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Educational Policy Council Meeting
August 13, 2001
Carbondale: Lindegren 310/Springfield: Lincoln Conference Room
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Minutes |
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Educational Policy Council Meeting
August 13, 2001
Carbondale: Lindegren 310/Springfield: Lincoln Conference Room
Present:
Amber
Barnhart, MD
Terri Cameron, Staff
Erik J.
Constance, MD
Linda
H. Distlehorst, PhD
Donald A. Caspary, PhD
Paul J.
Feltovich, PhD
Sharon
K. Hull, MD
Theodore R. LeBlang, JD
Joelle Lipcamon, Class of 2004
David
S. Resch, MD
Michael
F. Shanahan, PhD
Sandra
L. Shea, PhD
Absent:
Clint
Farris, Class of 2002
Regina
A. Kovach, MD
Jerry
A. Kruse, MD
Matthew Lavery, Class of 2003
Tracy
K. Lower, MD
Dean
K. Naritoku, MD
Susan
Thompson Hingle, MD
John
Tomkowiak, MD
David R
Wade, PhD
Discussion
Items
Mr. LeBlang made a motion, seconded by Dr. Resch to
approve the July 9 minutes with the following corrections: Mr. Markiewicz has graduated and should be
removed from the EPC membership list, and Dr. Hingle made the Doctoring Report
in Dr. Barnhart’s absence. The motion
was approved unanimously.
Dr. Distlehorst reported that Years 1 and 2 will
begin on August 17, 2001. The White
Coat Ceremony for Year 1 students is scheduled for that afternoon.
No report was made in Dr. Kruse’s absence.
A potential chair has been contacted and is currently
reviewing the charge to the subcommittee.
A chair has not yet been named for this
subcommittee. It was requested that
efforts from the Office of Education and Curriculum be labeled “faculty
education,” as opposed to “faculty development.”
Ms. Cameron reported that the subcommittee now has
12 members and has asked Student Affairs to set up elections for student
representatives for the subcommittee.
Dr. Barnhart reported that the distance problem-based learning project
in the FCM Clerkship is going well. Dr.
Feltovich asked for an update on the PDA project, and Ms. Cameron explained
that PDAs will be used for entering patient logs, accessing curriculum modules
and calendars, evaluating curriculum activities, and using medical tools such
as medical calculators, drug references, etc., in Years 2 and 3. In Year 4, there is a pilot project for
students who own their own PDAs to set up a process for entering patient data
from clinical electives. In Year 1,
plans are being made for a phased implementation. The clinical logs being used in all fours were carefully designed
to include as many common elements as possible so that this information can be
tracked across the curriculum and linked to the Schools Objectives for
Commencement and be included in students’ educational portfolios.
Dr. Distlehorst has reviewed the Program Evaluation
report in preparation for convening the group and is in the process of
preparing preliminary reports for the subcommittee and the EPC. Dr. Caspary asked that data be presented to
the EPC as soon as possible. He asked
that there be a regular student report on the agenda. It was noted that Dr. Kruse has suggested that all curriculum
committees present major reports in December.
This report was postponed until the September
meeting.
This report was postponed until the September
meeting.
Dr. Feltovich said that he did not feel it was
appropriate to discuss the Year 2 Committee at this time, since it was in such
a state of flux. Discussion followed as
to the importance of everyone working together to ensure that the best possible
curriculum implementation for students be developed, with less emphasis on individual
faculty issues and concerns.
Dr. Shea reported that the Year 1 Curriculum would
begin on August 17 with 73 students in the Cardiovascular/Respiratory/Renal
Segment, with an emphasis on Doctoring in the first few weeks.
Dr. Barnhart reported that Year 2 will begin with a
clinical skills week, followed by an introductory week. She also noted that a great deal of time had
been spent over the past few weeks, reviewing cases, determining where
redundancies and omissions existed and dealing with those issues, and ensuring
that all segment chairs are familiar with the cases being used in all other
segments. This was a good learning
experience for the faculty and has created a more cohesive curriculum.
No report was made in Dr. Kovach’s absence.
No report was made in Dr. Lower’s absence.
Dr. Barnhart reported that much effort has been
expended in integrating activities in Years 1 and 2.
Dr. Feltovich asked that the EPC discuss the issue
of content expertise in tutors.
Students were asked how they felt about the subject, and they stressed
that it is just as important that the tutor be a skilled tutor, as a content
expert. They mentioned that there are
occasions when a content expert leads all case discussion toward a particular
discipline or begins to lecture. They
also noted, however, that it is harder for non-content experts to recognize
when students are being superficial.
Other students in the group should hold students accountable for depth
in learning issues, but do not always do so.
Faculty noted the importance of tutors making themselves knowledgeable
in the area of the curriculum in which they intend to tutor. A well-prepared tutor guide with appropriate
levels of input from content experts, as well as appropriate resources, were
also noted as critical for this preparation.
Communication between tutors and case authors is also vital so that
cases are constantly tuned. The
importance of mutual respect on both the content and the process sides of the
issue was also stressed. The importance
of tutor evaluation was also discussed, with suggestions for dealing with
reported problems, such as co‑tutors.
It was also noted that the balance between basic and clinical science in
Years 1 and 2 should be monitored.
Dr. Feltovich noted that the Faculty Council’s
election process for EPC is in violation of the EPC Operating Paper, which
states that the committee is not constituency-based, and he suggested that the
EPC follow up with Faculty Council.
Dr. Feltovich announced that he was resigning from
the School of Medicine at the end of the month.