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Dalhousie University – Faculty of Medicine
FACULTY MEETING
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
M I N U T E S
Present: T. Marrie, M. Nolan & 70 members of Faculty
FM-15-06-03-01 Call to Order
M. Nolan, Chair of Faculty Council, called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
The agenda was approved as circulated as was the minutes of the Faculty Meeting held on June 11, 2014 (N. Khan/K. Brunt; motion carried).
FM-15-06-03-02 Report from Chair of Faculty Council (M. Nolan) M. Nolan provided an overview of Faculty Council’s activities over the past year which included review of departmental survey reports, standing committee reports and a student appeal. M. Nolan stressed the importance of faculty engagement to ensure that the Faculty of Medicine’s programs are supported. FM-15-06-03-03 Proposed Changes to Terms of Reference by Faculty Council (M. Nolan)
The Medical Research Advisory Committee has requested that the terms of reference be changed as follows: That the elected members of the Committee shall elect the Chair from amongst its members. Currently, the Associate Dean, Research is designated as the Chair of this Committee.
MOTION: That Faculty approve the change to the terms of reference for the Medical Research Committee as outlined above (T. Lee/S. Jackson – carried).
The Progress Committee has requested that its terms of reference be changed as follows: That the Associate Dean, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, be appointed as a “Voting Ex Officio member” of this Committee. MOTION: The Faculty approve the change to the terms of reference for the Progress Committee as outlined above (J. Steeves/D. Barnes – motion carried).
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FM-15-06-03-04 Faculty Council Election – Dr. Lara Hazelton, Nominating Committee On behalf of the Nominating Committee, L. Hazelton presented the following faculty
member to serve one vacancy on Faculty Council effective July 1, 2015 (a four-year term):
Dr. Andrew Glennie, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery (L. Hazelton/K. Bedard; motion carried) FM-15-06-03-05 Nominations to Nominating Committee – Dr. Maureen Nolan
M. Nolan advised that there is one (1) vacant position for basic science faculty member to serve on the Nominating Committee. One (1) faculty member has agreed to let their name stand for position:
Dr. Dieter Pelzer, Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
M. Nolan asked for nominations from the floor. Hearing none, Dr. Nolan called for a motion that the above faculty member’s nomination be approved to Faculty Council (J. Steeves/N. Khan; motion carried).
FM-15-06-03-06 Dean’s Address (Dr. Tom Marrie)
Dr. Marrie provided an overview of the Faculty’s accomplishments during the current academic year which were outlined in his written report circulated with the agenda along with reports from associate/assistant deans.
FM-15-06-03-07 RIM Update (Dr. Jeff Kirby) J. Kirby provided an overview of the RIM Program and progress to date (presentation attached).
On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine and the RIM Program, J. Kirby acknowledged and thanked Dean Marrie for his contributions to RIM during his term as Dean. J. Kirby introduced Kellie Cloney, a Med 2 student, who gave her RIM Research Day Presentation: Modeling CHARGE syndrome in zebrafish: A look at the innervation and function of the gastrointestinal system.
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FM-15-06-03-08 Undergraduate Medical Education Accreditation Planning & Timelines (Anne Weeden) A. Weeden provided an overview of the Faculty of Medicine’s planning in preparation for the February 2017 accreditation site visit (presentation attached). FM-15-06-03-09 Presentation of Dalhousie Program Directors’ Awards (Dr. Andrew Warren) A. Warren congratulated the recipients of the 2015 Program Directors’ Awards:
Leadership Category: Dr. Margaret Rajda (Department of Psychiatry)
Innovation in PGME: Dr. Stephen Beed (Department of Critical Care) Nominations were submitted to the Faculty Awards Committee. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Research in Medicine UnitProgress – the first 2 years
Kellie Cloney, Class of 2017
Jeff Kirby, Professor, Department of Bioethics
(on behalf of) RIM Unit Governance Committee
Brief synopsis of RIM Unit goals…
To promote interest, and to enable knowledge acquisition and skill development, in health research throughout all four undergraduate years
To establish and foster supportive, one-on-one mentoring relationships between Dalhousie University health researchers and medial learners
To lay the theoretical and practical groundwork for potential actualization of a learner’s choice to make health research an integral and stimulating component of her/his medical career
RIM Unit progress-to-dateBrief historical notes…
Implementation of RIM Program in September of 2013/14 academic year with Class of 2017
Yes, there were ‘growing pains’ and some developmental ‘storming’ influenced by such factors as: Rapid program implementation Class of 2017 learner resistance to introduction to an additional program with
academic requirements (and perceived, related loss of a Med I fall elective experience)
Class of 2018 learner resistance to introduction of the RIM examination
With the Dean Marrie’s assent, there was an intentional shift to a longitudinal unit and a lateral governance structure in Spring 2014
Continued progression toward optimal integration with other medical school curricular components in 2015/16
Class of 2017: Sample research project topics
