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Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
Meharry Medical College is an academic health center that exists to improve the health and health care of minority and underserved communities by offering excellent education and training programs in the health sciences. True to its heritage, Meharry places special emphasis on providing opportunities for people of color; individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; and others regardless of race or ethnicity; delivering high quality health services; and conducting research that fosters the elimination of health disparities.
Average Length of Enrollment
The School of Medicine has a four-year curricular program.
Evaluation System
The School of Medicine uses a letter grade system for both preclinical and clinical courses. Class ranking is typically not used.
Medical school requirements for successful completion of USMLE Steps 1, 2CK
Passage of USMLE Step 1 is required for promotion to the MS3 year. Passage of USMLE Step 2 CK are required for graduation.
Medical school requirements for successful completion of Objective Structured Clinical Evaluations (OSCE)
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and standardized patients are utilized during the preclinical years for teaching and evaluating, interviewing, and physical examination skills, and at the end of the pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine, internal medicine, and surgery MS3 clerkships. Students must also pass a fourth year, multidisciplinary OSCE prior to graduation.
The narrative comments in the MSPE can best be described as
Narrative statements included in the MSPE are edited for length and grammar, but not content.
Utilization of AAMC “Guidelines for Medical Schools Regarding Academic Transcripts”
Our MSPE is an accurate reflection of the student’s performance and it notes achievements, outstanding attributes and areas in need of improvement. Both preclinical and clinical faculty members assess each student in the area of professionalism. Our transcripts reflect utilization of “AAMC Guidelines for Medical Schools Regarding Academic Transcripts.”
Process of composition of the MSPE at Meharry Medical College
The information contained in this document is collected, reviewed and prepared by the Office of the Student and Academic Affairs – School of Medicine. Students are strongly encouraged to review their MSPE, correct any factual errors, but otherwise may not modify any content in the MSPE prior to transmission.