Program: Medicine (MD)
Degree: Doctor, Medical
Date: Wed Sep 17, 2014 - 1:26:44 pm
1) Below are your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.
- Life-Long Learning Skills: Graduates will be life-long learners.
- The Biological Sciences: Graduates will understand the biological sciences underlying clinical medicine.
- The Care of Patients: Graduates will be able to care for their patients with increasing responsibility, and seeking and responding to appropriate evaluation and supervision.
- Oral and Written Communication Skills: Graduates will be able to communicate effectively with patients, families and other healthcare providers.
- Populational and Community Health: Graduates will appreciate the epidemiology of disease and the role of the physician in public health and global health issues, particularly those important to Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Professionalism: Graduates will be professional and ethical, demonstrate an enthusiasm for medicine, and value honor, integrity, altruism, respect, accountability, excellence, scholarship, and leadership while delivering compassionate care to their patients.
- Personal Health and Well-Being: Graduates will maintain personal health and well-being.
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/JABSOM/admissions/objectives.php?l1=mdp&l2=currS Student Handbook. URL, if available online: http://jbows.jabsom.hawaii.edu/view/url/76327/77507
Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: NA Other: On framed posters displayed throughout the medical school and in clinical departments Other: On pocket-sized cards distributed to all faculty3) Select one option:
- File (03/16/2020)
4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.
0% 1-50% 51-80% 81-99%
100%5) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning the curriculum to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys or tests, etc.)
Yes No (skip to question 14)6) For the period between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
Are students well prepared for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)?
Program evaluation is conducted and a Graduation Objectives Survey is administered to students with questions that address the 7 SLOs listed above (i.e., Life-Long Learning Skills, The Biological Sciences, The Care of Patients, Oral and Written Communication Skills, Populational and Community Health, Professionalism, and Personal Health and Well-Being).
7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.
Results of the USMLE Step 1 examination for all JABSOM students. This examination is taken at the end of the second year of the MD program.
Findings from the Graduation Objectives Survey are developed into a report.
8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
Approximately 66 students completed the USMLE Step 1 examination.
Sixty-four students completed the End of 2nd Year (Graduation Objectives Survey) in July 2014.
9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
Course instructor(s) Faculty committee Ad hoc faculty group Department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Faculty advisor Advisors (in student support services) Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean/Director Other: 10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
Used a rubric or scoring guide Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam) Other: 11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.
100% of JABSOM students received passing scores on the USMLE Step 1. The average score for JABSOM students was above the national average.
Overall, the means obtained from the End of 2nd Year (Graduation Objectives Survey) were in a positive direction (i.e., students reported higher means on items 2 years into the program in comparison to their first day of medical school).
12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
The medical school Curriculum Committee reviewed the results of the USMLE Step 1 examination for JABSOM students as well as the End of 2nd Year (Graduation Objectives Survey) findings. Overall, it was felt the scores reflected the students are well prepared for the national licensing examination and reporting a greater ability, over time, towards meeting the SLOs.
13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.
In recent years, JABSOM students consistently score above the national average on the national licensing examination (USMLE Step 1). This reflects the hard work and commitment of the students, as well as structure and content of the curriculum, efforts of the faculty, and effectiveness of the program evaluation plan.