DMS Student Government Meeting

DMS Student Government Meeting

DMS Student Government Meeting

2/7/05

Minutes

Attendance:

Nicholas Osborne- DMS IV Class Rep/President

Kathy McGovern- Student Affairs

Dana Carne- DMS I Class Rep

Garrett Davis- DMS II Fin Aid/Honor Chair

Josh Marehbian- CECS Rep

Lauren Carlson- CECS Rep

Ryan Joyce- DMS I Fin Aid Rep

Amara Park- DMS I Curriculum Rep

A. Rocco Perrone- DMS IV Class Rep

Hai Sun- MD/PhD Rep

Lisa Ernst- DMS III Fin Aid Rep

Jon Huntington- MD/PhD Rep

Liz Wallis- DMS II Class Rep

Allie Binkowski- DMS I SNAP

Courtney McIldruff- DMS I SNAP

Toby Hays- DMS IV SNAP

Brian Porter- DMS II SNAP

Kristen Elias- DMS IV Curriculum Rep

Andy Cronin- DMS I Class Rep

Jif Frese- DMS II Fin Aid Rep

Ben Northrup- DMS I Curriculum Rep

Scott Morgan- DMS I

Joseph O’Donnell- Senior Advising Dean

Agenda:

  1. Welcome to new SNAP reps- Nick Osborne
  2. Amendment/Approval of minutes- Nick Osborne
  3. LCME Reaccreditation Process- Dr. O’Donnell
  4. Patient Declines Data Update- Jon Huntington
  5. Indoor Soccer Club- Scott Morgan
  6. Lounge Improvements- Garret Davis/Dana Carne
  7. Squash Club- Jif Frese
  8. PHPAC Update- Raj Mukherjee
  9. “Words of Peace”- Raj Mukherjee

Meeting called to order at 5:37 PM.

