Office of Assessment and Evaluation Studies
Mission
The mission of the Assessment and Evaluation Studies Program is to improve research in: a) the undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education program of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine, and b) the clinical and translational research program of the VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research, while contributing to the body of knowledge regarding the professional development of health care professionals and researchers.
Goals
The goals of the Assessment and Evaluation Studies Program are to offer services that:
- Improve education and clinical effectiveness by exploring the professional development of physicians, their learning, clinical behavior and patient outcomes
- Enhance the assessment of learners in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education
- Support organizational self-study
- Analyze costs, effectiveness and benefits of select projects or programs
- Improve the training and research productivity of those interesting in conducting clinical and translational research under the auspices of VCU
Assistance with Research or Evaluation Projects
The Office of Assessment and Evaluation Studies provides consultation and implementation services to VCU School of Medicine faculty, residents and medical students in the areas of:
- Education research design
- Program evaluation design
- Data collection and data management
- Statistical analysis and interpretation in the context of education research
- Abstract and manuscript preparation
- Validity and reliability of assessment tools
If you are interested in research and evaluation assistance, please fill out the online form.
Current Projects
View a list of our current projects.
Recent publications and presentations
View our recent publications and presentations.
Staff
Paul E. Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Associate dean, Assessment and Evaluation Studies
Email: pemazman@vcu.edu
Moshe Feldman, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Email: mfeldman@vcu.edu
Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Email:diazgranados@vcu.edu
Allison A. Vanderbilt, Ed.D.
Assistant professor
Email: avanderbilt@vcu.edu
Jessica Evans, B.S.
Research assistant
Email: evansja2@vcu.edu
Contact us
Office of Assessment and Evaluation Studies
730 East Broad Street
Theater Row Building, Suite 4200
P.O. Box 980466
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0048
Phone: (804) 827-0425
Toll free: (800) 413-2872
Fax: (804) 628-0361
Email: oaes@vcu.edu
