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Minutes of the Council Meetings >>2001-2002 (FY02) MEDICAL SCHOOL COUNCIL Dr. John Clarkson, Chair
M I N U T E S
Medical School Council Meeting - Tuesday, May 29, 2001 (These minutes were approved at the Dean’s meeting of the School Council held June 26, 2001 Absent were Drs. Ahmad, Diro, King, Lewis, Lokeshwar, LoPiccolo, Markoe The meeting was called to order at 5:11 p.m. 1. APPRECIATION TO DR. THURER: Newly elected speaker Dr. Stephen Cohn expressed appreciation on behalf of the Council to Dr. Thurer who has served has Council speaker for the past four years. Dr. Thurer thanked the Council members for their support throughout the four years during which he served as Speaker. 2. STATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT: Dr. Cohn reported that he is meeting individually with Council members to prepare for a strategic planning meeting retreat in the fall. He said that members have supported this retreat to review future Council priorities and initiatives. Among priorities discussed was improving communication between Council members and their constituencies and between the Council and representatives to the Faculty Senate. Dr. Cohn suggested that Council members use e-mail and other media to inform departments of Council activities and to seek input. He also proposed that the Council distribute its minutes by e-mail to all faculty and then archive the minutes within the Council's website. 3. SCHOOL BYLAWS: Dr. Thurer reported that he and Dr. Fishman have been compiling the bylaws which represent the policies, procedures and guidelines for the School. The compiling of this document was recommended during the previous LCME accreditation review. Although yet incomplete, Dr. Thurer asked the Council to approve the document and proposed that an ad-hoc committee continue to update the bylaws and make them more inclusive for future use. The Council unanimously approved Dr. Thurer's motion. Dr. Awad responded that assembling the bylaws was a formidable job and that the Council should thank Drs. Thurer and Fishman. 4. UMSM 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Dr. Fishman said that several events have been scheduled as part of the School's 50th anniversary celebration, including scientific programs from the School's history. He suggested that the Council participate in the celebration by establishing a continuing, annual award similar to the Faculty Senate's Distinguished Faculty Award which was started in response to a specific occasion.. Dr. Cohn responded that this should be an agenda item for the Speaker's meeting of June 12. 5. CHAIR SEARCHES: Dr. Clarkson reported that the first of several candidates for the Chair position in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy will visit the campus this week. Some outstanding candidates for the Chair position in the Department of Anaesthesiology will return for a second visit. He told the Council that an internal candidate was recommended for the position of Senior Associate Dean for Research. However, agreement has not been reached because this candidate wishes to devote only 10% effort to the position. Dr. Clarkson believed that this effort is not sufficient . 6. NEW INITIATIVES: Dr. Clarkson reported that he has asked the University's Board of Trustees to invest in research at UMSM in a manner that is separate from other funding initiatives presently on-going or under consideration. He said that some members of the Board support the need for this research investment and understand that our School needs to invest in our people and programs to advance to higher national standing. He intends to speak with President Shalala about our overall goals which encompass not only research but our clinical and educational programs. He emphasized that our goal ought to be top twenty status in all three areas within the next decade. Dr. Clarkson continued that moving into the top 20 of medical schools requires that we invest and take chances. He said that he is telling the University leadership that our School is the entity that makes this a research university and we must make investments to succeed and advance. He continued that Dr. Shalala has been successful in fundraising in prior academic institutions and he is convinced that she is coming to UM, in part, to make UMSM a better medical school. He said that she has already scheduling meetings with some major philanthropists on behalf of UMSM. Dr. Clarkson explained that he has discussed with University leaders that UMSM presently functions under some impediments that have occurred during our first 50 years of existence. One is our dependence on the state's support for medical students which has motivated us to limit our enrollment to state residents. He noted that because of tuition differentials, over 60% of the students accepted by both UMSM and UF go to UF while over 50% of the students accepted by both UMSM and USF go to USF. This means that we are taking many students in the lower half of the applicant pool while limiting enrollment of out-of-state students. He believed that we must convince the State of Florida that we need support that is not based on the capitation. Another impediment defined by Dr. Clarkson is the agreement with JMH which results in much of our financial support being controlled by the political community. He supported our need to admit patients into a university-controlled facility which delivers primary, secondary and tertiary care. He informed the Council that negotiations are progressing with Doctor's Hospital in Coral Gables. Dr. Fishman continued that there may be opportunities at VA Hospitals to develop new models for primary and secondary care and for education that would help the community, the school and the VA. Dr. Clarkson said that VA Hospitals are interested in leasing space, in allowing the facility to serve non-veterans and in other useful changes. Dr. Bishopric asked whether plans with FAU for a combined medical program will affect our clinical goals. Dr. Clarkson answered that the state legislature did not allocate additional funds to continue the planning for a combined program with FAU. He said that FAU may have the ultimate goal of creating a medical school but that our school may not be part of the planning and implementation if these occur. Dr. Cohn commented that the need for a Faculty Club keeps coming up in Council and other meetings. He has been looking into costs and facilities and believes it is possible for the Council to bring to the administration a plan with recommendations on costs and space. Dr. Clarkson said that a Faculty Club will require a commitment by faculty to use it. Dr. Thurer offered that there is a cost, albeit not definable, of not making a club. 7. SCHOOL COUNCIL: The next Speaker's meeting of the School Council will be held July 10, 2001 in the Ryder Trauma Center, Room T121 at 5 p.m. The next Dean's Meeting will be on July 24, 2001 at 5 p.m in the Ryder Trauma Center, T121. These meetings are open to all faculty, as are all Council meetings. The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
Myron Rosenthal, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Professional Affairs |
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