Wright State University School of Medicine 2002-2003

The Wright State University School of Medicine is a community-based medical school that is located in the Dayton, Ohio area. Action Evaluation (C3) was used to help the Wright State University School of Medicine shape its priorities, its identity and its future over the course of the next five years. Action Evaluation provided an opportunity for open dialogue, value sharing and ownership and created an internal momentum for success within the School of Medicine. The Dean and Associate Deans, Department Chairs and Faculty of the School of Medicine were encouraged to share their visions and goals for the future of the School of Medicine to enable it to reach the next level of excellence. The WSU School of Medicine is now implementing action plans it created over the course of the process, using these visions and goals, and will continue this implementation in the years to come. This process required a considerable commitment of time, energy and participation on the part of the medical school. In return, an expected outcome for the School of Medicine is a more engaged and collaborative community of teachers, department chairs and administrators who have worked together to express shared school-wide goals and values and who are committed to seeing them realized.