Minutes

Review the minutes of the May 3, 2004 Meeting.   Elza Mylona amended item # 1 under “New Business.”   The correction should say, “15 Minutes on Medical Education-Elza Mylona-15 minutes will be given to the presentation of an issue/topic on medical education in every meeting.   In order to get faculty input on the desired topics, Dr. Mylona presented a series of questions utilizing the Audience Response System.   This system may be used in courses.   If the students are unsure of an answer to a question and don't want to embarrass themselves in front of their classmates, no one will know who answered the questions differently then the majority of the group.   The answers will also help the professor know what information is not clear to their students.”

MOTION: Accept minutes after Elza Mylona amended the 05/03/04 minutes.

   PASSED

Announcements

No announcements were made.

SubCommittee Reports

•  Directors of Didactic Courses                          R. Steigbigel

The minutes from the April meeting were distributed by email.   There were no

additional comments on the report.

2.     Directors of Clinical Courses                          D. Tompkins for J. Sorrento

             The minutes from the May meeting were distributed by email.   There were no    additional comments on the report.

3.     Innovation Group                                              P. Williams

             No report.

4.     Evaluation Subcommittee                                 A. Jaffe

             No report

5.      Teaching & Learning Strategies                      A. Wackett

             No report.

6.      Information Technology                                 P. Viccellio

              No report

7.      Objectives Project                                           J. Chaves

              The proposal was adopted as presented to the committee.

Committee Accepted Minutes.

Committee Accepted Minutes.

MOTION: The Objectives Group will be reconstituted as the Objectives Implementation Group and that it be charged with developing recommendations to the Curriculum Committee to facilitate the full implementation of the Mission Statement & Competencies adopted by the Faculty Senate.

ACTION: Passed

Course Evaluations

1.     Course evaluation of the Pulmonary Course (S. Said-Director)-by R. Jasiewicz &   R. Cameron

2.     Course evaluation of the Endocrine Course (H. Carlson-Director)- P. Halperin & S. Simon

3.     Course evaluation of the Family Medicine Course (H. Sussman-Director)-by T. Dixon & L. Hyman

Committee Accepted Report

Committee Accepted Report

Committee Accepted Report

Old Business

1.     Admissions Committee (see Admission Stats 1996-2003)- Jack Fuhrer explained the process of being admitted into the medical school at Stony Brook.   An applicant's communication skills, community service, maturity level, motor skills, LOR's, and interview are all added to the students GPA & MCAT scores to decide who should be offered a spot in the medical school.   There is a committee that interviews each of the 800 or so candidates for about 45 minutes.   The students' letters of recommendation is a strong item that is reviewed by the committee.  

In response to a question about a decline in the number of applicants, Dr. Fuhrer indicated that economic conditions prompt people to decide to go into other fields than medicine.  

It appears that there has been an increase of females entering the medical field in the past few years which is a change from the beginning.  

The students being accepted by Stony Brook have been accepted at multiple locations.   Stony Brook has been more of an “in-state institute” rather than a “national institute.”  

Re the reliability of interviews.   If a student has emotional or psychiatric problems, they don't usually show up during the interviews because the students are on their best behavior.   Hopefully, they can be identified early on in the students' medical school training and Dr. Jordan or Dr. Schiavone can help to recommend a solution to their problems.   Dr. Chandran and Karen Geyer offer academic guidance to students.   Dr. Chaves suggested that the committee read the article by Kevin Eva in the latest “Academic Magazine.”

Dr. Fuhrer invited anyone on the Curriculum Committee that would like to join in the admitting process to please let him know.

2.     Examination Review Proposal:             Fred Miller suggested the curriculum committee form a new committee to review the questions before and after an exam is given and formulate rules for standardization of exams, e.g. number of questions, standards of review, etc.   The committee would assess the technical quality of the questions – clarity, correctness, coherence, etc. – and clinical or scientific significance.   It would leave the questions of the relation between the questions and what is taught to the course director.

3.     Vision/Structural Principles

              1. Ample free time for study and preparation.   [1990: 25 hrs/wk in class<5/day]

             2. Reading assignments should be set at levels proportional to curriculum hours

                 and aggregate work load.   [<2hr prep/1 hr class]

              3. An emphasis on active rather than passive learning. [<75% passive per course;

                 50% a day]

ACTION: Peter Williams will email the article to the committee.

MOTION: To establish a committee as described.   Passed.

Dr. Williams asked Dr. Fred Miller to serve as chair and Dr. Miller agreed.

Tabled until the July 12 th meeting

Tabled until the July 12 th meeting

Tabled until the July 12 th meeting

New Business

1. ICM 1 & 2                                                Arnold Jaffe & Andrew Wackett

2. Tardy grade reporting                              Fred Schiavone

Tabled until the July 12 th meeting

Tabled until the July 12 th meeting

Next Meeting

The next Curriculum Committee meeting will be held on Monday, July 12, 2004 in the

OVP Conference Room.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30A.M.