Job Description

The person will work with faculty and staff of the Office for Students (OfS) and CenMED to track, analyse and interpret data relevant to student development, wellbeing, and medical education. This includes data related to the school’s admissions exercise, student performance, assessments, and student surveys/interview tracked during medical school.

The role will adopt a mixed-methods approach, integrating both quantitative and qualitative data, with triangulation of multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded understanding of student experiences and outcomes. This includes basic psychometric evaluation of assessment and survey instruments to ensure validity, reliability, and appropriate interpretation of findings.

The role will also include producing reports and supporting decision-making on how best to collect, structure, and track ongoing data, including contributing to the design and improvement of data collection instruments and assessment tools. This includes the development and use of qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups, open-ended survey analysis) to complement quantitative findings and provide deeper insights into student perspectives.

The person will be the point person for OfS & CenMED to track interventions and outcomes related to undergraduate medical students’ professional development and wellbeing. This includes assisting in the planning of projects (interventions), as well as monitoring and evaluating outcomes using both quantitative metrics and qualitative insights, ensuring that data collected are robust, meaningful, and fit for purpose.

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