Post by Betsy on Jan 12, 2007 18:07:51 GMT -5
Phase 3 Curriculum Committee
Minutes of January 9, 2007 Meeting
The Phase 3 Curriculum Committee met in the Dogwood Room from 7:05 to 8:25 a.m. on January 9, 2007.
Members present: A. Albritton, J. Albritton, L. Leggio, G. Nixon, J.N. Pruitt, R. Nesbit, H. Szerlip, H. Gross, A. Thomas, C. White and B. Hughes. Dr Mark Lopez, who will be replacing Dr. Gross in the future, was present as a guest. Dr. Nesbit chaired the meeting.
Members absent: E. Mandell, M. Manting-Brewer, R. Fincher, N. Fatteh, D. Ketterer and I. Khan.
Minutes of the December 12, 2006 meeting were approved with previously circulated revisions.
Dr. Jo Albritton requested committee approval of a new Psychiatry course, Applied Clinical Psychopharmacology to be taught by Adriana Foster, M.D. The proposal was reviewed and approved.
Dr. Nesbit thanked members for their responses to his question about when students are allowed to leave on the day before their final exam. School policy is that they may leave after their clinical responsibilities are taken care of. Currently departments use variations of this. Henceforth, Surgery will use 5 p.m. He also noted that he has sent out a survey re whether students prefer 2 or 4 week surgery subspecialty rotations and that he has a meeting scheduled with Dr. Rawson to discuss the possibility of adding an imaging course to the third year.
Dr. Thomas reported that 131 students have entered some data in the work hours survey on One45. She will send out a reminder to third year students to complete it in a timely fashion.
Betsy Hughes reported that a relatively small number of 3rd and 4th year students responded to her query about requiring ACLS certification with a $150 fee. Eleven said yes and six no. There were questions about when it should be required and about the logistics of its completion. Since the reason this was proposed was as a way of documenting meeting school objectives, other ways were discussed. Dr. Albritton will look into the feasibility of having a common exam which all students must pass at the end of their critical care elective. Changing the wording of the objectives was also proposed as was possible use of simulation. This will be re-addressed next month.
Documentation of student reported procedure completion and patient encounters was discussed. It was agreed that false reporting should be considered an honor code violation.
A vote was taken (and motion passed) in favor of requiring that the previously discussed online “medical systems course” must be completed by all third year students by the end of the fall semester. Dr. Albritton’s office will monitor this and students who have not complied will not be allowed to begin second semester rotations. Dr. Szerlip dissented arguing that it is inappropriate to add yet more requirements to an already busy third year unless some other responsibilities are decreased.
There was further discussion of what procedures students should be required to see or complete, of how to document this, etc. Dr Nesbit will review the current requirements of ObGyn, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and compare them to the previously compiled committee list and report back to the committee.
Dr Szerlip discussed his reasons for being dissatisfied with the current clerkship evaluation form. There was agreement that the form needs to be improved. Dr Szerlip will chair a subcommittee which will look into how to improve the form. They will also discuss whether we should continue the current clinical grading system. The committee will also include Dr. A. Albritton, Dr. White and Dr. Nesbit.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25.
The next Phase 3 Curriculum Committee meeting will be held @ 7:05 on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Dogwood Room.
Minutes of January 9, 2007 Meeting
The Phase 3 Curriculum Committee met in the Dogwood Room from 7:05 to 8:25 a.m. on January 9, 2007.
Members present: A. Albritton, J. Albritton, L. Leggio, G. Nixon, J.N. Pruitt, R. Nesbit, H. Szerlip, H. Gross, A. Thomas, C. White and B. Hughes. Dr Mark Lopez, who will be replacing Dr. Gross in the future, was present as a guest. Dr. Nesbit chaired the meeting.
Members absent: E. Mandell, M. Manting-Brewer, R. Fincher, N. Fatteh, D. Ketterer and I. Khan.
Minutes of the December 12, 2006 meeting were approved with previously circulated revisions.
Dr. Jo Albritton requested committee approval of a new Psychiatry course, Applied Clinical Psychopharmacology to be taught by Adriana Foster, M.D. The proposal was reviewed and approved.
Dr. Nesbit thanked members for their responses to his question about when students are allowed to leave on the day before their final exam. School policy is that they may leave after their clinical responsibilities are taken care of. Currently departments use variations of this. Henceforth, Surgery will use 5 p.m. He also noted that he has sent out a survey re whether students prefer 2 or 4 week surgery subspecialty rotations and that he has a meeting scheduled with Dr. Rawson to discuss the possibility of adding an imaging course to the third year.
Dr. Thomas reported that 131 students have entered some data in the work hours survey on One45. She will send out a reminder to third year students to complete it in a timely fashion.
Betsy Hughes reported that a relatively small number of 3rd and 4th year students responded to her query about requiring ACLS certification with a $150 fee. Eleven said yes and six no. There were questions about when it should be required and about the logistics of its completion. Since the reason this was proposed was as a way of documenting meeting school objectives, other ways were discussed. Dr. Albritton will look into the feasibility of having a common exam which all students must pass at the end of their critical care elective. Changing the wording of the objectives was also proposed as was possible use of simulation. This will be re-addressed next month.
Documentation of student reported procedure completion and patient encounters was discussed. It was agreed that false reporting should be considered an honor code violation.
A vote was taken (and motion passed) in favor of requiring that the previously discussed online “medical systems course” must be completed by all third year students by the end of the fall semester. Dr. Albritton’s office will monitor this and students who have not complied will not be allowed to begin second semester rotations. Dr. Szerlip dissented arguing that it is inappropriate to add yet more requirements to an already busy third year unless some other responsibilities are decreased.
There was further discussion of what procedures students should be required to see or complete, of how to document this, etc. Dr Nesbit will review the current requirements of ObGyn, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and compare them to the previously compiled committee list and report back to the committee.
Dr Szerlip discussed his reasons for being dissatisfied with the current clerkship evaluation form. There was agreement that the form needs to be improved. Dr Szerlip will chair a subcommittee which will look into how to improve the form. They will also discuss whether we should continue the current clinical grading system. The committee will also include Dr. A. Albritton, Dr. White and Dr. Nesbit.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25.
The next Phase 3 Curriculum Committee meeting will be held @ 7:05 on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Dogwood Room.