Curriculum Development and Strategic Plan Services

The Vendor is required to provide employ a mixed-methods, stakeholder-centered consultation methodology designed to generate both depth and breadth of insight to inform curricular development and strategic planning for the future joint program.
- Requirement:
1. Focus groups
•    The proponent(s) will design and facilitate targeted focus groups with key partner groups and community organizations to gather in-depth qualitative insights. 
•    Sessions will use semi structured discussion guides aligned to priority domains, including population health needs, desired graduate competencies, learning environments, priorities for medical education in PEI, and system capacity. 
•    Focus groups may be conducted virtually and in person, with findings thematically analyzed and synthesized.
2. Online anonymous survey 
•    An online, anonymous survey will be deployed to collect broad input across a wider stakeholder audience. 
•    The survey will incorporate quantitative and open-ended questions to validate and extend qualitative findings, identify priority competencies, and assess perceptions of future training needs and priorities for the faculty of medicine (FOM). 
•    Results will be analyzed using descriptive statistical and qualitative methods.
•    Develop a set of questions designed to elicit important information from various groups, including the general public. 
•    It should be an online anonymous survey that provides individuals with the opportunity to provide qualitative responses to the questions asked.
3. Town halls and large-group engagement sessions
•    The proponent(s) will plan and facilitate town halls or community forums to support transparent, inclusive engagement and capture high-level perspectives. 
•    Structured agendas will combine information sharing with guided discussion and real-time feedback mechanisms. 
•    Key themes and priorities will be documented and integrated into the overall analysis.
4. Analysis and synthesis
•    Data from all consultation streams will be triangulated to identify convergent themes, gaps, and emerging priorities. 
•    Findings will be mapped to curricular implications and strategic considerations to support evidence-informed decision-making for the joint doctor of medicine (MD) program. 
•    Two separate reports will be delivered: (1) one for the curriculum needs assessment and (2) one for the strategic plan.