The Office of Assessment & Educational Development (OAED)
The Office of Assessment and Educational Development (OAED) promotes and supports innovation, quality, and academic best practices within both the osteopathic undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education learning environments in coordination with administrators, faculty, staff, and students.
OAED's core objectives are to be recognized locally and nationally for our innovative, progressive, and collaborative strategies in support of the WVSOM community in the areas of curriculum design, teaching, program evaluation, assessment, faculty development, accreditation, and continuous quality improvement efforts on the continuum from undergraduate medical education through graduate medical education.
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Accreditation & Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
WVSOM takes part in several activities to ensure the quality of the programming and services provided to students.
Development Opportunities
OAED offers development opportunities for a wide variety of individuals.
Academic Technology
The OAED staff instructs faculty on the best practices for implementing academic technology in the classroom and offers assistance implementing technology resources to achieve the best possible outcome.
Institutional & Academic Research
Learn more about the WVSOM institutional and academic research.
Exam Center
The Exam Center provides testing that closely resembles conditions found during COMLEX tests through the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examinations using state-of-the-art software to deliver high quality exams.
Office of National Boards
The Office of National Boards helps students plan, execute, and assess their preparation strategies for Level 1, Level 2CE and PE COMLEX.