opportunities. We began designing a completely integrated first
year curriculum, which will be implemented in 2014. Although
the plan was presented to the site team, the LCME judged us out of
compliance. We are all very excited about this new curriculum and
look forward to welcoming our incoming first year class to both a
new curriculum and new instructional space.
So far as the timeline for moving out of probation status, we will
submit a formal action plan to the LCME in early August, which will
be reviewed at the October 2014 LCME meeting. We anticipate that
a follow-up site visit will occur in summer 2015 and reconsideration
of our status will take place in October of 2015.
In terms of outcomes and performance, the numbers for the
medical school have never been higher. We have a great story to
tell in that regard, a 99 percent pass rate on Step 1 national board
exams (4 points higher than the national average), 98 percent on
Step 2 (with a mean score 3 points higher than the national average). This is a tribute to our students as well as our faculty and
reflects the overall quality of the educational program. In March
we had one of our most successful Match Days in our history, with
97 percent of graduating students matching with one of their top
choices. Regarding student engagement and satisfaction, 96 percent of our 2013 graduates were highly satisfied with their overall
educational experience (7 points higher th [