School of Medicine Division of Evaluation
The Division of Evaluation provides evaluation services for the MD curriculum. Jennifer Deitz, M.A., is Interim Director of Evaluation.
Using Data to Inform Decision Making
The Division's responsibility is to provide timely and rigorous data to inform decision making at all levels in the School. The Division of Evaluation provides curricular feedback concerning pre-clinical (courses), clerkships, Scholarly Concentrations, and Translating Discoveries elements of the MD curriculum. The Division also conducts program evaluations and other evaluation supporting activities including assessing academic advising, student life advising, the "Dean's Letter," proposed new efforts such as Educators 4-CARE, educational techologies (ranging from the CWP to simulations), and teaching and learning. The Division staff members have many other responsibilities including chairing the Clerkship Evaluation Committee and conducting follow-up site visits to clerkship sites.
The Division also collects and reports on outcome data including: Graduation Questionnaire results, STEP 1 and 2 scores, Residency Directors' Assessment of Stanford PGY-1 Alumni, and long term Alumni views.
The span of the Division's primary evaluation activities and responsibilities is presented below.
