LTCOS

Overview

The Long Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS) was established in response to a 2005 Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) recommendation to collect institutional outcomes data. The multi-departmental, multi-disciplinary LTCOS team seeks to provide a model of “educational epidemiology” whereby educational processes can be linked to long-term educational, and potentially patient-care, outcomes. The LTCOS collaboration has the capability of becoming an education Framingham Study.

Mission: We aim to enhance medical education through rigorous program evaluation at USU and to translate research findings into actionable practices and policies to improve educational processes at USU, in residences, and beyond.

Vision: To be a leading provider of programmatic evaluation and health professions education scholarship within the Military Health System and across the United States, while fostering collaboration and mentoring opportunities for USU students and faculty.

LTCOS has three primary foci:

1. Program Evaluation to Support Accreditation: We conduct diverse program evaluations in order to generate evidence-based evaluations of USU’s efforts in meeting its educational objectives, especially those for accreditation purposes.

2. Translation of Educational Research Findings into Practice: Support the translation of research in health professions education into improved practices and policies within USU’s medical school, graduate school of nursing, graduate programs in biomedical sciences and public health, residencies, and beyond (e.g., inform admissions and instruction strategies). LTCOS findings serve to inform key stakeholders both inside and outside of USU.

3. Leadership in Health Professions Scholarship: Generate scientific knowledge that establishes USU as a local, national, and international leader in the field of health professions education (e.g., peer-reviewed publications and extramural grant funding).