Evaluation and JTOG

Program Evaluation

The Office of Interdisciplinary Programs is tasked with the development, implementation, and evaluation of campus-wide interprofessional education activities. 

A key component of this work is ensuring that what we do is meaningful, impactful, and meets the needs of our participants. This ensures we're meeting the needs of the University of Oklahoma Strategic Plan and the OU Health Sciences Academic Strategic Plan.

Logic Model

The "Logic Model" outlines the structure of our work.  This is a living document, meaning it is routinely reviewed and updated. We are committed to progress and improvement and welcome suggestions.

Evaluation Plan

Our Evaluation Plan is our guiding, working document that directs the content to be collected, processed, analyzed, and reported to our campus constituents. The IPE Program Evaluation is a Quality Improvement research process under approved protocol IRB Number 13793 with Dr. Valerie N. Williams as Principal Investigator. 

Evaluation Reporting

Process metrics from the Evaluation Plan are disseminated in our Annual Report according to the guidance of the IPE Strategic Plan.

JTOG: A National, Validated Tool Measuring Team-Based Behaviors

Since fall 2021, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has implemented the JTOG tool as part of enterprise-wide interdisciplinary and interprofessional program evaluation.  Results are used for program improvement and to report on strategic planning metrics. The current edition of the facilitator guide to JTOG can be downloaded here.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What does JTOG mean? Pronounced: J-tog, it is the acronym for the Jefferson Team Observation Guide.
• What is JTOG? JTOG is an evaluation tool to review interprofessional behaviors.
• Who completes JTOG? Any participant (learner or facilitator) who participates in a team-based interprofessional activity.
• When is JTOG completed? Immediately following the IPE activity, before the team debrief begins.
• What is the process for using JTOG in an IPE activity?

• Participant attends the IPE Activity
• Facilitator provides the participant with a link or QR code at conclusion of the team activity, before the debrief begins
• Participant voluntarily completes the JTOG survey in about 5 minutes 
• Participants debrief with their team about the IPE Activity
• JTOG results are gathered by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs in aggregate

Where is JTOG housed?

JTOG is a proprietary, fee-based tool.  The Office of Interdisciplinary Programs maintains the institutional contract to use the JTOG tool. Others wishing to use JTOG should contact margaret-robinson@ouhsc.edu for permission to use the tool and subsequent data collection.  The JTOG tool is administered using the Redcap survey platform that is operated by Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR) which is funded by grant U54GM104938 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences as part of the National Institutes of Health. No charge will be assessed to collaborators using the JTOG tool. However, all data and maintenance of the instrument is retained by the IPE Office. 

JTOG Results

De-identified results are maintained in aggregate by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and used for campus-wide program evaluation.  Aggregate data can be returned to IPE activity facilitators, program directors, and academic deans following an approved data-request process.

Data Requests

Data can be returned to key stakeholders and collaborators across campus. Depending on volume of requests, data can take up to a week to return. 

 To receive additional data sets, please complete this request form.