Minutes
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December 5, 2005 |
The minutes were approved as read.
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Announcements
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The retreat was successfully held in December. There will be a follow-up meeting late spring, early summer.
PCW welcomed Dean Fine who spoke, focusing on the following:
- unavailability of faculty to course director’s. Chairs are going to have to be responsive to the course director’s.
- making sure that certain competencies are achieved.
- attendance of students at classes. Finding out the reasons for lack of, and making sure students attend.
- increase of IT support. We need state of the art IT to fulfill our educational mission.
PCW thanked Dr’s Richman & O’Riordan for all their hard work with changing the Pulmonary course.
The Dean’s office is hiring another staff person to help Jean D’Andraia with curricular support. |
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SubCommittee
Reports |
- Directors of 1st & 2nd Year Courses Roy Steigbigel, MD
Minutes were sent via e-mail. Dr. Steigbigel stated that his committee is continuing to review the Courses for gaps, repetitions, etc. Committee was formed to review the needs for increased class size for 1st & 2nd Yr’s.
- Directors of Clinical Courses David Tompkins, MD
Minutes were sent via e-mail. No further discussion
- Objectives & Assessment John Chaves, PhD
Minutes were sent via e-mail. Dr. Chaves said they are discussing issues on competency based courses.
- Systems Committee Frederick Miller, MD
Dr. Miller asked about the appropriate response to an item in an exam thought to be incorrect. Suggestions made were
- get in touch with the course director
- bring others if and when a CD disagrees with the critique.
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The minutes were approved as read
The minutes were approved as read
The minutes were approved as read
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Course
Evaluations |
Course Name Evaluators Names
ICM 2 –Dr’s. Jaffe, Wightman, Wackett Dr’s. Ells & Simon
The floor was opened for comments, etc. This is the 1st run through for the new ICM 2, not completely over. Dr. Wightman stated that their time is short, and would like to see 2 clinical days per system. Dr. Ells was thanked for his creative review. |
Dr’s Jaffe and Wightman will provide syllabus for ICM 1 & 2 to this committee. |
| Faculty Development |
CPS Audience Response System Peter LaRiviere
Peter LaRiviere, a representative from Einstruction, gave a demonstration to the committee. |
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Old
Business |
Standardization of Exams Frederick Miller, MD
A proposal to standardize exams had been approved at the 1st & 2nd CD’s Meeting, but later defeated in the Curriculum Committee. Dr. Miller asked it be reconsidered. |
Revisit proposal again. This will be handed out with minutes & note at the next meeting on February 6, 2006. |
New
Business |
1. Re-appointment of Arnold Jaffe, PhD (ICM 2) |
Unanimously approved |
Next
Meeting |
February 6, 2006 |
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Attendance: (*ABSENT) *Richard Bronson, Roger Cameron, Moises Eisenberg, Howard Fleit, *Peter Halperin, Sidonie Morrison, *Tom O’Riordan, Paul Richman, Warren Rosenfeld, Sandy Simon, *Joseph Sorrento, Jack Stern, Howard Sussman, Peter Viccellio, Tamara Weiss, Peter Williams, Hugo Altamirano, Brian Rosenberg, *Jennifer Ripton, *Tariq Ahmad, *John Chaves, Marilyn London, Frederick Miller, Elza Mylona, Frederick Schiavone, Roy Steigbigel, David Tompkins
Other: *Heidi Campani, Jean D’Andraia, Arnold Jaffe
Guests: Peter Ells, Katherine Wightman
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