Policies

Please refer to the Pre-Clerkship Student Contact Hours Policy document

Please refer to the Clinical Duty Hours Policy.

Please refer to the Narrative Assessment Policy.

Please refer to the Course Formative Assessment and Feedback Policy.

Please refer to the Mid-Clerkship Feedback Policy.

Please refer to the Medical Student Supervision Policy.

Please refer to the Policy on Preparing Residents as Teachers.

Please refer to the Final Grade Submission Policy.

The CCA will perform a systematic review of the curriculum as a whole every four years. The process occurs over one academic year, and a report is issued at the end of the academic year.

The overarching goal of the review is to evaluate the adequacy of the SSOM medical education program objectives (Competencies and Competency Domains) and their underlying linked curricular components and assessments in preparing our students to be successful resident physicians. To achieve this goal, we will undertake a deliberate and documented process of critical analysis of relevant internal and external outcome measures (listed in the Appendix) for each individual objective to evaluate the extent to which we are achieving our desired outcomes.

As part of this process, the review will critically re-evaluate the continuing relevance of our program objectives as expectations of our graduates; determine the sufficiency of our curricular content in supporting these objectives; review the logical sequencing, organization, integration, and coordination of curricular components and phases; and consider the appropriateness of methods of curricular pedagogy and assessments.

The CCA will be charged with planning and completing the review of the curriculum as a whole. Other perspectives will also be included and considered vital to the quality improvement process. This will include invoking the expertise and perspectives of key stakeholders, including course and clerkship directors, faculty, and student representatives.

Please refer to the Review of the Curriculum as a Whole Schematic for more information.

ELEMENT	Review Timeline
3.5 Review of reports of unprofessionalism or concerns about the learning environment 3.6 Report of student mistreatment experiences	Every 6 months
6.2: Review of list of patient types/clinical conditions and skills across courses and clerkships	Annually
6.2: Define “alternatives” to remedy gaps for required encounters/skills	Annually
6.3: Monitor academic workload of medical students and their time for independent study in pre-clerkship phase of the curriculum	Each Semester
6.4: Review of time in inpatient and ambulatory settings to meet the objectives for clinical education	Annually (Incorporated into clerkship inventory)
8.2: Ensure that course and clerkship learning objectives are linked to medical education program objectives	Annually
8.5 Have formal processes in place to collect and consider medical student evaluations of their courses, clerkships, teachers, and other relevant information	Every 3 years via Evaluation Subcommittee Course and Clerkship Reviews
8.6: Review of data on student completion of clerkship-specific required clinical encounters	Every 6 months
8.6: Review of clinical encounters where alternative methods used by 20% or more of students	Every 6 months
8.8: Monitor academic and clinical workload of medical students in the context of formal policies and/or guidelines	Every 6 months
9.7: Monitor provision of mid-course/clerkship feedback is monitored within individual departments and at the curriculum management level	Every 6 months
9.8: Review timing of course and clerkship grades	Every 6 months

Policies

Policies

Pre-Clerkship Student Contact Hours Policy

Clinical Duty Hours Policy

Narrative Assessment Policy

Course Formative Assessment and Feedback Policy

Mid-Clerkship Feedback Policy

Medical Student Supervision Policy

Policy on Preparing Residents as Teachers

Final Grade Submission Policy

Review of the SSOM Curriculum as a Whole

Continuous Quality Improvement: Standards/Elements Monitored by the CCA