The goal of program evaluation is to provide critical information and analyses to education leaders for the advancement of educational programs at WashU Medicine with the vision to continuously improve the quality of programs. Programs are evaluated through data collection, analysis, reporting, presentations and action. This information is used to continuously improve our programs and to support scholarship in education.

Data Collection and Feedback

There are multiple ways that we collect feedback from students: 

• Optional Feedback Button located on session pages for your use at any time
• Focus groups
• Post-course surveys (required)  
• End of Phase surveys (required)
• External surveys (AAMC surveys: matriculating student questionnaire, year 2 questionnaire, graduation questionnaire and program director survey)

Possible responses to your feedback: 

• Sometimes, we can make the changes right away 
• Sometimes, changes take time so may not happen right away 
• Sometimes, we are not sure that the suggestions will work or make sense in our curriculum, so we continue to monitor 
• Sometimes, we do not think the suggestion is the right one for our curriculum, so elect not to make the change. 
• Sometimes, the change is not possible.  

Some of the ways to learn about responses to your feedback: 

• Town halls 
• Your MSG representatives  
• Office of Education monthly EdUpdate newsletter 
• The OMSA-OMSE Medical Student Update emails 
• Course reports 

We encourage you to seek out this information.   

Please remember that any feedback regarding student mistreatment or faculty accolades should be filed via the SAFE website.