the COMparison report A COMPARISON OF OU - COM TO ALL COM s NATIONALLY Trends and Graphs Office of Institutional Assessment & Planning OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS November 2010 Institutional Assessment at a Glance FINANCIAL AID

Median parental income for first year OU-COM students: Higher, lower, or equivalent to the national median family income? Whad’Ya Know?

Whad’Ya Know? The average loan amount for an OU-COM graduate in 2009? 1125,000 1155,000 1185,000 2215,000 Was it higher, lower, or equivalent to the average loan amount for all osteopathic graduates?

the COMparison report A COMPARISON OF OU - COM TO ALL COM s NATIONALLY Trends and Graphs Office of Institutional Assessment & Planning OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS November 2010 Institutional Assessment at a Glance FINANCIAL AID

1 What are the trends? 2 How do we compare? 3 How do we present/use this information? the COMparison report

I. Income, Debt, and Financial Aid- Student Affairs a) Medical School Debt b) Parental Income c) Scholarships d) Debt to tuition ratio II. Entering Class Dynamics- Admissions III. COMLEX Pass Rates and Scores- Academic Affairs IV. Residency and Post-Residency—Alumni 4 Presentations

1—Academic Survey of First Year Students (AAMC equivalent is MQ—Matriculating Questionnaire) Career Plans & Influences Undergraduate Debt—Amounts & Sources 2—Academic Survey of Graduating Seniors (AAMC equivalent is GQ—Graduating Questionnaire) Evaluation of Curriculum, Clerkships, and Student Assistance Career Plans & Financial Aid the COMparison report Sources of Data

3—AACOM/AOA Annual Questionnaire Supplemented with data from: 4—OU-COM Admissions Office 5—OU-COM Student Affairs the COMparison report Sources of Data

 Example: Page 7, Graph 7  AACOM errors: Coding flaw in survey design on website led to only partial data for 2 years  OU-COM errors: Low participation rates in 4 years  Missing data report: Page 24  All COM response rates: Page 23 A word about missing data