Data Collection Instrument (DCI)
Overview
The Data Collection Instrument (DCI) is a questionnaire consisting of 446 questions related to 12 standards and 96 elements. The DCI includes data from the Independent Student Analysis (ISA), the AFMC Graduation Questionnaire (GQ), and other sources. The 12 standards and 96 elements include the following topics:
Curriculum oversight; use of objectives; design, review, monitoring of curriculum; program evaluation; student feedback; central oversight of clinical curriculum; curriculum/assessment equivalent across sites; time spent in learning activities.
Residents’ and non-faculty teaching skills; faculty appointment system; clinical supervision; assessment system; narrative assessment; standards of achievement; formative feedback; summative assessment; student advancement and appeals; student health and patient safety.
Process for collecting data
The director of program quality and accreditation is primarily responsible for gathering information for the DCI from a variety of sources, including leadership, faculty members, staff, and students. The collection of data from our index year (the 2020-2021 academic year) began in spring 2021 and will continue through the fall.
The DCI is made up of information from a variety of sources, including the AFMC Graduation Questionnaire and the ISA, as well as FOMD and MD program documents (e.g. strategic plan, policies, course evaluation reports, etc.).