Minutes of the SDRME Business Meeting July 7, 2002 Vail, Colorado One-minute updates Historian Report President’s Report Treasurer’s Report Invited Reviews   Membership Committee   The International Membership Committee   Community of Science   Web Crossing   Fall Meeting in San Francisco Summer Meeting 2003 Format of the Summer Meeting Summer Meeting Ideas for 2004 Executive of the Society for 2002-2003 Other Business

Attending:       L. Sandlow, K. Mann, D. Cook, S. Cook, M. Ravitch, K. Ferguson, R. Galbraith, E. Dannefer, G. Nowacek, J. Shatzer, A. Blue, B. Richards, D. Heestand, C. Ringsted, R. Woodhouse, L. Gruppen, F. Schimphauser, E. Petrusa, B. Anderson, E. Moreno, R. Ber, M. Hitchcock, R. Harvan.

1.0       One-minute updates (summaries only of comments made):

·        K. Mann: Dalhousie. An M.Ed. Program has been developed in cooperation with a local university. The second cohort begins in September. A faculty-wide needs assessment this year has identified faculty development needs. Accreditation in May 2002.

·        D. Cook: Alberta . A new Dean of Equity and Faculty development. Other things holding on.

·        G. Nowacek: Wake Forest . A new Dean and Associate Dean of Medical Education. Cam Enarson is the new Executive Dean, and is working on bringing the continuum together. A new clinical schools facility is under construction.

·        R. Harvan: U of Colorado . Has been on an educational fellowship this year. Health Sciences School is moving into a new facility. A new campus is being built on an interdisciplinary model.

·        L. Sandlow: UIC. An LCME accreditation occurred this year, and resulted in an 8-year accreditation. A review last year resulted in more resources, so there is a new Dean for Curriculum in Chicago . The department has been recruiting, despite a 10% reduction in budget. Online activities are financially profitable, and GME is also on the Web.

·        R. Galbraith: NBME. Innovations in medical education assessment. A package of changes for the subject test exams. The Simulated Patient examination has met with some opposition, from students, the AMA and AAMC, mainly related to the examination cost.

·        A. Blue: MUSC. Have experienced some budget changes, which have led to office changes. They hosted SGEA this year, as well as SACME. An accreditation is up coming.

·        B. Richards: UT Galveston . A Master Teacher Fellowship Program is being introduced, to be expanded possibly to a Master’s Program. A new Ed.D. position has been added to the office. Currently helping both the GME office and the Allied Health Program to implement online evaluation tools. Currently working on the Reward for Faculty Program.

·        E. Petrusa: Duke. A new Dean, and a new Dean for curriculum. There is an expectation that there will be funding for a new approach to clinical education among some other sweeping changes. Bioterrorism education initiatives are also underway.

·        M. Hitchcock: USC. One year into the new case-based curriculum. It has provided a chance for the office to “make a difference” but the challenges to curriculum change include finding a balance between assisting faculty and providing service.

·        R. Woodhouse: Queen’s. Working to develop a respect for education, and to build connections across disciplines and the continuum. Working to find research opportunities in the New Economy government funded initiatives. Hosted a multidisciplinary conference leading to research ideas around judgment, and teams, and professional learning in the workplace. Projects include understanding how the teaching dossier works.

·        E. Moreno : Stanford. A new Dean who is interested in improving the education program, with a strategic planning project, to include all the areas of the medical school. A new Associate Dean for Medical Education – seen as a rather major reform. Every medical student would engage in some scholarly track that would produce a scholarly product. Online basic science and clinical courses in nutrition have been approved for medical school. There are plans to change the Dean’s letter – students are very upset about it. Plans for a new facility have been dropped at the moment, but a building for Med. Ed is expected in the future.

·        D. Heestand: U of Arkansas . A new Dean in the College of Medicine , with a research bent. About a year ago, funding was received for two new positions for GME. The office is helping GME programs in their preparations for reviews. Distance education requests are increasing, and a business plan is needed.

·        J. Shatzer: Johns Hopkins . ACGME has led to new requests and potential for new staff. NBME has affected how the institution looks at its resources in the clinical education centre.

·        C. Ringsted: Copenhagen . Trying to introduce assessment into residencies, and using the 7 CanMEDS roles. 20 people were funded to do a master’s degree at Maastricht , and 10 at Dundee .

·        E. Dannefer: Rochester . Implementing the 4^th year of a new curriculum. A new Dean is in place, and a new Associate Dean for Education is being sought. Rochester hosted the NEGEA in 2001.

·        F. Schimphauser: Buffalo . A new Dean, two new Associate Deans hired. Optimistic about success of the new curriculum. Accreditation planned for this fall. Students have been required to have PDAs this year, and the current challenge is to decide on the most appropriate applications. Also involved with the GME initiatives around the competencies.

·        K. Ferguson: U of Iowa . Have moved into their new facility. Will be hosting the CGEA in March. A GP will be in charge of a performance-based assessment program. Second class of teaching scholars has just concluded. A new Associate Dean for Education. Some increased interest and involvement from small group facilitators.

