Program Evaluation and Evaluation Research- 12/11/2023
- Registration Closed
This workshop introduces participants to fundamental principles of educational program evaluation, and provides participants with a strategy for developing an evaluation plan.
After participating in this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Describe program evaluation and its purposes;
- Identify barriers to program evaluation;
- Identify models used in evaluation;
- Describe the steps of an evaluation;
- Develop an evaluation plan.
Recordings will be made available for viewing following the completion of each workshop. Viewing of recordings may not be substituted for participation in live workshops.
This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop Series.
Beth Bierer
Dr. Beth Bierer is professor of medicine and director of assessment and evaluation at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) of Case Western Reserve University. In this role, she oversees CCLCM’s portfolio-based assessment system and program evaluation activities. She also teaches graduate-level courses in research methods and facilitates professional development seminars and workshops. Dr. Bierer served as national and regional chair of the AAMC’s Medical Education Scholarship, Research, and Evaluation (MESRE) section and received the medical education Laureaute Award from the AAMC’s Central Group on Educational Affairs. Her research interests focus on competency-based education, programmatic assessment, outcomes evaluation, and educator development.