Frequently Asked Questions

The questions below were submitted by students over a period of two years. If you have a question not covered below, please email us. We are here to answer your questions and concerns.

How can the evaluations be anonymous if I have to log in?

The evaluation program has been specifically designed to store login data in a separate database from your evaluation responses. Your responses are summarized into a report for distribution. Faculty do not have access to the evaluation program. Non-compliance information is only shared with Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Dean of Academic Affiars.

I forgot my login and/or password

Your login is your Full Name (case sensitive), and your password is set to your social security number(without the dashes) by default. You can change your password once you login. If you forget your changed password, the system can email your password to your GroupWise email address. There is a link from the login screen for this feature.

Do I have to do the evaluations on campus (i.e. in the HSC Computer Lab or ULSD Simulation Lab)?

No, you can access the evaluations online. The program has been tested with PCs and Macs, and browsers from Netscape, Internet Explorer and AOL.

Why do some evaluations have pictures of faculty and others don't?

We are working on getting photos of all the teaching faculty. Students have indicated that having the photos make it much easier to remember the faculty especially when the faculty only gave one presentation.

Examples of Constructive Comments

Comments from students can be constructive and aid in improving course content, lecturing style, etc. However, some comments are nothing short of hurtful and rude. See below for examples of actual student comments.

"He has excellent notes and clinical correlates. He just needs to lecture slower."

"I feel extremely fortunate to be at a medical school that requires this course. It is evident that as future physicians ushering in the era of evidence-based medicine that treatment must be intricately linked [with] rigorous analysis."

"I feel that perhaps all entering medical student should be required to take statistics as an undergraduate."

"This has nothing to do with wanting to go into academia or not. It is an ethical obligation for all physicians to acquire these analytical & critical skills in order to ensure choosing the best course of treatment for our patients."

"Thought provoking, taught to an appropriate degree & at an appropriate level for our purpose."

"More organized course booklet (# on ALL pages.) More simple explanations of course content (often explanations seemed overly convoluted for relatively simple concepts."

Examples of Inappropriate Comments

"He thinks he's a comedian.

"The course sucks."

"Quit wearing the same thing every time."

"He is too old."

"Mean. Don't like her."

"Boring."

"Seemed to love flapping his jaw on a big power trip."

When you write about a course or a faculty member, please remember the above comments. If your remarks are not constructive, if they're rude or inappropriate, if they are something you would never want written about you then maybe you should reconsider what you're saying. Constructive comments are always welcome because they can help us improve, but mean spirited comments do nothing but hurt the person reading them.