Minutes

November 6, 2006

The minutes were approved as read

Announcements

Clinical Skills Center grand opening - December 15th, 3:30pm HSC, Level 2 behind Matthews Bookstore.  All welcomed - please RSVP if attending.

Faculty Development Workshop - Conducting Effective Workshops & Retreats (Dr. Fischel) on December 12th,  5:15 -6:45pm Dean’s Small Conf Rm-L4

Change in recording of clerkship grades.  Students who fail only the subject exam in a clerkship will receive a “Z” on their transcript rather than an “I”.  This change in the use of “I” follows the quidelines of LCME.

Poster session in Galleria on Research project 3:30 -5:30 today.  Invited all to attend.

NBME web-based on Score reporting for Subject Exams will be held on December 20th, 12 noon.  If interested, e-mail Marilyn London

Subcommittee Reports

1.  Directors of 1st & 2nd Year Courses, Thomas O’Riordan, MD
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2.  Directors of Clinical Courses,  David Tompkins, MD
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3.  Objectives & Assessment, Sidonie Morrison, PhD
   Minutes from last 2 meetings sent by e-mail. 


4. Systems Committee  - Frederick Miller, MD
   Handouts of revised minutes. 
      

Approved as read

Approved as read

Course Evaluations

Course Name                                             Evaluators Names 
Connective Tissue – J. Penna, MD  Dr’s. A. Francis & M. Vetrano 

Floor was opened to comments, questions, etc. Due to Dr’s Francis and Vetrano not being present, it was decided to present this report at the next CurrCom Mtg on January 8th.

Faculty Development

Old Business

New Business

1. New course Proposal for Ambulatory Neurology, with special emphasis on Neuromuscular Disease, was presented. Dr. Kritzer stated her opinions and the floor was opened for comments from the committee.  More detail was requested re:
• Content
• Objectives
• Mechanism and roles that experiences outside the clinic will play in delivering essential course material
• Further definition on what is to be formally evaluated, etc.

Committee members also said that a list of cases is needed, course content needs to be sharpened, and objectives not written in correct style.  If course is given by a single  faculty member, what happens if he unable to attend.  Suggestion was made to have Dr. Pourmand ask his faculty to help out.

Since Dr. Pourmand was not present, it was decided to postpone discussion and ask him complete the Cliinical Course form which addresses these issues.

2. New third year course schedule to accommodate a new Ambulatory Clerkship was proposed.  Adding this course will require some calendar changes.  Family Medicine and Medicine lost two weeks each.  OB was changed from 6 to 8 weeks.  Orientation moved out of second year and will now be done in third year.

The Pain course did not appear in the new schedule. If anyone has any ideas how to integrate this into any of the courses, please let Dr. Williams know. 

Motion was made to approve the 3rd Year Clerkship Schedule Proposal

3. The Ambulatory Care clerkship will be reviewed at next CurrCom meeting on January 8 and presented by Susan Lane. 
   
4. The motion was made to require in 2008 passage of Step 2CS exam before students graduate medical school. 

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