Jeff Hall reminded everyone about Match Day on Thursday, March 16. He then invited the committee members to a reception at Touchdown Terrace.
Dr. Romrell talked about Health Care Issues Day, which is April 5. Dr. Harman will talk about 4th year electives at 5 p.m. on April 4 and residency. All clerkship directors have been advised that students will be relieved from responsiblity so that they can attend this meeting.
Dr. Romrell then mentioned that July 8 is the White coat Ceremony, with a reception at 10 a.m. Everyone was invited to attend. The orientation for the ceremony will be held Thursday and Friday, July 6th and 7th.
Dr. Romrell then introduced Cynthia Karle. She will be replacing Ben Stevens as an ex-officio committee member of the Curriculum Committee and giving support for this committee, the Evaluation Subcommittee, etc. , as well as working with Sue Wright to streamline the evaluation process.
It was also announced that Dr. Frank Genuardi is the new chair of the clerkship directors as of July 1. Dr. Berns also mentioned that he was named Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education.
Dan Ledbetter announced that he will be leaving the committee and joining the faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle. He plans to work through spring and rest of summer.
Mark Cohen also announced that he will also be leaving UF for Augusta, Georgia in June. He has taken another position, as well.
Dr. Berns gave his view of LCME impressions by the site visitors this past week. The following is a summary:
After October we will get official word back from the LCME accrediting body.
The site team indicated to the provost that we have"the best medical school in the country."
One of the things that impressed them about the concerns from the last site visit: every one of the concerns had been addressed and fixed. According to Dr. Berns it was a highly successful accreditation. Dean Berns then commended Dr. Rarey for his assignment and said that we did okay.
Dr. Rarey spoke about the support we have had which involved students and faculty, and we can be proud of our eucational community here in the College of Medicine. He thanked Margie McGarva for her contribution to the LCME process. Dr. Rooks asked for a round of applause for Dr. Rarey and Margie.
Dr. Rooks stated that our immediate goals are set and now we need to fine tune things. We just got validated that we are on the right track from the LCME. Dr. Rooks thanked Dean Berns for sharing his comments with us about the accreditation.
Meeting adjourned until April 11. The meeting for March 28 was cancelled.