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The mission of the Division of Research and Evaluation (R & E) in the Office of Educational Affairs is to provide direction and support to faculty and administrators in the areas of student assessment, curriculum evaluation, and medical education research. The division serves the education research and evaluation needs of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Office of Graduate Medical Education, and a number of other school offices including Diversity & Equal Opportunity Office and Human Resources. The division is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and reporting the data which supports numerous critical functions outlined in the medical school's mission including student exams and grading, administrative reporting (e.g., educational performance measures and quality indicators for mission-based management), course and clerkship evaluation, accreditation for LCME and NEASC, and outcomes to support grants and scholarly activity. In the area of assessment, the division provides consultation on test construction; scores examination data; conducts item and test analyses; and produces reports for students and faculty. In the area of curriculum evaluation, the division provides instrument design and production services, data analyses, evaluation, interpretation of results, and reporting. The division conducts research in medical education, as well as providing consultation on and assistance with research design, instrument design, data collection and analyses, interpretation of results, and preparation of abstracts and papers for submission to journals and conferences. This collection showcases the journal articles, posters, and other publications and presentations written by faculty and researchers in the Division of Research & Evaluation.