  1. Welcome:
  2. Nick Osborne welcomes the new SNAP representatives for the DMS Class of 2008- Allie Binkowski & Courtney McIldruff.
  1. Minutes:
  2. Brian Porter asks that the minutes from January 2005 be amended to include SNAP as a resource for students in the discussion of the CPC protocol.
  3. Minutes are approved unanimously with the requirement to amend them as noted above
  1. LCME Reaccreditation
  2. Dr. O’Donnell outlines the process of reaccreditation - compares DMS reaccreditation to the “Perfect Storm”- LCME, Transforming Medicine (capital campaign), recent arrival of Dr. Spielberg and continued prominence of CECS all compbine to put DMS at forefront of medical education. Site visit will be on April 3-6th. Will have a chance for students to meet with the team on Tuesday (April 5th).
  3. Mission Statement described as:
  4. Abbreviated To Do List:
  5. Inter-entity Financial agreement (DMS, DHMC, DC)
  6. Expectations for teaching, clinic, work
  7. Improving Dean’s Office as a “Microsystem”
  8. Integrating UGME, GME and CME
  9. Imprving research infrastructure for students
  10. Clarify Teaching and Promotion
  11. Improving specific courses (On Doctoring, Nutrition, ICE)
  12. Expanding exposure to diverse populations
  13. Improing faculty development
  14. Improving feedback b/w CSPC and student body
  15. 2 student members added
  16. Evaluating Dual Degree Programs
  17. MD-CECS/MPH
  18. MD-MBA
  19. MD-PhD
  20. Improving Student Mentoring
  21. Investigating issues of discrimination/harassment
  22. Recruiting Minority faculty
  23. Restructuring departments
  24. The report is available on the DMS website at the following html:
  25. Rocco Perrone asked what help was needed from the administration from SG
  26. Dr. O’Donnell replied that many of the items have been taken care of. The major responsibility will be to have informed students available to meet with the team in April
  1. Student Declines:
  2. Jon Huntington describes the history of patient declines at DMS- this initiative to track declines and imrpve student access was begun last year. He is here to present preliminary data that breaks down the decline rates by gender, site and clerkship.
  3. Overall 3.6% of students weredeclined on rotations, Male students had a 4.6% decline rate and females had a 2.5% rate. When controlling for patient gender, female patient were more than 3X as likely to decline student involvement than male patients (5.2% vs. 1.2%).
  4. In general most students have a low decline rate (<6%), but there are some students who have been bearing a higher proportion of the declines- In the dataset there were 5 students with rates greater than 12%.
  5. Some sites have a disproportionatre number of declines as well. As expected the most declines occur on OB-Gyn and Family Medicine (7.7% and 5.3% respectively). The stites with the highest rates of declines included Concord (13%), Woodstock (21%) and LebanonFamilyHealthCenter (18%). Rotations at DHMC had rates below 5%.
  6. Nick highlights disparities between sites- Concord vs. DHMC
  7. Raj asks why Concord?
  8. Kristen responds from personal experience it is a private hospital where the nursing staff have more power to help/hurt your chances of success. Nick points out that some doctors are less committed to the teaching than others.
  9. Toby asks how will this help change the culture at these sites?
  10. Idea of bringing a picture to hang in the offices while a student is on an away rotation, including educational material about medicl school and students in the waiting rooms, having doctors ask the questions of patients…
  11. Garrett Davis asks what will be the use of a cut-off value for declines?
  12. Could we put rotations on “probation” or remove students from these sites?
  13. Indoor Soccer League:
  14. Scott Morgan proposes funding for 2 soccer teams at Grantham Indoor beginning Febuary 16th. The season runs for 10 weeks, each team costs $1000. 24 players have signed up to play and plans on having a “Male” Team and Coed Team. Wellness has pledged $100 to date. Asking for $500 per team to cost each player only $40.
  15. Sue Ann states than Wellness can increase funding to a total of $300
  16. Rocco motions that SG fund the balance of the cost for 1 team ($700).
  17. Nick asks Scott to solicit team members from the CECS and grad students again
  18. Motion was seconded and approved unanimously. SG will fund $700 to be used to off-set the cost of two teams.
  19. Lounge Improvements
  20. Dana and Garrett introduce a proposal to improve the lounges at DMS, primarily in Hanover. The items included an improved coffee machine ($1400 plus maintenance and materials), new table tennis top for the pool table in Remsen ($299), a Commercial strength 1000Watt microwave ($380), a DVD player ($100), new couches ($5000), new drapes, repainting, lockers, lighting, and increased space!
  21. Rocco asks why should SG buy a coffee machine- it is a large up front cost- couldn’t we negotiate a deal with Café North for discounted coffee or free student access for a set price?
  22. Dana responds that students want more selection
  23. Nick agrees that buying coffee machine is expensive and risky- what if it breaks?, who will clean it? It cannot put more work on the student affairs staff.
  24. Toby states that he likes the idea of a table tennis top for the lounge, but why the DVD players?
  25. Garrett states that DVDs are now used in On Doctoring
  26. Nick adds why not buy 2 DVD players and put one in DHMC lounge
  27. Dana raises costs of couches- shows examples of couches that could be affordable and durable.
  28. Rocco asks why not buy more expensive furniture that is leather like Tuck
  29. David Harris is in attendane to provide administrative input. He has discussed the proposal with Charlie Mannix (COO) and they agree that improving the aesthetics of the lounges is important. They are prepared to offset the cost of new furniture, and they would be happy to discuss the other large items. States that he is still trying to improve Chilcott lab and would love to have student input on both of these projects
  30. Rocco proposes that we fund $900 for the cost of a new microwave, 2 dvd players, and a ping-pong top. Motion seconded.
  31. Nick asks Garrett and Dana to continue working on the furniture and other improvements and form a committee to discuss with administration
  32. Motion to fund $900 approved unanimously
  33. Squash Interest Group
  34. Jif has formed an interest group with the requisite # of students and a faculty advisor (Brent Harris)- asking for approval
  35. Nick explains that this is mostly a formality. The group is approved for a budget of $100 per year with a requirement to renew the funding each academic year
  36. PHPAC Update/Proposal:
  37. Raj states that PHPAC is going well. The first legislation that is being examined is in regard to a cigarette tax. Will plan to have a resolution prepared for the March SG meeting.
  38. Asks for $200 to fund food and materials for the PHPAC group.
  39. Nick states that the group was approved last year, but that we neglected to include any funding in the budget for the group.
  40. Rocco motions to fund the group with $200
  41. Motion is seconded and unanimously approved
  42. Words of Peace:
  43. Raj describes a TV series he has been personally sponsoring on the local cable access- Words of Peace- inspirational words and spiritual meditation from Prem Rawat. This program is produced in Brazil and has been recipient of a Brazilian national film award. He has heard from several patients at DHMC and locals that they have appreciated the episodes. He is asking for SG assistance in funding the series- $1000 from the Dean’s Enrichment Fund.
  44. Rocco asks if he has discussed the program with Dr. O’Donnell- as he is an excellent source of energy and ideas for funding
  45. Hai recommends the DickeyCenter as another possible source of funding and help
  46. Raj will contact Dr. O’Donnell
  47. Brian asks if there could be a hard copy of each episode available at the medical school?
  48. Dana asks whether it is appropriate to fund a community service project with SG funds
  49. Nick notes that SG funding does help the Community Service Committee and that we routinely fund events such as the skits and Medstock that are aimed at fundraising for the community
  50. Garrett adds that the international appeal of this programming is unique
  51. Kathy asks how this is an international
  52. Raj responds that it is bringing an international flavor to the campus/community
  53. Rocco comments that more student involvement is needed- who will continue this project when you are gone?
  54. Nick asks how much funding one new episode would cost?
  55. Raj states that it will cost $150.
  56. Nick proposes that we fund one episode at the cost of $150 with the idea that Raj will approach other funding sources and work on finding partners in other classes.
  57. Motion seconded and approved with 1 nea.

Meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM

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