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

Median parental income for first year OU-COM students: Higher, lower, or equivalent to the national median family income? 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 Whad’Ya Know? Was it higher, lower, or equivalent to the average loan amount for all osteopathic graduates?

Over the past four years, more than one third of OU-COM’s entering students have been first generation college students. Over the past four years, more than 80.0% of OU-COM’s first year students have been Ohio residents. In 2009, OU-COM ranked 2 nd among all COMs in percentage of underrepresented minorities. OU-COM had a larger percentage of female matriculates compared to the nation in 2009, at 54.2% and 46.8% respectively. Whad’Ya Know?

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 data is available? 2 What are the trends? 3 How do we compare? 4 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 4—AACOM/AACOMAS Matriculant Profile Supplemented with data from: 5—OU-COM Admissions Office 6—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

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

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

How does OU-COM compare to national COMs? In terms of... Income, Debt, and Financial Aid- Student Affairs Entering Class Dynamics- Admissions Entering Class Dynamics- Admissions Academic and demographic trends Academic and demographic trends Profile of OU-COM matriculants versus the nation Profile of OU-COM matriculants versus the nation Applicant pool and matriculant comparison Applicant pool and matriculant comparison Weighing our admissions criteria against our mission statement Weighing our admissions criteria against our mission statement COMLEX Pass Rates and Scores- Academic Affairs Primary Care and Practice Location-Alumni

Academic Trends...

Demographic Trends...

2009 Matriculant Profile OU-COM Compared to National

2010 Applicant Pool OU-COM Compared to National

2010 OU-COM Applicants & Matriculants

Admissions Criteria & Mission Statement Discussion

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?