·        S. Cook: Pritzker. A new Associate Dean for Medical Education. An initiative across the continuum. A new Dean starting on July 1^st. The medical school has to make a case for its importance, as it is not separate from the other health sciences.

·        L. Gruppen: U Michigan . 75^th anniversary this year, and a new Chair is being recruited. The fifth cohort of Medical Education Scholars has begun. A cost benefit analysis revealed the advantages of the Scholars Program.

·        M. Ravitch: North Western. Jay Thomas is not here. There is a third and fourth year initiative in the MD curriculum. An initiative in decision-making. Mike himself is learning to sing to improve voice, and taking physical therapy, playing golf, and participating in a book club.

·        R Ber: Ber Sheva. Since last November, the school has been endowed in medical education, and there will be an annual lectureship. Very active in OSCEs, and all 4 medical schools in Israel will be participating in an exit exam. Also a longitudinal project to develop a scale that will be used by all schools to rate attributes that physicians should develop.

·        B. Anderson: Michigan State . A new Dean, and work has been mainly in graduate medical education. Interest in GME competency assessment has increased. A 150-year celebration in the university – all the colleges of medicines have joined to fund as assessment center for all the groups. A tenure system search resulted in a new position, and the OMERAD Masters Degree Program may be revisited.

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2.0       Historian Report

Mike described the Exemplars Project. The investigators were Maurice Hitchcock, Carole Bland, Ilene Harris, Bill Anderson, LuAnn Wilkerson and Deb Simpson. The subjects were Stephen Abrahamson, Hilliard Jason, Charles Dohner, Arthur Elstein, Christine McGuire, and Frank Stritter. Mike described the project and the reasons that people were selected.

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3.0       President’s Report

David thanked all the members who have contributed to the meeting. He also mentioned the contributions of G. Nowacek and J.Shatzer.

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4.0       Treasurer’s Report

Our projected balance for Dec 31, 2002 is about @ 14072.13. Diane Heestand explained how the money is spent.

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5.0       Invited Reviews  

The call went out in June, and the deadline is early September.Updates were given from the authors of the three reviews currently in progress: Mark Albanese, Karen Szauter, and Joe York.

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6.0       Membership Committee

The report was given by George Nowacek for S. Chauvin. Newly approved members: Carole Hodgson, and Ros Woodhouse. Six member applications are currently in progress and there should be further progress to report in November.

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7.0       The International Membership Committee

Elaine Dannefer has agreed to Chair this Committee. The Committee will be looking at the International Committee and membership, and considering what new initiatives and involvement might serve these members better.

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8.0       Community of Science

Notices have been sent to those members whose institutions were not already members of CoS , to tell them they are now able to register. Members from already institutional member institutions will receive a reminder. Wednesday will be an opportunity for the group to explore the CoS site. There is now a link on the SDRME webpage as well. About 22 members of SDRME are now members who were not previously. Hopefully our involvement will help in the development of appropriate keywords for medical education. Ber Sheva has CoS membership, and the service seems to be becoming increasingly robust.

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9.0       Web Crossing

George Nowacek provided an introduction to the developments on Web Crossing. George described the process of our switching over to a computer conferencing system. sdrme@list.sdrme.org is the new address. Inquiries may be sent to the list, and the information can both go out on the listserve, as well as be put on the Web Crossing. There was some concern about replies that will go back to everyone and create email overload. D. Cook noted that the SDRME has been using Web Crossing for a few years, and found it very useful.  

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10.0     Fall Meeting in San Francisco

The fall meeting will follow the usual format of the Sunday afternoon meeting of the executive, with a meeting and dinner in the evening. The date is November 10^th.

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11.0     Summer Meeting 2003

The meeting will be at the Plaza Real in Santa Fe, NM, July 9-12. Brownie has kindly offered to hold the “do”.

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12.0     Format of the Summer Meeting

David asked that we think of ways to encourage people to attend, and invited ideas for how this meeting might be helpful to members. David emphasized the importance of the meeting, and that he would like to promote attendance.

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13.0     Summer Meeting Ideas for 2004

Members are invited to submit ideas for sites for 2004.The executive will welcome and consider any offers of hosting. The idea to keep a track of the Ottawa Conference dates was raised, to avoid conflicts such as this year.

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14.0     Executive of the Society for 2002-2003

David explained that elections were not held as planned, but will be held prior to the fall meeting. The incoming president is George Nowacek, and Diane Heestand will be the president elect. K. Mann will remain as Secretary, and D. Cook will be past president.

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15.0     Other Business

The GEA/SDRME leadership conference was held in Santa Fe in January and will be held in Atlanta in January of 2003. The focus of the meeting has changed to focus more on the continuum of education.

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The meeting concluded with George Nowacek reviewing the meeting program. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm .

Minutes recorded by:

Karen V. Mann, PhD
Secretary, SDRME

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Last updates/revisions: 12/10/02