Academic internship track evaluation model (adapted from Stufflebeam and Coryn16)
| CIPP model of evaluation | ||
| Type of evaluation | Questions asked | Methods |
| Context | What educational need is being met? What goals should be pursued to meet the needs? | Literature review Meetings with key stakeholders Online survey of undergraduate medical students |
| Input | What are the most promising approaches to meeting the educational need? What might some of the barriers to successful implementation of the programme be? | Literature review Curriculum review of similar programmes Meeting with Director of UKAFP, an established programme Online survey of undergraduate medical students |
| Process | To what extent was the programme carried out as planned? | Review of recruitment to process: post uptake and attrition Survey of exiting academic interns seeking feedback on programme |
| Product | To what extent did the programme effectively address the original objectives? | Review of scientific outputs of previous participants in the programme Feedback from exiting interns on career intentions Monitoring of career trajectory and retention in Ireland |
CIPP, Context, Input, Process and Product; UKAFP, UK’s Academic Foundation Programme.