Frequently Asked Questions — Canadian Graduation Questionnaire (CGQ)

General

When will the CGQ open for students' responses?

The 2009 CGQ will open on March 2, 2009. The CGQ will be available to students until mid-July 2009.

How can students log in to the CGQ?

Students can log into the CGQ Tools Web site (AAMC Login required)

Are students required to complete the CGQ?

If a school has existing academic policies that require students to complete program evaluation materials in order to proceed to graduation, then the school may require its students to attempt to complete the CGQ Program Evaluation Survey.

Students

I am a fourth-year medical student trying to access the CGQ. How do I log in?

Your school will provide you with your AAMC ID Number to login to the Canadian GQ, or you may click on the "Get AAMC ID" link located on the login page of the survey

How do I know my answers are confidential?

Student responses are stored in a database at the AAMC. Your responses on the CGQ are identified, but only released back to the schools with your express consent. The AAMC does not release any personally identified data to outside organizations. The CGQ has been reviewed by the American Institutes for Research IRB to ensure that necessary safeguards for human subjects are present and will continue to exist.

School Administrators

How can school administrators track their students' progress and completion?

School administrators can log in to the CGQ Tools Web site (AAMC Login required).

CGQ school administrators can also use this site to monitor the progress of their students as they complete the CGQ. Response summaries are provided for both CGQ surveys.

For the 2009 CGQ, a student list will be created within CGQ Tools Web site, and a detailed list of the students' progress and completion is provided. From the reports tab on the CGQ Tools Web site, school administrators may also view archived school-specific reports from previous years' CGQ administrations. In the fall of each calendar year, final school reports will be available at this site.

How can my school improve its response and completion rate for the CGQ?

We encourage school administrators and their colleagues to make a critical contribution to the success of the CGQ by personally making students aware of the importance of the CGQ. In addition to a message directly from the dean or dean's office, the following are some specific actions that schools might undertake:

• Include the CGQ as a primary activity to be completed on "checklists" provided to students prior to the beginning of the 4th year.

• Seek out the endorsement of school-based student groups to encourage students to complete both sections of the CGQ.

• Regularly monitor and provide feedback to students regarding their completion status during the survey period.

• Reinforce to students the importance of their responses to the CGQ during financial aid exit interviews and during other regular contacts with students.

• Establish completion of the CGQ as an essential component of the students' commitment to professionalism.