A Descriptive Analysis of Key Findings from the 2023-24 ISPOR Student Interest Survey

Speaker(s)

Chanpura M1, Winberg D2, Ben-Umeh K3, Vu M4, Odonkor G5, Tathed R6, Prajapati P7, Adhikari K8, Clark R9, Okoh C10, Iyer K11
1Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Darnestown, MD, USA, 3Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 4University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 5The University of Texas at Austin, Austin , TX, USA, 6Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune, MH, India, 7Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS, USA, 8West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA, 9University of North Texas HSC College of Pharmacy, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 10The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 11Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Thane, MH, India

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OBJECTIVES: The Student Interest Survey is an electronic questionnaire produced annually by the ISPOR Student Network’s Survey & Evaluation Committee to provide insights into students’ engagement with ISPOR. The survey includes questions on demographics, (barriers to) engagement, professional development, and competencies of interest. The objective of this analysis was to describe key findings from the 2023-24 Student Interest Survey in order to identify what learning opportunities are valued most by students engaged with ISPOR.

METHODS: This Student Interest Survey was written by members of the Survey & Evaluation committee in September 2023, and subsequently sent out to ISPOR’s student members via email for completion in October and November 2023. Additionally, the survey was advertised to students through social media and during in-person/virtual events. Descriptive analyses were performed to summarize respondents’ interests and engagement levels.

RESULTS: In total, the Student Interest Survey was completed by 161 students based in Asia/Pacific (45%), North America (28%), Europe (18%), or elsewhere (9%). Of the survey respondents, 54% reported pursuing doctoral degrees, and 53% reported being moderately or very engaged with ISPOR. Students most frequently cited time constraints (24%) and lack of awareness (21%) as reasons for not engaging. Participants desired more student-run events, as well as more networking opportunities. When rating interests in different professional and research competencies, respondents showed greatest interest in professional development, economic evaluation, and health policy. Of the 144 students who answered follow-up on professional development, respondents indicated interest in workshops on resume writing (65%), presentation skills (75%), professional email writing (56%), and interviewing skills (75%).

CONCLUSIONS: While many students are currently engaged with ISPOR, strides can be made to boost engagement by offering professional development workshops and more networking opportunities, as well as raising awareness of the ISPOR Student Network.

Code

OP13

Topic

Organizational Practices

Topic Subcategory

Academic & Educational

Disease

No Additional Disease & Conditions/Specialized Treatment Areas