Evaluating A Graduate Studies Program: A survey of former participants

To evaluate the outcome of the program for graduate studies in family medicine at the University of Western Ontario, all 45 participants in the program were surveyed. Thirty-six percent of respondents held full-time academic appointments and 42% part-time academic positions. Eighty-four percent indicated a moderate to major effect on their career as a teacher; 67% indicated a moderate to major change in research skills; 42% indicated such a change in administrative skills. Ninety-one percent said they had achieved all or most of their objective in taking the program.