The evaluation assesses SMDEP impacts on college graduation and medical or dental school matriculation using propensity score matching¶

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q2 i? The study employs a quasi-experimental design using propensity score matching to assess SMDEP impacts on college graduation and matriculation in medical or dental school. → Clemencia Cosentino 2015

Evidence¶

Clemencia Cosentino 2015¶

Clemencia Cosentino, Cecilia Speroni, Margaret Sullivan, Raúl Torres. (2015). Impact Evaluation of the RWJF Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impact-evaluation-of-the-rwjf-summer-medical-and-dental-education-program-smdep

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The report's own summary states the evaluation design: a quasi-experimental study using "propensity score matching methods" with college graduation and medical or dental school matriculation as key student outcomes. No impact estimates are printed on the page.

"This study describes program implementation across sites and employs a quasi-experimental design through propensity score matching methods to assess the impact of SMDEP on key student outcomes such as college graduation and matriculation in medical or dental school."

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