By Cindy Abole
Public Relations

In the journey to prepare future health care professionals, assessment of a student's learning experiences and performances is a valuable part of the educational experience.

To accomplish this, MUSC uses a comprehensive, web-based evaluation system called E*Value as a way to manage, monitor and measure student performance. E*Value allows students, trainees, supervisors to share timely, constructive feedback about their classroom and clinical experiences. More than 40 medical and osteopathic medical colleges across the U.S. use this health care education management system to monitor institutional effectiveness.

Starting Feb. 1, the E*Value login experience will be upgraded for MUSC users through NetID-integrated login. Using an individual's NetId and password, users will be able to access a new internal-to-MUSC E*Value homepage linking them not only to E*Value but also other evaluation tools, resources and support services that are specific to MUSC. The changes are expected to impact more than 7,000 campuswide users specifically students, residents, faculty and evaluation administrators.

The system is capable of collecting, managing, tracking and analyzing information and procedures throughout a specific timeline to help college administrators and faculty know that they are on track for meeting their program's didactic and clinical core requirements. The system provides a variety of other organizational functions.

Previously, students, faculty and evaluation administrators logged into E*Value either automatically through coded links in emails sent to them by the system or manually by entering a private user ID and password at the vendor's homepage. This created a need for each user to remember yet another set of access codes, according to Larry Afrin, M.D., Graduate Medical Education (GME) director of informatics, who also is a member of the E*Value Integrated Login Task Force. Afrin, who has worked with E*Value with GME resident training since 2002, is among campuswide educators who have been planning these changes for the past two years.

"Accessing the system by clicking on the coded links in E*Value's emails will still work fine, but as of Feb. 1, users who need to manually log into E*Value (for example, to log in duty hours or clinical procedures) will manually log in through the new MUSC E*Value portal (http://evalue.musc.edu) using their Net ID and password," said Afrin.

"E*Value has served us well. This upgrade will allow users to use their NetID credentials to access a customized MUSC-based portal through which they can access evaluations as well as news, training and information that's relevant to our campus."

With E*Value, evaluations can be customized to adapt to any college's specific needs. Evaluation administrators review responses, disseminate and analyze data to make recommendations to curriculum changes or provide other educational improvements.

In addition to facilitating evaluations, the program features other customizable programs and tools that can be used to manage information, prepare for accreditation visits and streamline tasks. For example, the South Carolina College of Pharmacy uses E*Value's optimization scheduling and site management tools to help with clinical rotation and preceptor off-site location management and reporting. The College of Nursing uses E*Value's MyFolio electronic portfolio for data collection using templates and customizable data fields. Several colleges are using other tools to improve communications, coursework management and standardize data collection processes.

Marna Stilley, an information systems analyst with the Office of the Chief Information Office, director of Educational Assessment Systems, chairs the integrated login committee. She also is a member of the E*Value super user work group, an adhoc work group of super users who gather to share best practices, identify and resolve systemwide issues and optimize efforts using E*Value.

Stilley said one priority was the need to eliminate duplicate accounts from E*Value, which created confusion and inefficiency. According to Stilley, the problem should be resolved with the change to NetID-based login, plus improvements to training and education among managers, supervisors and campuswide users. Last year, MUSC renewed its E*Value contract and expanded its scope so that all tools offered by E*Value are available to the MUSC community.

Although go-live for NetID-integrated login officially will be Feb. 1, interested users can try it now at http://evalue.musc.edu and update their bookmakrs. Users who encounter difficulties or have questions should contact their college E*Value coordinator.

Changes to E*Value Integrated Login

What is happening?
A new portal for logging into E*Value by use of your MUSC NetID.

Why is this happening?
Reduce the number of user IDs a person needs to remember to access systems that are important to you.

Who will be affected?
Anyone at MUSC who presently accesses E*Value by logging in at the vendor's homepage, http://www.e-value.net.

Where will this site be located?
The dedicated webpage will be found at http://evalue.musc.edu. Users will log in to this page using their MUSC Net ID. Although "go-live" for NetID-integrated login begins Feb. 1, interested users can try it now at http://evalue.musc.edu and update their bookmarks.

When will this take place?
The start date is targeted for Wednesday, Feb. 1.

How can questions be answered?
There is a FAQ section on the MUSC E*Value portal, http://evalue.musc.edu or individuals may contact their college or program's workplace E*Value coordinator.

E*Value Integrated Login Committee
Marna Stilley, chair, OCIO; Michele Adelson, OCIO; Dr. Lawrence Afrin, GME; Melissa Freeland, CHP; John Imholz, OCIO; Dr. Stephen Malley, Dental Medicine; Alicia Martinez, GME; Mitchelle Morrison, OCIO; and June Taylor, Pharmacy