Impact of acute exposure to progesterone on myocardial Ca2+ homeostasis
Experiences of caring for a child with insulin-requiring diabetes in a food-insecure household (qualitative methodology)
Exploring social media as a new tool to help pediatric patients manage chronic pain
De-fatting steatotic livers for transplantation
Reducing Aboriginal experiences of racism in health care through medical school intervention
The hidden curriculum in medical education (systematic review methodology)
Factors affecting the retaining of family physicians in rural PEI communities
Class of 2018: Sample research project topics
Access to care after acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock
A novel approach to the outpatient assessment and management of anemia
Gestational weight and childhood mass index trajectories
Development of novel human T cell receptors for adoptive T cell therapy
Geometry of the parent vessel as a predictor of recurrence of intracranial aneurysms post endovascular embolization
The incidence of alcohol-related trauma recidivism (systematic review)
Addressing gender inequity among healthcare professionals in East Africa
Mentor host departments, divisions & schools Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiology
Community Health & Epidemiology
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Health & Human Performance
Health Promotion
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Medical Education
Microbiology & Immunology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neuroscience
Nursing
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Otolaryngology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Pathology
Pediatric general surgery
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Psychiatry
Psychology
Radiology (general)
Resource and Environmental Sciences (Business)
Canadian Center for Vaccinology
RIM Unit curriculum
Core curricular sessions: Introduction: Relevance of health research to medical students
A: RIM Logistics: The ‘Nuts & Bolts’; B: Introduction to student-researcher professional-ethical relations with industry
Developing a health research question
Literature searches and scoping reviews
Critical appraisal of research
Research study design
RIM Unit curriculum
Core curricular sessions, cont’d: Data collection and analysis
What’s next in RIM? (early Winter Med I)
RIM Research Day
RIM Transition Week (early fall Med III)
Research reporting and knowledge translation (PIER II)
Ethics and health law dimensions of health research (PIER III)
RIM Curriculum: Exposure to Research Opportunities (ERO) Sessions
Research Topics/Domains Proposed Session Hosts
Overview of Basic Sciences Research Faculty of Medicine Research Services
Secondary Data Analysis Health Data Nova Scotia
Innovative Clinical Research Dalhousie Pain Group
Patient-centered Outcomes Research Community Health & Epidemiology
Qualitative & Conceptual Research Division of Medical Education
Innovative Collaborations
Systematic Review Enhanced Training Pilot in 2013/14
Dalhousie MicroResearch Group – RIM pilots in 2014/15
Integrated Health Research Training Partnership (IHRTP)
IWK Interdisciplinary Research Team: Comprehensive Research Education Online (CREO) – potential future curricular collaboration
Challenges for the future…
Faculty of Medicine funding constraints
Mentor-pool considerations Is it ‘deep’ enough in Halifax and New Brunswick to sustain four concurrent
years of high-quality, effective learner-mentor relationships?
Two important RIM shout-outs to…
RIM Unit administration and evaluation support persons:Halifax Campus
Jesslyn Kinney (Unit Manager)
Darrell Kyte (UGME Evaluation Specialist)
Deanna Foster (Halifax Administrator)
DMNB Campus Jennifer Woodland (Project Facilitator)
Natalie Vautour (DMNB Coordinator)
Special shout-out to…
The Faculty of Medicine’s ‘RIM visionary,
primary champion and legacy-generator’…
2016/17 UGME Accreditation
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Date of Full Accreditation Site
Visit
February 26 to March 1, 2017
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
STEPS IN ACCREDITATION PROCESS
• Completion of Data Collection Instrument &
compilation of other documents
• Self Study Analysis & final report
development
• Independent Student Survey
• Survey visit & preparation of survey report
• Action on accreditation findings
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Progress to Date
• Darrell White & Anne Weeden appointed as
faculty co-leads
• Medical School Self Study Task Force &
sub-committees formed
• Website created
• CACMS workshop scheduled on June 24 &
25 (Committee on Accreditation of Canadian
Medical Schools)
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Timeline
Date Activity
Sept-Dec 2015 Medical School Self Study & Independent Student Analysis
Jan-March 2016 Medical School Self Study Task Force prepares preliminary report
March/April 2016 Mock Accreditation Visit
May-Oct 2016 MSSS Task Force prepares final report
Nov 2016 Faculty submits documentation to CACMS
February 26, 2017 Site Team Visit
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
FACTORS FOR SUCCESS
• Broad faculty, staff & student engagement
• Accuracy & completeness of information
used
• Regular communication from Dean & UGME
Associate Dean
• Mock accreditation visit one year prior to site
visit
• Get started on any “red” flags identified
BEFORE survey team comes
• “Accreditation training sessions” for those
groups who will meet with site team
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
• Newsletter
• Website
• Individual & group meetings with sub-
committees