title: An example of program evaluation project in undergraduate medical education.
abstract: Revisions to existing program evaluation approaches of the Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine (DEUSM) were made by the Medical Education Department in June 2005. After considering several evaluation models, a mixed evaluation model was developed to meet institutional needs. The general program evaluation plan was structured as areas of inquiry under the three main program evaluation questions: what are the effects of the educational program on students and graduates, what are the effects of the educational program on trainers, and is the educational program being implemented as planned. The School's first report made through its new program evaluation approach was prepared in July 2006, leading to important revisions to the educational program. This article presents DEUSM's project to revise its program evaluation approach and briefly discusses its early implementation.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Medical Education Department, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey. berna.musal@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Musal
authors.forename: Cahit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taskiran
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gursel
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozan
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Timbil
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velipasaoglu
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*