MISSION
The Office of Education Quality Improvement, Evaluation, and Research supports the MD program mission and goals by designing and facilitating the use of evaluation data for decision-making, building a culture of high-quality education research to inform best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement for MD program accreditation.
OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION
EDUCATION EVALUATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
- Evaluation design and implementation for the curriculum, phases of the curriculum, courses, educators, and other components of the MD program
- Outcome tracking for measure of MD program goals
- Facilitation of root causes and systems analyses
- Support to MD program faculty, staff and students with evaluation/QI questions
EDUCATION RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
- Support for MD program faculty, staff, and students to turn education work into scholarship
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Set and implement an MD program education research agenda
- Facilitate cross-office collaboration on research projects
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Communicate research findings to inform MD program policies, procedures, and practices
CENTRALIZED FEEDBACK
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Design, administer, and distribute MD program faculty and student feedback surveys
- Qualitative analysis of feedback comments
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Management of a student feedback storage system for program leaders and department FARA coordinators
- Design and implement longitudinal feedback training for students
ACCREDITATION
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Design and provide logistical support for the LCME self-study process
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Design and management of the LCME 1.1 CQI process
- Facilitation of LCME documentation for status reports and notifications
- Support for navigating and interpreting the complexity of LCME requirements and changes