Roadmap to Excellence - Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions

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Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions guides medical schools in designing institution-specific holistic admissions and diversity-related policies with minimal legal risk. It emphasizes school-wide collaboration among leadership, admissions, diversity affairs, financial aid, recruitment and retention, admissions committee members, legal counsel, students, and others affected. The publication outlines evaluation purposes, required data sources and timelines, responsible roles, and evaluation methods. It also introduces frameworks for assessing enrollment management services and a model for measuring the impact of holistic review.

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Pages61

Reading Time21 min

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Foreword

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Evaluation 101: Why, What, Where, When, Who, and How?

Why is Evaluating Holistic Admissions and Related Diversity Programs Critical for My Medical School?

Which Data Are Needed and Where Can They Be Found?

When Should My Medical School Conduct Holistic Admissions-related Evaluation?

Who is Responsible for Evaluating Holistic Admissions-related Efforts at My Medical School?

How Should Evaluation Be Carried Out?

Summary

Chapter 2: Evaluating Enrollment Management Services to Promote Successful Holistic Admissions Outcomes

Strategic Use of Enrollment Management

Structure-Process-Outcomes Framework

Applying the Structure-Process-Outcomes Framework

Summary

Chapter 3: The Matriculated Student: Assessing the Impact of Holistic Review

A Model for Determining the Impact of Holistic Review

Student Input and Entry Characteristic Measures

Environmental Measures

Outcome Measures

Summary

Chapter 4: Evaluating Workforce Outcomes

Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions Learn Serve Lead Association of American Medical Colleges Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions 2013 Association of American Medical Colleges About this Publication Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions is the third in a series of publications produced by the AAMC Holistic Review Project intended to help medical schools establish and implement institution-specific, diversityrelated policies that will advance their core educational goals with minimal legal risk. To successfully achieve the educational and health care-related benefits that come from a diverse student body requires school-wide, concerted efforts. Therefore, the AAMC encourages medical schools to use this publication as a tool to guide collaborations and discussions among their institution’s leadership; faculty; admissions, diversity affairs, financial aid, and recruitment and retention officers; admissions committee members; legal counsel; students; and others engaged in and affected by diversity-related issues. This publication was edited and coordinated by Amy Addams, lead engagement specialist with the AAMC Holistic Review Project. Note: The content of this publication should not be construed as legal advice, and readers should not act upon information contained in this publication without consulting professional counsel. Acknowledgments The AAMC extends its appreciation to all those who participated in producing this publication. In particular, we thank the current and former members of the AAMC Advisory Committee on Holistic Review, whose members guided the development of this publication, and internal AAMC reviewers Carol Aschenbrener, M. D.,(AAMC chief medical education officer), Marc Nivet, Ed. D.,(AAMC chief diversity officer), Robert Sabalis, Ph. D. ,(LCME assistant secretary, emeritus), and Frank Trinity, J. D. ,(AAMC chief legal officer), who offered expert review of the document. We would also like to thank Ruth Beer Bletzinger, the former director of the Holistic Review Project, for her extensive contributions in editing, writing, and shaping this publication. © 2013 AAMC. All rights reserved. This report may be reproduced and distributed by and within AAMC-member organizations only. This publication is also available free of charge on the AAMC Web site at: [https://](https://)[ ](https://)[www.aamc.org/initiatives/holisticreview/](www.aamc.org/initiatives/holisticreview/) . For more information about this publication, please email [holisticreview@aamc.org](holisticreview@aamc.org). Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions Table of Contents Foreword ........................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ vii Chapter 1: Evaluation 101: Why, What, Where, When, Who, and How? ....................................1 Authors: Kate Lipper, J.D.; Arthur L. Coleman, J.D. Why is Evaluating Holistic Admissions and Related Diversity Programs Critical for My Medical School? ......1 Which Data Are Needed and Where Can They Be Found?..........................................................................4 When Should My Medical School Conduct Holistic Admissions-related Evaluation? ....................................6 Who is Responsible for Evaluating Holistic Admissions-related Efforts at My Medical School?.....................7 How Should Evaluation Be Carried Out?.....................................................................................................8 Summary ...........................

FAQs

Why is evaluating holistic admissions and related diversity programs critical for a medical school?

Evaluation helps medical schools determine whether holistic admissions and diversity-related efforts advance core educational goals while managing legal risk.

What data are needed for holistic admissions-related evaluation, and where can they be found?

The publication specifies that needed data must be gathered from appropriate sources across the medical school and related systems, then used to inform the evaluation plan.

How should evaluation be carried out, and who is responsible?

The document outlines roles for responsible stakeholders and describes an evaluation approach that includes defining purposes, selecting measures, and applying the evaluation framework to guide decision-making.

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