University of Virginia School of
Medicine
Curriculum Committee
Minutes 01.24.02
Pediatric Pathology Conference Room, 4:00 PM
Present (underlined) were: Reid Adams, Robert Bloodgood,
Victoria Camerini, Anita Clayton, Al Connors, Gene
Corbett, Donald Innes (Chair), Howard
Kutchai,Nelle Linz, Jerry Short, Bill Wilson,
Debra Reed (secretary)
- First and Second Year Afternoons. The Curriculum Committee
has, within the last month, entertained multiple requests from Course
Directors to use time in the unscheduled class free afternoons for
optional review session. Each use the of the afternoon time slots has
been reviewed, found reasonable and approved thus far, but it was
agreed that we must "hold the line". Course directors must keep
activities in the morning hours, with the exception of four hours for
clinical activities each week, e.g. PoM-1 or 2 tutorials.
Activities normally scheduled in the afternoon such as Introduction to
Psychiatric Medicine small group work and other afternoon activities
should be noted on the block schedule so actual course hours can be
determined.
- Passports. Data is being accumulated on the effects of the
passport system. A graduate student is preparing a dissertation using
data collected from student evaluations, interviews, CPX evaluations.
The Curriculum Committee requests to review the material when
completed.
- Clerkship Patient Contact Log. Use of a patient log in
select clerkships (AIM, Pediatrics, possibly Family Medicine) was
discussed. The Committee would like to see this log, which contains
patient contact information such as date, age, gender, primary
diagnosis, and if presented to an attending, used for a period of time
in all clerkships. This would help determine consistency over the
various clerkship sites and the breadth of the experience in the
clerkship. Dr. Wilson will discuss this with the Clinical Medicine
Committee.
- Family Medicine Approach to Teaching Residents to Teach. Sim
Galeska, Craig Seto and Lisa Rawlings provide a program to family
medicine residents to enhance their teaching skills. They will be
invited to a Curriculum Committee meeting in late February or March to
discuss their efforts and whether they might be applied to other
clerkships.
- PoM-2 Status Report. PoM-2 reports that further efforts to
enhance clinical diagnostic skills cannot be accomplished without
additional attending support. A fourth year teaching elective will need
organizational support. Could this be expanded and organized through
the Standardized Patient program?
- Small Group Exercises. It has been reported to the Committee
that some of the optional small group sessions in the first and second
year have been poorly attended. Whether these sessions should be made
mandatory was discussed.
-Don Innes
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