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
(Select for Roster)
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
(Select for Roster)
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
(Select for Roster)
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
(Select for Roster)
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