University of Virginia School of Medicine
Curriculum Committee
Minutes
02.06.03

Pediatric Pathology Conference Room, 4:00 pm

Present (underlined) were: Reid Adams, Robert Bloodgood, Anita Clayton, Lisa Coray, Gene Corbett, Donald Innes (Chair), Vern Juel, Howard Kutchai, Jerry Short, Nikhil Rao, Bill Wilson, Brian Wispelwey, Debra Reed (secretary)

1. School of Medicine Decade Plan. The Steering Committees met on 2/4/03 - preliminary funding priorities were established. Implementation of selected proposals from the Steering Committee will take place within the year and others over the next 10 years.
   
   CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT - Integrate within/between UME, GME and CME

   Course revision/creation:
   Information Mastery
   Foundations of Medicine
   Integrative Core Principles of Medicine
   Basic Science for Careers
   Career Practice
   Exploratories
   Clerkship competencies - knowledge, professionalism, skills, duty
   Redefine GME process: duty hours and competencies
   Simulation Curriculum and Center
   Joint degree access
   

   ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
   Research in Medical Education
   Recognize excellence - Harrison Scholars Program *
   Teach the Teachers program
   

   COMPENSATE FACULTY - Rewards & Incentive System
   DATABASE FOR EDUCATION - combined UME/GME/CME (student/resident /faculty)
   FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS *
   * funding not part of operational budget

2. Curriculum Revision Proposal. (Joseph Doyle, Thomas Tillack) The Committee received recommendations for revision of the UVA School of Medicine preclinical curriculum authored by medical student Joseph Doyle and faculty member Thomas Tillack. The proposals were discussed as many good ideas were contained in the letter. The Curriculum Committee will discuss the Doyle/Tillack letter along with the direction from the Decade Plan. Two factors are taken into consideration when reviewing recommendations for revision of the curriculum - 1) what is best for the education of the students and 2) what can be done in the UVA environment e.g. educational space, the patient population, and faculty and financial resources.

 Don Innes
-dmr