Faculty Resource Survey

Name of College or University

Medical Illustration/Biomedical Visualization

The purpose of this survey instrument is to evaluate our program resources. The data compiled will aid the ongoing process of program improvement. In addition, this survey will be incorporated into the Association of Medical Illustrator’s Accreditation process as a part of assessment of program resources in the Self Study Report.

INSTRUCTIONS: Consider each item separately and rate each item independently of all others. Circle the rating that indicates the extent to which you agree with each statement. Please do not skip any rating. If you do not know about a particular area, please circle N/A.
5 = Strongly Agree 4 = Generally Agree 3 = Neutral or Acceptable 2 = Generally Disagree 1 = Strongly Disagree and N/A Not Applicable
  1. PERSONNEL RESOURCES

1. / Does the Director of your accredited program encourage the continual professional development of the Faculty? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / Does the Director solicit feedback regarding the planning and development of the academic program and curriculum? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / Does the Director provide adequate annual evaluation and feedback of your teaching to provide continual improvement? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
4. / Does the Director emphasize and exemplify professionalism? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
5. / Do the Medical Advisors assist the program Faculty in providing sufficient physician and researcher interaction opportunities for the students? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
6. / Is there sufficient opportunity for faculty to facilitate physician/researcher interaction with students? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. FACILITIES

1. / Are studio and classroom of adequate size? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / Do the studio and classrooms have adequate lighting? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / Do the studio and classrooms have adequate ventilation? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
4. / Are the classrooms provided with appropriate equipment and technology to support effective instruction? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
5. / Are faculty offices adequate in size with adequate lighting and ventilation? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
6. / Do faculty offices provide privacy for individual and group conferences with students? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
7. / Do you feel your health and safety are protected when using the facilities and equipment? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. CURRICULUM

1. / Do you feel the curriculum adequately prepares students to meet the entry-level competencies for entering the profession of medical illustration? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / Does the curriculum provide adequate flexibility to provide unique opportunities in specialization if so desired? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / Does the curriculum integrate science, communication and visual technology in all advanced level of study? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
4. / Does the curriculum meet or exceed requirements of CAAHEP accreditation? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT

1. / Do the science courses in your program’s curriculum contain adequate hands on laboratory experience to provide a basic background in medical science? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. INSTRUCTIONAL AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

1. / Does your program maintain a library of journals and medical textbooks that supplements your university libraries? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / Does your program subscribe to current journals in communication, art, design, computer graphics and animation? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / Do the students have access to a computer laboratory with current and sufficient hardware and software to meet the needs of your assignments? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
4. / When unique and special computing is needed for your work does the program director, faculty colleagues or staff assist you in finding the necessary resources? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. PROGRAM SUPPORT PERSONNEL

1. / Is the support staff adequate to meet the clerical needs of the program? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / Do your benefits such as health, faculty assistance, counseling and tuition reimbursement meet your needs as a faculty member? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / Is the support staff consistently accessible, approachable and available? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

1. / The institutional budget provides your program with equal access to the financial resources available to all other instructional programs. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
2. / The program budget provides for sufficient access to functioning and state of the art equipment to achieve classroom and laboratory competencies. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
3. / The program budget provides supply purchases necessary to achieve the program’s classroom and laboratory competencies. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
4. / The program budget provides for a sufficient number of faculty for didactic (classroom) instruction. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / N/A
  1. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

OVERALL RATING:

Please rate the OVERALL quality of the resources supporting your graduate program:

5 = Excellent 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor

Based on your experience, which program resources provide students with the most support?

Based on your experience, which program resources could be improved?

How?

Please provide comments and suggestions that would help to improve the program’s overall resources, both physical and in personnel.

What is your current position in your program? ______

Date - ______