University of Virginia School of
Medicine
Curriculum Committee
Minutes – 12/06/12
Pediatric Conference Room, 4:00 p.m.
Present (underlined) were: Gretchen Arnold, Robert Bloodgood,
Stephen Borowitz, Megan Bray, Donna Chen, Peter Ham,
Donald Innes (Chair), John Jackson, Keith Littlewood,
Nancy McDaniel, Selina Noramly, Bart Nathan, Theresa
Schlager, Amita Sudhir, Linda Waggoner-Fountain,
Casey White, Bill Wilson, Mary Kate Worden, Courtney
Chou, Jeremiah Garrison, Peggy Plews-Ogan (Guest), Debra
Reed (secretary)
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Patient Safety & Quality
(PS&Q). Peggy Plews-Ogan outlined her progress on weaving
patient safety and quality through the four years of the curriculum
beginning with orientation. The goals are to establish a culture of
PS&Q through communication, teams, and use of checklists; learn the
basic science of PS&Q, e.g. human factors, systems thinking. New
ways of using simulation, workshops, etc. and faculty development and
the practice of PS&Q in the hospital – in clinics, ORs, and on the
floors.
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Stabilizing Molecular & Cellular Medicine
(MCM) and the Integrated Core Systems (ICS). The Committee
discussed establishing a stabile environment for MCM and ICS to allow
the leaders to concentrate on improving what we have now accomplished –
improving LOs, questions, resources, better integrating basic science
and clinical knowledge including CPD. Changes are planned for the
sequence of CV, Pulm, and Renal. CV and Renal have made major changes
this past year and Pulmonary needs focused work on their system. To be
sure there are other aspects of the curriculum that need adjustments,
but large scale reformatting must be thoughtfully planned with system
leader input, identified resources, and support organization one to two
year in advance of implementation. There are currently huge changes in
the clerkship period centering on improved learning objectives, linking
learning objectives to assessments, developing the assessments, and
identifying resources. In addition clerkships are adjusting to a need
for consistency on grading.
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Friday Forum Evaluation. The Friday Forum
should remain but at decreased frequency. Two weeks could be summarized
into one session. Other feedback would be via surveys, the CSL meetings
and Dean’s town meetings. Policy should not be formulated at the Friday
Forum. Suggestions for policy or policy change should be made to the
System Leaders or to the Curriculum Committee for discussion and
approval.
The concept of a “Friday Forum” for clerkship rotations was
raised.
Donald J. Innes, Jr., M.D.
