1 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
2 Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 Jun;27(6):775-781. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6174. Epub 2018 Mar 27.
Process evaluation is an important tool in quality improvement efforts. This article illustrates how a systematic and continuous evaluation process can be used to improve the quality of faculty career development programs by using the University of Minnesota's Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) K12 program as an exemplar.
Data from a rigorous process evaluation incorporating quantitative and qualitative measurements were analyzed and reviewed by the BIRCWH program leadership on a regular basis.
Examples are provided of how this evaluation model and processes were used to improve many aspects of the program, thereby improving scholar, mentor, and advisory committee members' satisfaction and scholar outcomes.
A rigorous evaluation plan can increase the effectiveness and impact of a research career development plan.
过程评估是质量改进工作的重要工具。本文以明尼苏达大学妇女健康跨学科研究职业发展(BIRCWH)K12 项目为例,说明如何通过系统和持续的评估过程来提高教师职业发展项目的质量。
采用定量和定性测量方法对严格的过程评估数据进行了分析,并由 BIRCWH 项目领导层定期进行审查。
提供了如何使用此评估模型和流程来改进该计划的许多方面的示例,从而提高了学者、导师和顾问委员会成员的满意度和学者的成果。
严格的评估计划可以提高研究职业发展计划的有效性和影响力。