Official Site Visit Schedule
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The Liaison Committee on Medical Education site visit to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is scheduled for November 15-18, 2009.
All participants must report to Health Sciences Learning Center Room 4250 20 minutes before scheduled time.
Accreditation Survey Visit to University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health by ad hoc Team Representing the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
Ad hoc survey team representing the LCME:
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Team Chair
Barbara F. Atkinson, MD Executive Dean, SOM and Executive Vice Chancellor UKMC University of Kansas School of Medicine |
Pathology Anatomical Sciences |
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Team Secretary
John X. Thomas Jr., PhD Jacob R. Suker Prof of Med Ed/Prof Physiology and Senior Associate Dean The Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University |
Physiology |
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Team Member
Dan Hunt, MD, MBA LCME Secretary and Senior Director, Accreditation Services Association of American Medical Colleges |
Psychiatry |
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Team Member
Maria C. Savoia, MD Vice Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Medicine University of San Diego School of Medicine |
Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine |
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Team Member
Robert E. Feinstein, MD Senior Associate Dean for Education University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine |
Psychiatry |
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Faculty Fellow
Lou Ann Woodward, MD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Internal Medicine University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine |
Team Members Lodging at:
9 E. Wilson St.
Madison, WI 53703
(800) 225-5100
Team Members Emergency Contact Numbers
Patrick McBride, MD, MPH
LCME Chair
Associate Dean for Students
Office phone: (608) 263-4920
Cell phone: (608) 279-8261
pem@medicine.wisc.edu
Selma Van Eyck, PhD
LCME Administrative Coordinator
Office phone: (608) 263-3854
Cell phone: (608) 692-0649
Home phone: (608) 231-2398
svaneyck@wisc.edu
Sunday, November 15, 2009: Background, Governance, Administration and Overview
| 5pm | Team caucus at Hilton Hotel |
| 6pm |
Perspective: Accomplishments, Goals, Challenges Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
Location: Madison Club (adjacent to Hilton Hotel) 5 E. Wilson St. |
Discussion items include:
- Strengths and weaknesses of the school; changes since last LCME survey, if appropriate; major current issues
- School's goals and directions; principal findings of institutional self-study
- Organizational relationships of college with university and teaching hospital(s); organization of dean's staff; interaction of dean with college's governance organization, councils, committees and academic departments
- Financial status and projections
- Research programs and funding
- Status of facilities for education, research, and patient care
- Faculty development: appointment tracks, promotion, tenure
Monday, November 16, 2009: Educational Program
| 7:45am |
UW van transports team to UW School of Medicine and Public Health Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC), fourth floor 750 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705-2221 |
| 8:30am |
Educational Program Design, Implementation, Management and Evaluation
Byron Crouse, MD, FAAFP, Interim Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Dean, Rural and Community Health Christine Seibert, MD, Associate Dean, Medical Education Julie Foertsch, PhD, Director, Educational Evaluation Georgia Hinman, PhD, Director, Educational Assessment Paul Bertics, PhD, Chair, Educational Policy Council Laura Zakowski, MD, Co-Chair MD Education SubCommittee |
Discussion of the following topics:
- Educational objectives, outcome measures, and how they are integrated throughout the curriculum
- General design of the curriculum; coverage of disciplines and subject areas required by accreditation standards
- Appropriateness of instructional methods and student evaluation strategies for the achievement of the school's objectives
- Resident preparation for teaching and evaluating students
- System for implementation and management of the curriculum; adequacy of resources and authority for the educational program and its management
- Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the educational program and evidence of success in achieving objectives; comparability of educational experiences at all sites
| 10:30am | Break |
| 10:45am |
Library and Information Services
Gordon Ridley, MHA, Senior Associate Dean Administrative and Fiscal Affairs Julie Schneider, MLS, Acting Director, Ebling Health Sciences Library |
Role of the library and information services in the educational program; adequacy of resources and services for the achievement of institutional goals
| 11:15am |
Tour of Educational and Support Facilities (Led by Student Guides)
First-year students: John Awowale, Senait Tesfai, Niki Burish, Ima Sumac Duchicela Tanner, Michael Wauters, Ed Dunbar, Megan Steiner
Second-year students: Robert Zemple, Amrik Ray, Sarah (Kyle) Pauly, Allison Pratt, Joel Wood, Linda Youngwirth |
Inspection of lecture halls, small group classrooms, labs, and study areas used for pre-clerkship education of medical students. Visit to library and computer learning facilities. If time allows, team may also review clinical skills labs, student lounge and relaxation areas, or student services offices. The team may be divided or tour as a group.
