The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) ensures that Drexel University College of Medicine continuously measures, demonstrates and strengthens its educational and institutional quality — aligning accreditation, data, innovation and strategy to advance the College’s mission and drive excellence.

 

Seema Baranwal, MD, William Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education, Vice Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

Core Purpose

• Accreditation & Compliance
  • OIE ensures readiness and excellence across LCME, MSCHE and all accrediting bodies, and converts accreditation data into institutional insight.
• Quality Assessment & Improvement
  • OIE drives continuous quality improvement through data-driven decision-making and systematic evaluation.
• Strategic Planning
  • OIE aligns institutional priorities and strategic growth with College Forward and Strategic Plan 2030 and University transformation initiatives.
• Operations & Innovation
  • OIE leads change management, policy development and coordination across all missions, and leads nationally in innovation in medical and graduate education.

Representation & Collaboration

OIE represents the College of Medicine at a meeting of University Academic Transformation Implementation Teams and at the University Accreditation Council. It also serves as faculty accreditation lead (FAL) for the LCME and as a peer reviewer for MSCHE.

OIE collaborates with all offices at the College of Medicine and Drexel University, including OEA, TIME, Faculty, OCHIE, Office of Vice Dean of Research and Innovation, Dean’s Office, University Office of Institutional Research, and Assessment and Accreditation.

OIE Impact and Innovation Highlights

• Accreditation Wins
  • Four LCME elements brought into “Satisfactory” compliance: medical student mental health, medical student research, timeliness of clinical evaluations, and clinical supervision
  • Two new regional campuses approved (Capital Health and UPMC Altoona)
• Infrastructure Built
  • Accreditation Oversight & Quality Assurance Committee re-established
  • LCME performance dashboard built
  • Three large-scale CQI plans created and implemented
  • College of Medicine policy repository established
• Strategic Impact
  • College Forward 2030 strategic plan with 220 faculty and staff engaged
  • Continued oversight of implementation phase 2025-2030
  • Coordinating four mission areas (education, research, faculty and clinical)
• Innovation
  • New AI Taskforce
  • Two new M3 clerkships started AY25-26

Partnerships

• Locally
  • University Accreditation Council and Academic Transformation representation
• Nationally
  • Leaders in Program Evaluation, Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement (PEAC), and Accreditation Preparation Quality Improvement (APQI) national group