MSPE Information

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Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) Information

The Class of 2025 will begin meeting with Dr. Elma LeDoux to discuss their MSPE (Medical Student Performance Evaluation), also known as the Dean's Letter, on May 20, 2024. Dr. LeDoux will meet with a maximum of six (6) students per day depending on her schedule.

Students unable to meet at the time they are assigned should request to swap with a classmate and alert somevents@tualne.edu of this change as soon as possible. The MSPE schedule will be posted on this page and updated weekly as change requests are made. Each student can expect an Outlook meeting invitation 2 weeks prior and a reminder the week before their meeting. 

You must bring a copy of  the following with you on the day of your appointment: (click on the form name to download)

  1. Your CV 
  2. Personal Statement
  3. Consent and Waiver form
  4. Match Career Advising Form

Your forms must be complete in order to meet with Dr. LeDoux, or you will be asked to reschedule. 

If you are away on rotation or know that you will be away and unable to come in and meet with Dr.LeDoux in person, a Zoom appointment must be scheduled within the above time frame. At the time of your appointment, a draft of your MSPE letter will be available for review. All students meeting over Zoom must send their documents to Dr. LeDoux the day before their meeting​​​​​​.

A few notes about the Deans letters:

  • Letters cannot be removed from our office, photographed or copied – This is an LCME and AAMC regulation, we absolutely have to follow the regulations.
     
  •  In the event that you are unable to come to the office to review your letter, you can call the office and your letter will be emailed to you in draft form. Please do not share or forward the encrypted draft you receive via email. 
     
  • Only the clerkship directors are authorized to alter the clerkship comments. Changes will ONLY be made if received from the Director of the clerkship. Student Affairs can make any grammatical changes to your letter on your behalf.
     
  • Using a red pen you can make changes and corrections to any wrong information or typographical errors. Sentence structure or comment order will not be changed. You cannot add items to your letter. The Dean's Letter is meant to be written by the Dean! Every accomplishment/paper/book, etc. is not needed in the letter. A complete list can be provided in your resume. Dr. LeDoux is the final approver for any changes.
     
  • If you do not come in to read your letter, it will be submitted on the deadline date without your approval.