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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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76

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.

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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)

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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?

8

62

50

57

64

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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3

45

58 57

0

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34 31

28

5 5

15

9

0

10

78

7

3

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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65

31

50 50

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27 26

32

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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69

52

56

62

13

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.

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5

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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