career development:

Dissertation Grant (R36)
Minority Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship (F31)
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Post-doctoral Fellowship (F32)
Independent Research Scientist Development Award (K02)
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)

Healthcare Technology and Dissemination Sciences (HCTDS) Study Section
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Reviews R01/R18 large research grant applications, R03 small research grant applications, and R13 large conference grant applications on the development, application and evaluation of technologies relevant to health care, including analyses of their cost effectiveness. Applications concerned with the science of decisionmaking also are assigned here.

Healthcare Systems Research (HSR) Study Section
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Reviews R01/R18 large research grant applications, R03 small research grant applications, and R13 large conference grant applications addressing the organization and functioning of the health care system, including topics of access, cost, financing arrangements, market aspects and workforce conditions.

Current as of November 2006

Internet Citation:

Peer Review at AHRQ. November 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/peerrev/peerrev.htm