Curriculum Meeting and Student Affairs 10/11/05

[Betsy]

Issues raised during the Student Affairs and Curriculum Committee Meetings on 10/11/05


Problems with clerkship grades not being reported within 6 weeks

• OB/GYN grades from rotation #1 will be reported this week once everyone has completed the clerkship/faculty evaluations and returned scrubs
  
• The reason why some rotations are having delays à attendings @ Fort Gordon in the military are being enlisted in active duty and being deployed to Iraq (therefore delay in acquiring grades)
  
• Standard policy is 6 weeks to report grades. If you ever encounter problems in your clerkship with grades not being reported within 6 wks, contact Dr. Albritton directly

SPEL and Procedures logs

• These logs are required at the discretion of each clerkship. You will find out the requirements for the specific clerkship during orientation. There have been rumors floating around that you are required to complete the procedures logs to pass the third year. There is no blanketing requirement across the year to complete certain procedures. Follow the requirements of the individual clerkships. However, you are encouraged to enter procedures and patient encounter logs for every rotation that you perform, as this data is being monitored by the committee. MCG needs to know what procedures and types of patients you are encountering because it helps improve the curriculum for future students.
  
• If you see a patient multiple times (ex: inpatient service), enter the patient only once in the SPEL
  
• If you find a diagnosis that does not exist in the SPEL, please email Dr. Albritton with additional diagnoses that should be included in one45
  

Grading inconsistencies

• Several students have approached the class officers with complaints of subjective grading inconsistencies. If you feel like you have been graded unfairly, the curriculum committee advised the students to follow the guidelines set up in the “Standard Policies and Procedures for all Core Clerkships”. See www.mcg.edu/SOM/coffice/Ph3Electives/juniorpolicies.htm
  
  • 4. If a student has a concern regarding a clinical grade, s/he must discuss it with the clerkship director first, and not the attending physician or residents. A violation of this policy will result in a student forfeiting the right to officially appeal the grade.
    
  • 5. If a student formally appeals a clerkship grade, the student’s narrative will reflect the fact the student appealed her/his grade with the result of the appeal.
    

$60 One45 charge

• This fee was billed to all the medical school classes. Money goes to development and upgrades. Dr. Albritton commented that instead of being lumped into tuition it was reported as a separate fee, like the technology fee.
  

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If you have any other concerns that were not addressed at the meeting, please feel free to contact Liz, Betsy or Hany.