Liaison Committee on Medical Education (Lcme)

CLASS SIZE INCREASE

NOTIF ICATION FORM

Please use this form to notify the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) of an enrolment increase. This includes both an increase in the size of the entering class or the acceptance of transfer students that meet or exceed the following guidelines.

This form should only be completed by schools that plan to do one of the following:

1) Increase their entering class size by 10%, or 15 students (whichever is smaller), in one year, or by 20% in three years, or

2) Accept a total of at least 10 transferring medical students into any year(s) of the curriculum.

If the class size increase is a result of a new parallel curriculum (track) please also complete the New Parallel Curriculum Notification Form. If you have questions or need advice on how to complete the form(s), contact the CACMS Secretariat at [email protected].

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit the completed notification form as a PDF to [email protected]. Notifications must be submitted by December 1st, at least 18 months before the expected implementation.

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Please complete the following questions with as much detail as possible. Expand the available space, as needed.

Last Updated: 03/09/2016 Class Size Increase Notification Form Page 1 of 6 OVERVIEW

Total Number of Enroled Students in the Academic Years Following the Planned Increase

Year One of the Year Two of the Year Three of the Year Four of the Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum

Current Enrolment (before increase)

Academic Year*

Academic Year

*Start with the first academic year the class size increase would go into effect.

1. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

a. Using the table below and expanding the number of rows as necessary, describe the educational space used for required learning experiences in the pre-clinical curriculum. [Only complete this item if the proposed increase in class size affects the pre-clinical years.]

Type of Room¹ Seating Capacity Main Educational Use(s)²

1Includes lecture hall, multidisciplinary lab, conference room, small-group discussion room, etc. If several rooms of similar type and seating capacity are used, indicate the total number of such rooms in parentheses.

2Includes lectures, small-group discussion, dissection, slide study, wet lab, simulations, clinical skills practice or testing, etc.

b. Describe any additions/modifications to the availability of academic space to accommodate the class size increase.

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c. Provide a brief narrative assessment of the adequacy of other physical facilities, including library resources, information technology or services, clinical skills learning and evaluation areas, and study space, which would accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

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Last Updated: 03/18/2016 Class Size Increase Notification Form Page 2 of 6 a. Summarize any faculty recruitment that has occurred to support the proposed increase in class size.

b. Using the table below, and expanding the number of rows as necessary, list each required learning experience and each required clinical learning experience that would increase instructional staff to accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

Required learning Number of New Staff1 Instructional Responsibilities of experience (including New Staff2 clinical)

1Includes full-time, part-time, and community-based (volunteer) faculty, residents, graduate students, and others with teaching responsibilities.

2Includes lectures, small-group precepting, lab or clinical supervision, etc.

c. For each required learning experience or required clinical learning experience that is NOT increasing the number of instructional staff, provide a brief assessment of the adequacy of current faculty or other instructional staff to accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

d. Describe any changes to student-faculty ratios or group size for dissection, lab supervision, small- group discussions, etc., that would result from the proposed increase in class size.

e. Briefly describe any changes in the resources for the teaching and assessment of clinical skills.

3. CLINICAL FACILITIES

a. Using the table below, indicate if there are any new clinical teaching sites that would be used to accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

Used For Required Clinical Learning Experiences In Facility Fam. Int. Neurol. OB/Gyn. Ped. Psych. Surg. Name Med. Med.

b. For each new inpatient facility noted in the preceding table, provide the following information:

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c. For existing clinical teaching sites, briefly describe any changes in the number of students per clinical learning experience and the numbers of faculty members or residents that would be required to accommodate the proposed increase in students per rotation.

d. For each required clinical learning experience, provide a brief assessment, based on review of patient logs or other relevant data, of the adequacy of patient volume and mix to accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

4. STUDENT SERVICES

Provide a brief narrative assessment of the capacity of each of the following student services to handle the proposed increase in class size, including any anticipated changes in how and by whom the services are provided:

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5. APPLICANT POOL

Last Updated: 03/18/2016 Class Size Increase Notification Form Page 4 of 6 a. Complete the following table with data on the entering class in each of the preceding five years. [This item applies to schools increasing the size of the entering class.]

Four years Three years Two years One year Current year prior prior prior prior Applications1 Interviews Acceptances Matriculants 1Include only the number of admissions applications considered by the admissions committee.

b. Complete the following table with data on newly matriculating students in each of the past five years. [This item applies to schools increasing the size of the entering class.]

Average Four Years Three Years Two Years One Year Current prior prior prior prior year Total GPA MCAT BS MCAT PS MCAT VR

c. Describe whether the class size increase is likely to have an impact on the geographic scope of the applicant pool and on student diversity.

6. FINANCIAL SUPPORT

a. Summarize the funding that will be available to support the class size increase, including any increase in revenue that will be provided by government sources, the parent university, or other sources to accommodate the proposed increase in class size.

b. Provide an assessment of the expected impact of the proposed increase on scholarship support, including any projected increases in institutional funding for need-based and merit-based scholarships, and the sources for such additional funding.

7. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DATA

Note any other relevant data that you think the CACMS should take into consideration when evaluating the adequacy of resources to support the proposed increase in class size.

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