Graduate Survey
for
Accredited Medical Illustration Programs
The primary goal of Medical Illustration Graduate Education is to prepare competent Medical Illustration
Practioners. This survey, sent annually to graduates of accredited medical illustration programs (6-12
months after graduation) is designed to help the program faculty determine the program strengths and areas
needing improvement. All data will be kept confidential and will be used for program evaluation purposes.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Name (optional): ______________________________________________________________
Employed in field: ___Full-time ___Part-time ___Unemployed ___Continuing Education
Place of employment: __________________________________________________________
Primary job responsibility: ______________________________________________________
Current Salary (optional):
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under $30,000
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$30,000 to $40,000
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$41,000 to $50,000
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$51,000 to $60,000
 over $60,000
Length of employment at time of evaluation: ___________ months.
Graduated from (university): _____________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Consider each item separately and rate each item independently of all others. Circle the
rating that indicates the extent to which you agree with each statement. Please do not skip any rating.
5 = Strongly Agree 4 = Generally Agree 3 = Neutral (acceptable) 2 = Generally Disagree 1 = Strongly
Disagree
KNOWLEDGE BASE (Cognitive Domain)
The Program helped me acquire:
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Knowledge of basic and clinical science appropriate to my level of education;
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Knowledge of professional practice and ethical conduct;
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Knowledge of effective business and management practices;
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Knowledge of research appropriate to my level of education;
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Skills to visualize scientific structures, processes, and concepts in 2 and 3D;
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Skills to analyze problems;
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Skills to prioritize and define the goals and objectives of a problem;
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Skills to generate creative and conceptual solutions to problems;
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Oral communication skills needed to elicit information, negotiate, and present;
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10. Writing skills appropriate to business correspondence, contracts, proposals,
reports, scripts and/or articles for publication.
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APPLIED DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SKILLS (Psychomotor Domain)
The Program prepared me to:
11. Draw/illustrate accurate representations of biomedical subject matter in 2 and 3D;
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12. Produce concept sketches and storyboards for surgery, video or animations;
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13 Create didactic illustration for print, projection, and electronic media;
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14. Create medical-legal illustration for demonstrative evidence;
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15. Organize and graphically design information to facilitate effective
communication;
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16. Handle various media and production techniques;
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19. Work cooperatively with others on team projects;
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20. Elicit client and learner needs through written and verbal communication;
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21. Seek client feedback at each stage of project and make modifications as needed;
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22. Practice in a professional and ethical manner;
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23. Create original visual imagery and credit others’ ideas and imagery;
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24. Use effective business and management practices;
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25. Market and promote myself or a business.
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17. Produce educational materials that satisfy the needs of the learners as well as
the client.
BEHAVIORAL SKILLS (Affective Domain)
The Program prepared me to:
18. Communicate effectively with clients, subject matter experts, co-workers,
supervisors, and vendors;
GENERAL INFORMATION (Affective Domain)
26. I am a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI).
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27. I belong to another professional oganization.
If yes, please list:
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28. I am actively pursuing Certification as a Medical Illustrator.
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a. award(s),
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b. research grant(s).
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a. written article(s) in peer reviewed journals;
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b. illustrations in books;
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c. illustrations in peer reviewed journals;
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d. ad campaigns;
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e. patient education materials;
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f. other ___________________________________________.
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a. 2D animations;
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b. 3D animations;
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29. Since graduation, I have received:
30. Since graduation, I have given presentation(s).
31. Since graduation, I have published:
32. Since graduation, I have created media including:
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c. television/motion picture credits;
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d. websites;
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e. ad campaigns;
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f. patient education materials;
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g. museum displays;
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h. three dimensional models;
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i. facial or somato prosthetics;
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j. medical-legal illustration(s) or 3D models for demonstrative evidence.
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k. other _____________________________________________.
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OVERALL RATING (5 = Excellent 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor):
Please rate and comment on the OVERALL quality of the education that you
received in your accredited graduate program.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Based on your work experience, please identify two or three strengths of the program.
Based on your work experience, please make two or three suggestions to further strengthen the program.
What qualities/skills (including software applications) were expected of you upon employment that were
not included in the program?
Please provide comments and suggestions that would help better prepare future graduates.
Additional comments:
Thank you
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