Medical Education
ASCENT Consortium
Formative & Impact Evaluation
Overview
The Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium is a national research initiative focused on providing resources, expertise, and coordination across institutions to advance innovative, high-quality research for those living with serious illness and those who care for them.
Evaluation Approach
The Evaluation Center developed a multi-year evaluation plan including logic models and evaluation metrics for each Consortium core and the Consortium overall. Evaluators will collect annual Consortium-wide stakeholder engagement surveys, teaming surveys with leadership, and track Consortium research products and citation counts. Evaluators will apply the Translational Science Benefits Model framework to assess Consortium impact for the palliative care community.
Timeline
2025 – 2030
POPULATION SERVED
Palliative Care Research Workforce
Funder
National Institute of Health