CPDE works with partners leading education and training initiatives that focus on developing and delivering new programs or interventions to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities of participants. We collaborate with programs serving a wide range of disciplines and topics including medical education, public health curriculum development and evaluation, and other graduate and undergraduate program evaluations.
Education Initiatives include:
AHEC (Area Health Education Center) Health Equity Scholars
CPDE is working with the New Hampshire AHEC Health Equity Scholars Program to track participation data, maintain the database of present and past scholars, and assisting in completing annual reporting requirements. The mission of NH AHEC is to develop innovative approaches that meet the health needs of the diverse populations by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and capacity of the health care workforce and New Hampshire communities. (Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))
Cheshire RRPD (Rural Residency Program in Family Medicine)
CPDE is working with the Cheshire Medical Center to support the development and evaluation of a Rural Residency Program in Family Medicine. Findings from evaluation activities, including focus groups, surveys, and interviews, are used to inform program development including identifying key drivers of medical students’ decision making for residency, resident recruitment practices, and improvements to the residency program. (Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))
Keene STEPS Program (STEM Transformational Experiences to Promote Success)
CPDE partners with institutions that have received Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) through the National Science Foundation. The STEPS program at Keene State College in New Hampshire aims to increase the academic success and retention of academically talented, low-income Chemistry and Biology majors at Keene, and to increase the number of Chemistry and Biology graduates entering the STEM workforce. As an external evaluator of these programs, CPDE conducts formative and summative evaluation activities including focus groups, interviews, and surveys. (Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)).
Geisel MS-MPH Education Evaluation
CPDE is partnering with the MS-MPH Education Program at the Geisel School of Medicine to develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation plan that addresses re-accreditation requirements, enables stakeholders to better understand the program, and empowers them to make data-informed decisions about future programming. (Funder: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College)
Guarini Off Campus Education
CPDE partners with the Guarini Institute for International Education at Dartmouth to evaluate outcomes for students in three programs: Faculty-led off-campus programs, Outgoing Exchange programs, and outgoing Exchange programs. With over 500 students in 35 programs annually, these efforts have included monthly enrollment tracking, quarterly course evaluations and program assessments, comprehensive annual reporting, and longitudinal program tracking. The results are used by faculty and program leaders to understand student experiences, adjust programming and supports, and make decisions. (Funder: Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education, Dartmouth College)