CurrMIT
is an acronym that stands for Curriculum Management and Information
Tool. It was developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges
to allow each member institution to manage its own curriculum locally on
a database containing common, defined data elements in use nationally.
The database supports medical school curriculum managers in
administering their programs; allows for comparisons of curricula
between schools; and, over time, can be used to analyze trends in
medical education in the U.S. and Canada.
More
specifically, the database identifies information
to foster networking about courses; tracks what teaching methods and
materials are in use; specifies sites used for teaching and learning,
contact hours devoted to specific topics, and assessment techniques used
to determine whether predefined objectives are being met. It supports
the efficient use of successful curriculum reform strategies by
documenting and making available detailed information about ongoing
reform and innovation.
What
does CurrMIT mean to UTMB?
UTMB
has participated in the CurrMIT project since the first online beta
testing in
the summer of 1998. Since then, various levels of information have been
captured and archived within the database. At present, complete
information on years one and two of the Medical School curriculum has
been collected since the 2000-2001
academic year. Unlike most participating schools, UTMB
uses medical students to track this curriculum information.
These
data are available to any UTMB faculty wishing to discover what topics
have been presented in the curriculum. Custom reports are available by
course, topic, teaching methods, assessment methods, site, session type,
and more. Data are available
not only for UTMB courses
but also for other medical
institutions that have submitted this information to CurrMIT.
For
more information:
Contact
Barbara Ferrell, Ph.D.
to request reports or for direct access to the CurrMIT
database.
