Evaluation Services

Our division provides evaluation services for courses, clerkships and faculty at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

The course and clerkship evaluation process utilizes a standardized system wherein students provide feedback on all required courses and clerkships in the medical curriculum. Core/standard evaluation items — approved under the jurisdiction of the COM Curriculum committee — are combined with course-specific evaluation items to provide summative numerical ratings on various factors related to the quality of the course/clerkship, while also allowing students an opportunity to comment on strengths, weaknesses and suggestions for improvement. Both formative and summative/annual reporting mechanisms are utilized to provide timely feedback to key decision-makers.

A related aspect with course evaluation includes support we provide to the COM Curriculum Committee system in its formal review of all courses. Each course is formally reviewed every two to three years; our office assists departments in providing necessary data analysis summaries and reports for this review.

The faculty evaluation process operates similarly. Students provide feedback on individual instruction by faculty members (rate faculty on core/standard items and department-specific items and provide constructive comments). Formative and summative/annual reports are readily available for review.

Support for curricular monitoring and program evaluation is also a function of our division. We place an emphasis on data collection and analysis pertaining to key elements of educational effectiveness. This includes support for the COM accreditation processes.

Disclaimer: All sample reports include fictitious names and/or data, and any identifying information has been removed.

Links:

• Sample Course Evaluation Form (core items only) (PDF)
• Sample Clerkship Evaluation Form (core items only)(PDF)
• Sample Annual Course/Clerkship Evaluation Report (PDF)
• Sample Faculty Evaluation Form (core items only) (PDF)
• Sample Annual Faculty Evaluation Report(PDF)

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