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OHSU Academic Assessment Calendar

All academic program assessment reports and plans are due by November 1st each year.  See O2 page for detailed information on process.

Generalized Assessment Cycle
Date Event
November 1 Assessment plans and reports are due
January 1 Assessment Council reviews plans and reports
March 1 Feedback reports from Assessment Council reviews distributed to programs

Assessment Drop-In Sessions

Use Compass to register for a "Drop-In Session" with Sarah Jacobs - Assistant Director of the Teaching and Learning Center!

Do you want to view prior Assessment Academy Planning and Reporting "Drop-In Sessions"?  Access the archive below!

The Assessment Council

The OHSU Assessment Council advises academic leadership on matters concerning institution-wide assessment of educational programs, student learning outcomes and the resources needed to support such assessments. The council ensures that academic assessment and accountability are institutional priorities and supports OHSU's mission to educate health care professionals, scientists and leaders in top-tier positions.

  • Alex Breiding   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Alexandra Shuford   - School of Medicine - Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Allison Fryer   - School of Medicine - Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Anna Teske   - Office of the Provost
  • Caleb Feldman   - Office of the Provost
  • Cherie Honnell   - Office of the Provost
  • Constance Tucker   - Office of the Provost
  • Crystal Paredes   - School of Dentistry
  • Deborah Messecar   - School of Nursing
  • Dylan Johnson   - Teaching and Learning Center
  • Jessica Walter   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Julie McGuire   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Kelsi Nagle-Rowe   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Kevin McLemore   - School of Public Health
  • Kirstin Moreno   - Office of the Provost
  • Lawrence Williams   - Teaching and Learning Center
  • Lisa Marriott   - School of Public Health
  • Maria Thompson   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Mark Rivera   - Office of the Provost
  • Richard Goranflo   - School of Nursing
  • Robert Halstead   - Office of the Provost
  • Robin Champieux   - Office of the Provost
  • Samantha Papadakis   - Student Representative
  • Sara Vlajic   - School of Nursing
  • Sarah Drummond   - School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
  • Sarah Jacobs   - Teaching and Learning Center
  • Theresa Filtz   - College of Pharmacy - Joint OSU
  • Yi Cao   - School of Nursing

Academic Program Review Hierarchy Chart
Reporting Structure for Assessment Council and Academic Program Review 2020

In an effort to support a positive culture of assessment as a collaborative effort, the Assessment Council will provide feedback to all programs on their yearly assessment report. The feedback from the Assessment Council will be collected during the Academic Program Review. Provost Office members include the Vice Provost for Educational Improvement and Innovation who serves as the Assessment Council Chairperson. The Provost/ Vice Provost for Educational Improvement and Innovation may appoint other members to the Council as needed to complete its charge and scope of work.

OHSU Learning Goals

We measure student learning outcomes against two primary sets of educational goals...

  1. Core Theme Indicators as identified by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities - read more
     
  2. OHSU Graduation Core Competencies

OHSU revised its graduation core competencies during the 2019-2020 school year in two significant ways.  First, we completed a thorough crosswalk of all specialized accreditors’ competencies across the institution to determine which ones were most frequently required of all of our programs.  We used this analysis to revise and shorten our list of graduation core competencies.  Second, we revised the definitions of these competencies to reflect a desire for our learners to grow as anti-racist, trauma-informed, and equity-minded clinicians, scientists, and professionals.  The new set of core competencies was adopted in September 2020.  Forthcoming publications on this work will be cited when available.

This document describes student service outcomes and provides links to key student service resources.

Reasons for Assessing Student Learning

  • It provides equitable student experiences: No matter a student's educational characteristics and assumptions, all students know what to expect on day one until they day they graduate.
  • Documents quality: Demonstrating and proving our graduates are competent when they graduate.
  • Ensures alignment: Our learning outcomes inform our curriculum, our curriculum and outcomes inform assessment methods and assessment results inform curricular change.
  • Differentiates ourselves regionally and nationally: OHSU is a trendsetter in education. We must continue to demonstrate what makes our educational experience unique.

History of Academic Assessment - OHSU

The following graphic shows our major recent and upcoming milestones:

history of assessment at OHSU