ACOE_Self-Study

• Annual exit surveys (An example of the survey and a summary of results are provided in Appendices II-9a and II-9b .) • Annual alumni surveys administered to the class that graduated about 6 years previously. (An example of the survey and a summary of results are provided in Appendices II-10a and II-10b .) Assessment of student learning is an integral component of the College’s assessment plan ( Appendix I-3 or https://www.sunyopt.edu/pdfs/institutionalresearch/Assessment_Plan.pdf). Data collected for the OD program are analyzed to determine if students are meeting the program’s educational leaning objectives. When data suggest substantive shortcomings, potential solutions are formulated and implemented. While the analysis and formulation of potential solutions may be initiated at various administrative levels related to the OD program, the forums/offices best suited for analysis, planning and implementation are:

Curriculum Committee

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Dean’s Council

Clinical Education Council

Department Chairs

NBEO Performance From 2011-2017 about 97% of graduating students passed all 3 parts of the NBEO examination by the time of graduation. 1 As indicated in the following graph, the percentage of our students who have passed all three NBEO parts at graduation is consistently above national comparison values: 2

Percentage of Candidates who Passed all NBEO Parts at Graduation

100

95

National SUNY

90

85

80

75

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year of Graduation

1 Most, if not all, of the students not passing all three parts by graduation are foreign national students who are returning to their countries and not planning to practice in the United States. 2 The data in this and the following three graphs were provided by NBEO. National 2018 comparison data for passage of all NBEO parts were not available at the time this document was finalized

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