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School of Medicine >   Curriculum Committee >   2006 Committee Meetings >   July 10, 2006 Minutes

Curriculum Committee Meeting - July 10, 2006

TOPIC

DISCUSSION

ACTION

Minutes

June 5, 2006

The minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

1.  Dr. Williams handed out the book “Good to Great’ and an article entitled “What Makes a Leader.”  He will send out copies to members that did not attend.  He strongly recommended that the committee read them.

 

SubCommittee Reports

  1. Directors of 1st & 2nd Year Courses                          Roy Steigbigel, MD
    Minutes sent via e-mail. 
  2. Directors of Clinical Courses                                     David Tompkins, MD Minutes sent via e-mail. Dr. Tompkins invited all to the Clinical Course  Directors’ Meeting.
  3. Objectives & Assessment                                         Sidonie Morrison, PhD 
    Minutes sent via e-mail – The faculty was introduced to electronic or e-journals. PCW thanked M. Eisenberg and Bridge in Informatics for all the work they did to get this up and running.
  4. Systems Committee                                                 Frederick Miller, MD
    Minutes sent via e-mail – The group is coming to grips with decisions regarding attendance & grading.

Minutes approved as read
Minutes approved as read
Minutes approved as read
Minutes approved as read

Course Evaluations

No evaluation this month

        

 
Faculty Development

Team based Learning – Elza Mylona, PhD
     (articles sent out previously to prepare for discussion)

Dr. Mylona demonstrated Team Based Learning.  She had members answer questions individually on Team-based Learning.  The Committee was split into groups of 4 to discuss their answers and come up with what the group thought the best one.  Dr. Mylona then gave a PowerPoint presentation on TBL.

 

Send an e-mail to Dr. Mylona if you have any other questions on Team- based learning.

Old Business

 

  

New Business

1. Evaluation of the teaching blocks in year 1
This is the second year that the second half of 1st Year is teaching in a block format.  Dr. Williams asked members what questions they would like answered in order to to make a decision as to whether to continue, eliminate or expand the block system. Questions that were raised were:
    • Did NBME Subject Exam scores change?
    • Did USMLE Step Exam scores change in these subject areas?
    • Did students perform differently on the local exams & exercises?
    • Is there a record kept of the attendance by the students? If so, did they change?

Drs. Cameron and Fleit said they preferred the block system.  Dr. Williams ask Dr. Kritzer for her subjective view.  Two significant items that will be discussed next meeting are (1) Whether integration better solution than blocks, and (2) if blocks are preferred, what do we do with Molecules, Genes & Cells and Anatomy, which is taught simultaneously.

Dennis Daniel (2nd Yr Student) reported that the 2nd Yr students were opposed to the OSCE being mandatory, as it cuts into their time studying for Step 1.  Each student will be required to spend only four hours in this exam.  The OSCE will supplant and be part of the ICM final exam. Students will have to pass this OSCE in order to go on to 3rd Yr. This is a school requirement and Dean Fine is firm about these tests being given.    There will also be an OSCE’s at the end of the 1st Year.

2.  2006 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire – Preliminary
Dr. Williams asked that members look over the Program Evaluation Survey.  Some Stony Brook answers were significantly different than national norms.

Dr. Williams will devise a list of questions, when received, and put a group together to obtain the answers.

 

 

 

 


2nd Year class will be sent a description of this event.  Dennis Daniel will report back to the students

Members will review Evaluation Questionnaire and note what they think is important.  This will be topic for discussion at next meeting.

Next Meeting

August 6, 2006

  

Attendance:  (*ABSENT)*Richard Bronson, Roger Cameron, Moises Eisenberg, Howard Fleit, Peter Halperin, Frederick Miller, Tom O’Riordan, Paul Richman, *Warren Rosenfeld, *Sandy Simon, *Joseph Sorrento, Howard Sussman, Peter Viccellio, Tamara Weiss, Peter Williams, *Hugo Altamirano, Alan Miller, Jennifer Ripton, Tariq Ahmad, *Allen Kucine, Marilyn London, Sidonie Morrison, Elza Mylona, Frederick Schiavone, Roy Steigbigel, David Tompkins
Other: Heidi Campani, Jean D’Andraia, Holly Ruttenberg, Arnold Jaffe
Guests: Dennis Daniel


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