LCME Medical Students Committee - New York University



LCME Medical Students Committee

December 15, 2005

Minutes

Presiding: J. Jones, M. Rey

Present: J. Beitler, H. Campbell, K. Campbell, V. Catanese, L. Capan, M. Doran, J. Fahimi, F. Folgar, V. Keane, M. Gemeda, N. Genieser, L. Goldfrank, M. Ho, C. Hirsch, D. Keegan, H. Koplewicz, M. Kursmark, A. Lee, E. Martinez, J. McGrath, J. Oppedisano, M. Rosenfeld, G. Rosner, A. Specktor

Absent: R. Ulane

• M. Doran, A. Lee (Charge A4), J. Fahimi (Charge B6) and C. Hirsch, M. Kursmark (Charge C9) presented full status reports to the Committee (please review distributed documents for details.)

Additional Comments on Status Reports:

Charge A1:

➢ A 5-Year trend graph and geographic data listing where students attended school will be added to report.

➢ M. Rey asked Standard-Bearers from Charges A1 and B6 to meet to discuss data due to an overlap in requested information.

Charge A2:

➢ The Committee was concerned about using a smaller department as a model to analyze the charge as it may lead to incomplete conclusions.

➢ Caution should be exercised when using ratios to compare departmental faculty efforts.

➢ Information from Student Questionnaire must be incorporated in final report.

Charge A3:

➢ M. Gemeda reported that the challenge is finding where the NYUSoM’s goals for diversity are articulated.

➢ M. Rey clarified that currently there is no mission statement on diversity. The Office of Diversity Affairs will work on diversity goals and its mission statement that will be presented to the Medical Students Committee prior to submission for approval to the Steering Committee and Administration.

Charge A4:

➢ M. Doran and A. Lee will contact Surgery Department to clarify role of visiting students.

➢ M. Doran will give description of requirements for visiting students from the Elective Catalog to V. Keane for distribution.

➢ The Committee agreed that a written policy for visiting international students is needed.

Charge B6:

➢ Preliminary and transitional information will be removed when analyzing the data.

➢ A comparison of NYUSoM with the national trends will be added to the report.

➢ Data will be matched to the standards for discussion at the next meeting.

➢ Information from the evaluations of the elective courses will be provided by the LCME Office.

Charge C9:

➢ How policies are distributed to students, faculty and housestaff will be addressed in the report.

The Committee agreed that a workshop on student mistreatment and victimization should be added to the 1st Year Orientation.

Additional Comments:

• Chairs reminded Committee that all requests for data are to be sent directly by email to H. Campbell and V. Keane with copies to J. Jones and M. Rey. All data requests will be centralized through the LCME Office.

Next Steps:

• J. Jones and M. Rey will match charges with LCME standards.

• Standard-Bearers must email J. Jones a one page status report (in Microsoft Word) no later than January 9 that will include the following information:

➢ What has been discussed regarding the charge (include applicable standards)?

➢ What issues remain to be discussed?

➢ What feedback can the Committee provide?

➢ What additional information do you need to answer the charge fully?

• V. Keane will distribute NYUSoM mission statement to Committee members.

• Standard-Bearers should be prepared to discuss reports at the next meeting.

Next Meeting: January 12, 2006, 12 Noon, Deans Large Conference Room

Minutes prepared by H. Campbell, V. Keane, 12/21/2005.

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