Graduation Questionnaire (GQ)

The Medical School Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) is a national questionnaire administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

The GQ was first administered in 1978 and is an important tool for medical schools to use in program evaluation and to improve the medical student experience. The GQ includes questions related to:

• Pre-Clinical Experiences
  
• Clinical Experiences
  
• General Medical Education
  
• Student Services
  
• Medical School Experiences
  
• Diversity
  
• Special Topics
  
• Financial Aid, including indebtedness
  
• Career Intentions, including specialty choice
  
• Strengths and Weaknesses

The survey requires students to log in using their AAMC ID. The responses to the survey include personally identifiable information;however, students have the option to release
their identifiable information to the medical schools or to withhold the information from the schools.

The GQ has been approved by the American Institutes for Research Institutional Review Board and endorsed by AAMC Organization of Student Representative, American Medical Association Medical Student Section, American Medical Student Association, and American College of Physicians, Council of Student Members.

Organizations, individuals, or Groups have the opportunity to submit questions to be added to the Graduation Questionnaire. The deadline for submission is May 15th of each Calendar year.

Please see The Process for Changing and/or Adding Questions to the GQ (Word, 4 pages), created in collaboration with the AAMC's Group on Student Affairs Committee.
For more information on the GQ, please e-mail us at GQ@aamc.org.