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Do doctors care about their medical school after they’ve completed their education?

Do doctors care about their medical school after they’ve completed their education?. Rika M. Young May 18, 2004. Dedicated to supporting the advancement of health-related education and research. Functions. Raise money: alumni, residents, others

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Do doctors care about their medical school after they’ve completed their education?

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  1. Do doctors care about their medical school after they’ve completed their education? Rika M. Young May 18, 2004

  2. Dedicated to supporting the advancement of health-related education and research

  3. Functions • Raise money: alumni, residents, others • Communicate news from the University of Minnesota Medical School: publications, web site, events

  4. Research Question Do the communications of the Minnesota Medical Foundation meet the needs of Alumni and Residents of the U of M Medical School?

  5. Operational Definitions • Alumni: Doctors who received their medical degree (M.D.) at the University of Minnesota. • Residents: Doctors who completed post-graduate medical training at the University of Minnesota, but who did not receive their M.D. from the U of M.

  6. Methodology • 2 telephone surveys: alumni, residents • Completed U of M education between 1990 and 2003 • 8 questions identical on each survey • Amount of mail received • Readership of publications • Interest in e-communications

  7. Alumni Survey • 620 alumni • 227 (37%) responded • 11 questions

  8. Resident Survey • 552 residents • 242 (43%) responded • 13 questions

  9. How often do you receive mailings from the U of M or Minnesota Medical Foundation?

  10. Do you read the Medical Bulletin you receive 3 times per year?

  11. If not, why don’t you read the Medical Bulletin? • Lack of time • Too many publications to read • Not interesting • Other priorities

  12. Which types of articles are/would be of interest to you? • Educational articles • Clinical and patient care • Medical research conducted at the U of M • Information articles • News items about the medical school • Faculty or alumni news • Medical student news • News about donors and funded projects

  13. Are you interested in receiving Medical School and alumni news via an e-mail?

  14. Desired Frequency of E-mail Newsletter

  15. May we ask for your e-mail address?

  16. Conclusions • University of Minnesota Medical Bulletin • E-mail Newsletters

  17. Do the communications of the Minnesota Medical Foundation meet the needs of Alumni and Residents of the U of M Medical School? Yes

  18. Thank You

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