SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENT HANDBOOK

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

The following office reports to the Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs.

Office of Curricular Affairs

Room T402
216.368.4978
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The Office of Curricular Affairs (OCA) was formed in August 2003, as a new office at the Case School of Medicine.  Its stated purpose is to oversee and support curriculum development and implementation; curriculum evaluation and outcomes assessment; faculty programs; and resources management related to these activities.

The mission of the Office of Curricular Affairs (OCA) is, therefore, to build a collaboration of faculty, staff and students that is committed to the development and support of teaching and learning at the Case School of Medicine.

To accomplish this mission, the OCA has the following goals:

1. Providing leadership and collaborating with faculty, staff and students to plan, implement, enrich and revise the curriculum.
2. Providing educational support services to facilitate the planning and delivery of the ongoing basic science and clinical instructional activities.
3. Developing and implementing programs to assess learners and evaluate educational activities that will provide valid, reliable and useful data on the processes and outcomes of teaching and learning.
4. Creating and implementing opportunities for teacher – learner development that will build educational excellence.
5. Seeking opportunities to work with faculty and students on educational scholarship and research about methods, assessment, teaching and learning in medical education and supporting the dissemination of findings at both local and national levels.
6. Building a communication network among faculty, staff and students to enhance the sharing of best practices and the commitment to quality improvement.
7. Providing support and expertise for seeking external funds to enable the piloting and development of educational innovations.

Members of the Office of Curricular Affairs are:
Terry Wolpaw, MD (368-6986), Associate Dean for the Office of Curricular Affairs
Minoo Darvish, MEd (368-3356), Executive Director of Curricular Affairs
Carol Chalkley (368-3783), Assistant Director, Clinical Support
Nivo Hanson (368-6839), Course Manager
Lois Kaye, MA (368-3630), Department Assistant
Jennifer Lennon (368-1541), Course Manager
Tanya Long (368-3440), Director of Educational Support Team (EST)
Klara Papp, PhD (368-4983), Educational Psychologist, Senior Research Associate
Patti Quallich, BFA (368-6617), Computer Design Artist/Curriculum Specialist, Administrative Assistant
Siu Yan Scott (368-1924), Manager and Program Evaluation Coordinator
Donna Sockel (368-4091), Course Manager