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LCME Student Survey UMSC Self Study. Presented by Liz Podczerwinski March 12, 2009. Survey Response. Chicago 412 (50%) + 7 Grad students M1 137 (75%) M2 111 (56%) M3 93 (45%) M4 71 (30%) Joint Degree Students 7. Student Response. Urbana 120 (55%) + 33 Grad Students M1 78 (61%)
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LCME Student SurveyUMSC Self Study Presented by Liz Podczerwinski March 12, 2009
Survey Response • Chicago 412 (50%) + 7 Grad students • M1 137 (75%) • M2 111 (56%) • M3 93 (45%) • M4 71 (30%) • Joint Degree Students 7
Student Response • Urbana 120 (55%) + 33 Grad Students • M1 78 (61%) • M2 18 (47%) • M3 13 (45%) • M4 11 (42%) • Joint Degree Students 33
Student Response • Rockford 111 (70%) • M2 31 (57%) • M3 41 (70%) • M4 39 (85%) • Peoria 105 (70%) • M2 38 (84%) • M3 37 (65%) • M4 30 (64%)
Student-Faculty-Administration Interaction • Strengths • Faculty availability and access to medical school administration in Urbana, Rockford & Peoria • Concerns • Awareness and responsiveness to student concerns in Chicago • Recommendation • Maintain communication through information sessions and “Dialogue with the Deans” • Hire additional staff and provide training with students in order to better address student concerns
Student Support • Overall all sites “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with: • Academic counseling availability • Availability of tutorial help • Availability of counseling about careers & residency • Availability/adequacy of financial admin services
Student Support • Concerns • Perception of equality of services between sites in Rockford and Peoria • Recommendation • Provide students with information on how student fees are used • Provide students with a newsletter describing services/projects in progress across all the sites
Students Health • Strengths • Confidentiality of medical services across all sites • Concerns • Adequacy of student health insurance in Rockford • Availability/adequacy of dental services in Rockford and Peoria • Recommendations • Maintain adequate and equal health insurance across 4 campuses • Provide better dental coverage
Library and Electronic Learning Resources • Strengths (all sites marked “very satisfied” on majority of items) • Access to library facility services • Access of electronic library from home/hospital/school • Websites designed by faculty and students • Quality of librarian’s knowledge
Learning Environment • Strengths • Student Diversity • Confidentiality of student records • Concerns • Availability of student relaxation space in Chicago and Urbana • Classrooms/testing facilities/labs/study space in Chicago in terms of: • Equipment • Lighting • AC/heat • Comfort
Learning Environment • Recommendations • Expand/modernize relaxation spaces • Address issues regarding equipment, lighting, AC/heat, and comfort (painting walls/ceilings and repairing broken seats)
Education Program as a Whole • Strengths • Quality of clinical instruction during M3/M4 year • Concerns • Timeliness of feedback after clerkships in Chicago • Quality of clinical exposure prior to clerkships in Urbana • Ease of scheduling 4th year electives in Chicago- currently improving via new online scheduling • Recommendations • Evaluate how each campus offers M1/M2 clinical exposure and adapt
M1 & M2 Coursework • Strengths • Overall, students marked “satisfied” or “very satisfied” • Concerns with individual courses • Pathophysiology- organization and teaching methods in Rockford • Essentials of Patient Care- teaching methods, organization, methods, student motivation, fairness of exams in Rockford • Histology- teaching methods, importance of clinically relevant material, and student motivation in Chicago • Pharmacology- teaching methods in Chicago • Recommendations • Faculty to communicate with other campus faculty to learn how courses are taught there
Clerkships • Strengths • Overall students from UPR track marked “very satisfied” regarding core clerkships and Chicago marked “satisfied” • Dedicated faculty/physicians to teaching • Help prepare students prepare for USMLE CK & CS exams • Concerns • Overemphasis on Family Medicine in Rockford • Recommendations • Provide students with more opportunities to explore (sub)-specialties or consider extending surgery to include ortho, ENT
Thank you! • Important to note that there was <50% M3 & M4 response rate in Chicago and Urbana • Questions? Comments? Please contact Liz Podczerwinski at epodcz2@uic.edu or Adam Meisel at meisel@uic.edu or Colleen Dickinson at cmdickin@uic.edu