| Noon |
Lunch with Pre-Clerkship Students |
Discussion of student life; personal, academic, career, and financial counseling, financial aid; health services; infection control education and counseling; the learning environment and student mistreatment policies; student perspective of the curriculum, teaching, and evaluation/grading; students' role and perceived value of student input in institutional planning, implementation, evaluation
| 1:30pm | Required Courses and Clerkships (Split Teams) |
Discussion of notable achievements and ongoing challenges in individual courses and clerkships; contributions of individual courses and clerkships in achieving institutional educational objectives; adequacy of resources for education, including availability of faculty to participate in teaching; preparation of residents and graduate students for their roles in medical student teaching and evaluation
First-Year Courses
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Karen Krabbenhoft, PhD Robert Fillingame, PhD Gary Lyons, PhD Gregory Rice, MD John Harting, PhD Patrick Remington, MD, MPH Richard Moss, PhD |
Integrated Medical Anatomy Comprehensive Human Biochemistry Cell Structure and Function Molecular and Medical Genetics Neurobiology and Anatomy of the Head and Neck Population Medicine and Epidemiology Principles of Human Physiology |
Second-Year Courses
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Jon Keevil, MD Terry Frick, MD Michael Fritsch, MD, PhD Eliot Williams, MD, PhD Andy Urban, MD Elaine Pelley, MD Art Walaszek, MD Laura Zakowski, MD Nicholas Cozzi, PhD Paul Kellerman, MD Lyn Thet, MD Christine Seibert, MD |
Cardiovascular System Gastrointestinal/Hepatic System General Pathology Hematology Infection and Immunity Male/Female Endocrine System Psychiatry Patient, Doctor and Society (Year 1 and 2) Pharmacology Renal Respiratory System Foundations of Medicine 4 |
| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm |
Major Required Clerkships (Split Teams)
Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH Kevin McKown, MD Katharina Stewart, MD Daniel Resnick, MD Burr S. Eichelman, MD, PhD
Group B, Room 4201
Gwen McIntosh, MD, MPH John Brill, MD, MPH Rebecca Sippel, MD Kenneth Van Dyke, MD Donald Yandow, MD Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS |
Internal Medicine Core-Madison Internal Medicine Core-Madison Ob/Gyn Core-Meriter-Madison Neuroscience Required-Madison Psychiatry Core-Madison
Pediatrics Core-Madison Primary Care-Milwaukee Surgery Core-Madison Anesthesiology Required-Madison Radiology Required-Madison Fourth-Year Preceptorship-Madison Third- and Fourth-Year Curriculum Director |
| 5:30pm | UW van transports team to Hilton Hotel |
Tuesday November 17, 2009: Students, Educational Resources, Finances, Departments
| 7:45am | UW van transports team to Health Sciences Learning Center |
| 8:30am |
(Split teams) Group A: Academic Counseling and Learning Environment (Including Student Promotion and Dismissal Policies and Due Process Issues)
Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs |
Effectiveness of academic counseling; policies and procedures for student advancement and graduation and for disciplinary actions; review standards of conduct and policies for addressing student mistreatment
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Group B: Career Counseling; Electives; Fourth-Year Courses
Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS, Years 3 & 4 Curriculum Director Carolyn Farrell, MD, Department of Anesthesiology |
Career guidance strategies; advanced and subspecialty clerkships and electives for rounding out clinical education of medical students
| 9:15am |
(Split team) Group A: Admissions; Financial Aid and Debt Management Counseling and Services
Byron Crouse, MD, FAAFP, Interim Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Dean, Rural Community Health |
Discussion of admissions process, selection criteria, quality of applicant pool and matriculants;
policies and goals for diversity; financial aid services and debt counseling
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Group B: Personal Counseling; Health Services
Patrick McBride, MD, MPH, Associate Dean of Students |
Review of student health services; health and disability insurance; personal counseling and mental health services; immunizations and policies regarding exposure to infectious diseases and environmental hazards
| 10:15am | Break |
| 10:20am |
Special Programs; MD/PhD and Joint Degree Programs; Research for Medical Students or Educational Innovations
Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean; Vice Chancellor, Medical Affairs |
Discussion of special educational opportunities; MD/PhD and other joint degrees, research opportunities
| 11:15am |
Hospital Tour (Led by Student Guides)
Third-year students: Joe Ebinger, Briana Peterson, Brian Hong, Mike De Vita, Megan Schultz, Melissa Ramsey
Fourth-year students: Joel Adler, Nana Ankumah, Callie O'Neil, Joseph Hansen, Sarah Amend, Lisa Shen, Logan Dance |
Inspection of clinical, educational, and student support facilities
| Noon |
Lunch with Junior and Senior Students |
Discussion of student life; personal, academic, career and financial counseling; financial aid; health services; infection control education and counseling; the learning environment and student mistreatment policies; student perspective of the curriculum, teaching, and evaluation/grading; students' role and perceived value of student input in institutional planning, implementation, evaluation
| 1:30 pm |
Finances
Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean; Vice Chancellor, Medical Affairs |
Adequacy of finances for the achievement of the school's missions; recent financial trends and projections for various revenue sources; financial health of and market conditions for the clinical enterprise
| 2:15pm |
Resources for Clinical Education
Donna Katen-Bahensky, MS, Hospital President and CEO |
Meeting with the leadership of major clinical education facilities, focused on the adequacy of resources for medical student education (e.g., physical facilities, patient numbers and variety, regulatory or compliance constraints, etc.). The team may split to allow for individual meetings or the team may meet with all affiliates as a group.
