Evaluation Information

In order to assess the quality of the curriculum at UCLA, visiting students (Externs) are required to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of clerkship rotations, sites, faculty teaching. This information is used by clerkship & site directors and the Medical Education Committee to plan future curriculum. Your feedback is considered very important by these groups. Using the online evaluation system, student comments and responses are anonymous and secure. Two database files record scores so that student names are tracked on one database and responses on another.

Data is held until 1) student evaluations by faculty have been received in Student Affairs, and 2) due to the low enrollment in individual elective clerkships, the data is held until the end of the academic year or when at least 3 students and externs have evaluated the elective. This is done to provide student anonymity.

PLEASE NOTE: Some sites may ask students to complete evaluations separate from the official CoursEval™ evaluations. Your participation in these evaluations is voluntary per Dr. Neil Parker, Sr. Assoc. Dean of Student Affairs. The School of Medicine has no control over student anonymity and confidentiality of these unauthorized evaluations. Completing unauthorized evaluations does not fulfill the School of Medicine evaluation requirement. You will still have to complete the online evaluations.

Compliance

Completion of evaluations is required to receive a grade in each clerkship, and failure to complete them in a timely manner is considered a reflection of the student’s professionalism. Failure to complete evaluations by the deadline will result in the evaluation office being required to submit a physicianship professionalism form for Student Affairs. We do not ever like to submit these forms, please contact the evaluation office promptly if you are having difficulty meeting the evaluation requirement.

Site Requirements

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Information on the School of Medicine's computer requirement can be found on the Student Affairs web site. Computers are available for student use in the Biomedical Library in the event you are having problems with your home computer. Problems with your home computer is not an acceptable reason for failure to complete evaluations.