| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
New Venues for Practical Experience in Evaluation: Cultivation of Evaluator Competencies Within a Graduate School of Medicine |
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Roundtable Presentation 990 to be held in Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov 5, 2:20 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsored by the Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Patrick Barlow, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, pbarlow1@utk.edu
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| Eric Heidel, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, rheidel@utk.edu
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| Alison Lockett, University of Tennessee, alison@tennessee.edu
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| Tiffany Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, tsmith92@utk.edu
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| Abstract:
In the proposed roundtable, three graduate students working towards a doctoral degree in evaluation, statistics, and measurement will facilitate a discussion on the development of specific evaluator competencies within the context of working as research consultants at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine. The presenters will share their experiences in these assistantship positions in addition to some of the unique challenges presented by working at a large teaching hospital. Moreover, the presenters will actively engage attendees in discussing methods for further integrating graduate student evaluators within medical fields in a way that will provide greater benefits to evaluators' graduate education and subsequent research agendas within hospitals. Lastly, the presenters will discuss current and potential evaluation opportunities in existing graduate schools of medicine.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Student Perspectives on Balancing Practical and Conceptual Aspects of Evaluation-focused Graduate Education |
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Roundtable Presentation 990 to be held in Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov 5, 2:20 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsored by the Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Susanne Kaesbauer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, skaesbau@utk.edu
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| Jason Black, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, jbalck21@utk.edu
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| Ann Cisney-Booth, University of Tennessee, acisneybooth@utk.edu
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| Abstract:
While many graduate students struggle to find balance between the various aspects of their lives and careers, graduate students in evaluation-focused programs are faced with additional challenges Students must assimilate diverse theoretical perspectives and apply wide-ranging skill sets across a multitude of situations and roles. These unique features of evaluation can make it a particularly exciting and especially challenging area of study. This roundtable will detail the struggles and successes of three graduate students, with time management, planning, coursework/scheduling demands, stress, and comfort with uncertainty, as well as their respective creative solutions to find their own equilibrium. We anticipate that discussion with attendees will highlight additional challenges and solutions in these and other areas. Sharing struggles and solutions can be of value to other graduate students and faculty members, as solution strategies can be adopted and adapted to other settings.
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