Responses to the following questions provided by graduate students at the time of their preparation to graduate are designed to provide ongoing graduate program assessment data for use by the College of Veterinary Medicine in periodic reviews of our Comparative & Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program. Program assessment is vital in ensuring that we provide a relevant and challenging graduate program. Name First First Last Last Email Graduate advisor First First Last Last Degree MS PhD Academic term of graduation Term Spring Autumn Summer Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year2022202320242025202620272028202920302031203220332034 Learning Goals 1-3 Graduates will independently and effectively design, conduct and analyze research; develop critical problem solving skills; and, critically review scientific literature. 1. Did your graduate experience provide you the necessary background to understand the scientific method? Yes No Explanation 2. Did your graduate experience provide you the necessary background to formulate and conduct original research? Yes No Explanation 3. Do you feel that you can use critical thinking to address problems? Yes No Explanation 4. Are you now able to critically review scientific literature? Yes No Explanation Learning Goal 4 Graduates will effectively communicate research findings and their significance (in oral and written format) to both scientific and lay audiences. 1. Did the program increase your communication skills? Yes No Explanation 2. Which of the following did you find most effective for enhancing your communication skills, and why? Lab and/or research group meetings VPM 8891, college wide graduate student seminar course Attendance at regional/national/international scientific meetings Poster/oral presentations at regional/national/international scientific meetings Explanation Learning Goal 5 Graduate will conduct research ethically. 1. Did you feel you obtained proper education and training in bioethics during your graduate program for a career in biomedical research? Yes No Explanation 2. Did you find the bioethics training requirement to be a valuable part of your research training? Yes No Explanation 3. Did you feel that research for your degree was performed in an ethical manner? Yes No If not, from your training in bioethics, what benchmark(s) were not met to make you consider that the research was not ethically sound? If yes, from your training in bioethics, what benchmark(s) were met to make you consider that the research was ethically sound? Learning Goal 6 Graduates will exhibit professionalism and leadership. 1. Did the program increase your knowledge of professional development and professional activities? Yes No Explanation 2. Do you currently participate in professional societies and activities? Please specify, including any leadership roles. Yes No Explanation Additional Questions 1. Did you encounter specific problems as a graduate student? Yes No 2. How might those problems have been avoided or corrected? 3. Were the faculty, staff and administrators helpful and supportive? Yes No 4. How did you choose this graduate program and your advisor? 5. Would you choose graduate work in the Comparative & Veterinary Graduate Program if you had to make the choice again? Yes No Explanation 6. What are your suggestions as to how we might enhance the recruitment of culturally diverse graduate students and be more sensitive to issues of cultural diversity? 7. Please make suggestions for improving other aspects of the graduate program. 8. What are your immediate career/academic plans now? 9. If you are willing to provide, what would be the best way to contact you in the future?
