Hey everyone,
We wanted to pass along an update from Andrew Brown, Sr. Vice President of Education (MedSoc position), which discusses a number of curriculum initiatives he shared with us at our last Class Council meeting.
Annual Report Card on Undergraduate Medical Education
The report Card is an initiative of the Student Curriculum Evaluation Committee (SCEC). The Annual Student Report Card on Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) is a meant to serve two purposes. The first is to provide the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto with a comprehensive picture of how students perceive their institution. This will be accomplished by a student lead independent review of the medical education program, student services, the environment for learning, and the adequacy of educational resources. The second is to provide students with an account of how the university is working to meet their needs as learners. This is the first year such an initiative has been created and is posed to work hand in hand with the Faculty’s new Curriculum Evaluation Committee. The initiative will involve all members of SCEC and produce a short survey for dissemination to all four years in late January.
Transcription Referendum
In the next few weeks a student referendum will be held on the issue of grade transcription. The referendum will consist of two questions:
1. Are you adequately informed to make a choice? Yes/No
2. Are you in favour of replacing the current form of grade transcription (HPF) with Credit/No Credit for all four year of your medical education? Yes/No
Prior to the referendum, a background paper presenting the arguments for and against will be disseminated to all students. In addition, lunch time information sessions will be held to provide more information. This is a non-binding referendum and the details of the change, the new marks threshold, increasing the number of awards etc., will be debated at Faculty council after the referendum.
