3. Program Evaluation
■ Determines the extent to which all
activities for the entire department
or program meet or exceed goals
■ ”How well did patient education
activities implemented throughout
the year meet annual goals
established for the institution’s
patient education program?”
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4. The “Program” in Program
Evaluation
■ Programs can be an individual educational
offering, but typically difficult to justify due to
time, cost, etc.
5. Scope of Program Evaluation
■ Scope is very broad
– Focused on overall PROGRAM goals vs.
objectives
■ Looks at all courses or interventions
■ May include sum of resources to conduct
process, content, outcome, and impact
evaluations
6. Reference
Worral, P. S. (2011). Evaluation in healthcare education. In S. B. Bastable, P.
Gramet, K.
Jacobs, & D. L. Sopczyk (Eds.), Health professional as educator:
Principles of
teaching and learning (pp. 541-573). Jones & Bartlett Learning.