UMMS ALUMNI SURVEY: FINAL REPORT RESPONSE RATE: 35% (2558/7338) AS OF AUGUST 2011
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
• Developed in collaboration with I.S. & U.I.T.S.
• Disseminated first institution-wide alumni survey in
October 2010
• Follow-up to all non-responders in February 2011
• Analysis and reporting conducting by IREA
UMMS Alumni Survey: Final Report
RESPONSE RATE BY SCHOOL
Response Rate by School Percent
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 43% (183/430)
Graduate School of Nursing 41% (322/792)
School of Medicine and Graduate Medical Education* 34% (2053/6116)
All Schools 35% (2558/7338)
*SoM and GME response rates combined because they were listed once in master dataset.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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American Indian or
Alaskan Native: n=9
Asian:
n=182
Black or African
American: n=49
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander: n=4
White: n=2059
Other: n=68
Race / Ethnicity All UMW Schools Combined
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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CLINICAL PRACTICE LICENSE IN MASSACHUSETTS BY SCHOOL
Obtained initial license in MA Percent
Graduate School of Nursing 81% (248/306)
School of Medicine 59% (672/1147)
Graduate Medical Education 63% (604/952)
Overall* 60% (1283/2135)
This information not requested from GSBS respondents.
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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INITIAL/CURRENT LICENSE IN MASSACHUSETTS BY SCHOOL
Obtained at least one (initial or current)
license in MA Percent
Graduate School of Nursing 88% (284/322)
School of Medicine 58% (762/1304)
Graduate Medical Education 64% (663/1044)
Overall* 62% (1463/2375)
This information not requested from GSBS respondents.
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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TYPE OF PRACTICE/POSITION ALL UMW SCHOOLS AND BY SCHOOL*
Practice Settings All Schools
Graduate
School of
Nursing
School of
Medicine
Graduate
Medical
Education
Academic Health Center 19%
(377/2038)
12%
(30/261)
21%
(236/1114)
17%
(157/916)
Hospital-based Specialty Care
(e.g., pathology, ER)
18%
(368/2038)
18%
(46/261)
18%
(204/1114)
18%
(163/916)
Office-based Specialty Care
(including hospital care)
17%
(341/2038)
3%
(9/261)
15%
(164/1114)
23%
(211/916)
Ambulatory Care
(without hospital care)
10%
(199/2038)
11%
(29/261)
11%
(121/1114)
9%
(83/916)
This information not requested from GSBS respondents.
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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PRIMARY SPECIALTY IN PRIMARY CARE BY SCHOOL*
Primary Specialty in
Primary Care
Graduate School of
Nursing School of Medicine
Graduate Medical
Education
Family Medicine 3% (7/259) 14% (174/1205) 15% (144/978)
Internal Medicine 25% (64/259) 24% (285/1205) 21% (204/978)
Pediatrics 5% (12/259) 13% (153/1205) 9% (84/978)
Subtotal Primary Care 32% (83/259) 51% (612/1205) 44% (432/978)
Emergency Medicine 3% (7/259) 10% (116/1205) 9% (85/978)
OB/GYN 1% (3/259) 4% (49/1205) 4% (41/978)
Total Primary Care 36% (93/259) 64% (777/1205) 57% (558/978)
This information not requested from GSBS respondents.
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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28.7%
71.3%
Current Research Involvement All UMW Schools Combined
(n = 2488)
Yes No
Are you currently
involved in research?
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20
26 24
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences
(136/180)
Graduate School of Nursing
(62/317)
School of Medicine
(334/1265)
Graduate Medical Education
(248/1019)
Per
cent
Current Research Involvement By School*
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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PRIMARY PRACTICE / BUSINESS ADDRESS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Location by State Percent
Massachusetts 50% (52/103)
California 11% (11/103)
Maryland 7% (7/103)
Connecticut 5% (5/103)
Pennsylvania 5% (5/103)
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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LOCATION OF RESEARCH ALL UMW SCHOOLS COMBINED
Highest three percentages where
research takes place Percent
Hospital 49% (333/684)
University 25% (168/684)
Community 9% (60/684)
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CURRENT RESEARCH ALL UMW SCHOOLS COMBINED
If currently involved in research,
select all that apply. Percent
Basic 24% (168/713)
Clinical 69% (493/713)
Translational 14% (103/713)
Other 11% (75/713)
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*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
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55
69
48 47
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences
(24/44)
Graduate School of Nursing
(47/68)
School of Medicine
(222/465)
Graduate Medical Education
(191/403)
Per
cent
Current Education Involvement By School*
(reflects respondents with more than 10% involvement)
MOVING FORWARD…
• Graduates celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, etc. reunion
will be asked to complete alumni survey
• The annual results will provide up to date mailing
addresses and career information of alumni, which
will allow for better tracking of the success of
UMMS graduates
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QUESTIONS?
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50
57
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12
20
42
33
20 20
6 5 6 6
61
12
2 4
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Patient Care
(n = 1094)
Research
(n = 702)
Education
(n = 865)
Administration
(n = 802)
Other
(n = 123)
Per
cen
t
Percent of Time Spent in the Following Activities (Respondents with or without academic appointment asked to select all that apply)
All UMW Schools Combined
10% or less
11-40%
41-70%
71-100%
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45
58 57
0
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14
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Patient Care
(n = 20)
Research
(n = 79)
Education
(n = 44)
Administration
(n = 36)
Other
(n = 14)
Per
cent
Percent of Time Spent in the Following Activities (Respondents with or without academic appointment asked to select all that apply)
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
10% or less
11-40%
41-70%
71-100%
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50 50
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28
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19
10
14
54
0
23
10 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Patient Care
(n = 84)
Research
(n = 48)
Education
(n = 68)
Administration
(n = 54)
Other
(n =14)
Per
cen
t
Percent of Time Spent in the Following Activities (Respondents with or without academic appointment asked to select all that apply)
Graduate School of Nursing
10% or less
11-40%
41-70%
71-100%
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52
56
62
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21
43
31
21 22
6 4
8
4
59
5
0.4
4
14
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Patient Care
(n = 611)
Research
(n = 354)
Education
(n = 465)
Administration
(n = 446)
Other
(n = 58)
Per
cent
Percent of Time Spent in the Following Activities (Respondents with or without academic appointment asked to select all that apply)
School of Medicine*
10% or less
11-40%
41-70%
71-100%
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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72
53
59
71
12
18
43
33
14 17
4 4 6 6
66
4
0.2
4
8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Patient Care
(n = 537)
Research
(n = 301)
Education
(n = 403)
Administration
(n = 381)
Other
(n = 49)
Per
cent
Percent of Time Spent in the Following Activities (Respondents with or without academic appointment asked to select all that apply)
Graduate Medical Education*
10% or less
11-40%
41-70%
71-100%
*Respondents who graduated from SoM and GME are included in tables for both schools.
Tables produced by the Office of Institutional Research, Evaluation, & Assessment.
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