| 3pm | Break |
| 3:15pm |
Basic Science Departments |
| Basic Science Department Chairs | |
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John Harting, PhD Robert Fillingame, PhD Michael R. Culbertson, PhD Rodney Welch, PhD James Zagzebski, PhD James Shull, PhD Michael N. Hart, MD Arnold E. Ruoho, PhD Donata Ortel, PhD (Interim) Marty Kanarek, PhD, MPH (Acting Chair) |
Anatomy Biomolecular Chemistry Medical Genetics Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical Physics Oncology Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Pharmacology Physiology Population Health Sciences |
Successes and ongoing challenges in administrative functioning of departments; adequacy of resources for all missions (research, scholarship, teaching); departmental support for faculty and graduate programs; balancing of research and other academic demands on faculty
| 4:15pm |
Clinical Departments |
| Clinical Department Chairs | |
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Robert Pearce, MD Valerie Gilchrist, MD Alan Bridges, MD (Vice Chair) Robert J. Dempsey, MD Thomas P. Sutula, MD, PhD Laurel Rice, MD Thomas Zdeblick, MD Ellen Wald, MD Ned H. Kalin, MD Thomas Grist, MD K. Craig Kent, MD |
Anesthesiology Family Medicine Medicine Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Pediatrics Psychiatry Radiology Surgery |
Successes and ongoing challenges in administrative functioning of departments; adequacy of resources for all missions (clinical, research, scholarship, teaching); departmental support for faculty and residents; balancing of clinical and academic demands on faculty
| 5:30pm |
UW van transports team to Hilton Hotel |
Wednesday, November 18, 2009: Faculty, Academic Environment, Exit Conferences
| 7:30am |
UW van transports team to Health Sciences Learning Center (with luggage for team members leaving for airport after last interview) |
| 8am |
Light Breakfast with Junior Faculty
Teresa Kulie, MD, Assistant Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine |
Discussion of faculty development and mentoring; positioning for promotion and tenure; teaching and evaluation skills; perceptions of curriculum and students; understanding of institutional goals; role in faculty governance; faculty life
| 9am |
Institutional Faculty Issues (Tenure and Promotion, Faculty Governance, Faculty Development, etc.)
Gordon Ridley, MHA, Senior Associate Dean, Administrative and Fiscal Affairs Eric Berg, MD, Chair, Clinician-Teacher Track Appointments and Promotions, Department of Dermatology Katharina Stewart, MD, CHS Track Appointments and Promotions, Department of Ob/Gyn |
Discussion of faculty appointment, promotion, and tenure policies; faculty development opportunities; effectiveness of faculty governance; faculty compensation and incentives; opportunities for collegial interaction among faculty
| 10am | Break |
| 10:15am |
Graduate Program in Basic Sciences; Basic Science and Clinical Research
Richard Moss, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies |
Discussion of funding, quality, and review of graduate training programs in basic sciences; levels of scholarly productivity and health of the research enterprise
| 11am |
Team Caucus and Lunch (Private Session) |
| 1pm |
Exit Conference with Dean
Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs |
| 1:30pm | UW van transports team to Chancellor's office |
| 1:45pm |
Exit Conference with University Leadership and the Dean Bascom Hall Chancellor's Office
Carolyn Martin (Biddy), PhD, Chancellor |
| 2:15pm | UW van transports team to airport and Hilton Hotel |