 State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Faculty Council 2011-12
Meeting Minutes of August 31, 2011
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Date / Location:
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 / 144 Farber Hall, UB South Campus
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Members present:
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Dean’s Office
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Michael Cain
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Anesthesiology
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David Shapiro, Douglas Sillart
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Biochemistry
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Alfred Ponticelli, Gail Willsky
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Biotech & Clinical Lab Science
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Richard William Browne
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Dermatology
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Thomas Helm Excused: Anne Ramsdell
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Emergency Medicine
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Excused: Sucharita Paul, David Pierce
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Family Medicine
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David Holmes Excused: Stella King
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OB/GYN
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Glenna Bett
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Medicine
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John Fudyma, Neil Dashkoff, Susan Gallagher, Timothy Gabryel, John Hall, Gerald Logue, Veena Manja, John Sellick. Excused: Jennifer Ables, Mark Kozinn, Abha Rani
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Thomas Melendy, John Panepinto.
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Neurology
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Neurosurgery
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Excused: Nelson Hopkins, Adnan Siddiqui, Jody Leonardo
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Nuclear Medicine
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Elpida Crawford, David S. Wack
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Ophthalmology
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Xiuqian Mu Excused: Airaj Fasiuddin
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Orthopedics
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Michael Ferrick Excused: Robert Smolinski
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Otolaryngology
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George Simpson
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Pathology & Anatomical Science
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Lucia Balos, Christopher Cohan, Amy Sands
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Pediatrics
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Heather Lehman,Teresa Quattrin, Stephen Turkovich. Excused: Tom Black, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy
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Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Suzanne Laychock, Fraser Sim Excused: Jerome Roth, Margarita Dubocovich
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Physiology and Biophysics
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Michael Duffey, Perry Hogan, Shinpei Ohki.
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Psychiatry
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Jeff Anker, Junzhe Xu
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Radiation Oncology
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Radiology
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Michele Cook. Excused: Daniel Bednarek
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Structural Biology
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Andrew Gulick Excused: Vivian Cody, William Duax
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Surgery
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Excused: W. Alan Guo
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Urology
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John Hodson, David Lillie
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GUEST
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Roseanne Berger
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Handouts:
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Faculty Council Agenda August 31, 2011
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Faculty Council Meeting Minutes June 29, 2011
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Student Affairs and Academic Standing Committee: Report on Findings and Recommendations from Charges to Review Operations of the Professional Conduct Committee (First Reading), July 25, 2011
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Agenda Item
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Discussion and Action
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Call to order
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Dr. Duffey called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
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Approval of minutes
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Motion to approve minutes from 6-29-2011
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Seconded.
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No objections or abstentions.
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Motion approved unanimously without amendments.
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Dean’s Report
(Dr. Cain)
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New Medical School: Planning is beginning for the construction of a new medical school and medical office building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. UB is partnering with Kaleida as they plan a new Children’s Hospital. Over the next few months the site will be finalized.
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Chair Searches: Offer letters have been sent to the finalists in OB/GYN and Neurology. An offer letter is being crafted for the finalist for Microbiology/Immunology. A search will commence this summer/fall for the chair of Physiology and Biophysics. As of September 1st, Dr. Perry Hogan has been appointed as the interim Chair. A search will commence this fall for a Chair in Diagnostic Radiology.
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LCME: A response to our citations was submitted August 15th. Many citations have already been resolved. The remaining citations are moving through their action plans toward resolution. Final resolution of some remaining citations may require revising the bylaws.
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President’s Report
(Dr. Duffey)
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Dr. Duffey reviewed the functions of the Faculty Council, Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees as described in the bylaws.
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Progress Reports
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Review of Operations of the Professional Conduct Committee: Dr. Duffey performed the first reading of the report and recommendations. See handout for full details. The Council discussed the need to develop a standardized process to administer all exams which would help prevent cheating. As a result the committee will revisit charge #5 and report back to the Council with its recommendations.
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Old Business
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New Business
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GME Update on UB Residency Programs: Dr. Berger presented a summary of the current GME residency/fellowship programs, their overall performance, and their current challenges and opportunities. The GME website is available for further detail. There are currently 58 accredited programs. The only program currently on probation is Hand Surgery. There are 781 residents and fellows, the majority of which train at Kaleida Health facilities. Dr. Berger also described the accreditation process and detailed the results and citations from recent site visits for the following programs: Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Med-Peds, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Critical Care. Match results were reviewed and revealed that about 50% of our residents are graduates of U.S. medical schools. The most recent resident survey revealed 69% of our residents were “very satisfied” with their program and 91% would recommend their program. Current challenges include: resident unionization (although interest is fading), new duty hour rules, focusing on the educational environment, involving more faculty in scholarship activity, filling training gaps, and recruitment.
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Faculty Council Committee Elections: The Student Affairs and Academic Standing Committee’s new charges and membership was approved. The Elections and Bylaws Standing Committee new charge and membership was approved. The Appeals Committee membership was approved.
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Adjournment
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:05 pm.
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Next meeting
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October 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm; 144 Farber Hall, UB South Campus
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