Faculty Development Committee Meeting
Conference Call
December 13, 2001
In Attendance:  Helen Baker, Rosie Cannarella, Ralph Utzman, Imogene Foster, Michelle Kopf, April Vestal, Parr Thacker, Sandy Baker, Sara Jane Gainor

Approval of Minutes (change September 6-7 to 6-8) (Parr/Rosie)

Next Steps (from last meeting)

1. Jill to provide a report to the advisory panel regarding the number in attendance at our past faculty development conferences (March 2002)
2. Committee to look at statewide conferences and compare number of field faculty who attend these at next meeting.  Dan to get dental, April - Hal-Wanger, Helen - osteopathy, Jill & Imogene - Nursing
3. Parr to ask site coordinators about their feelings of a "road show" to assist with local faculty development. (Done)
4. April to send a memo from committee asking for reports regarding local faculty development in 2000-2001 to OSCD's and site coordinators.  April will take care of sending this out. (Dec. 2001)
5. April to send letter to those that indicated that they would like to serve on the committee.  (Done)
6. Dan will email OSCD's regarding possibility of having road show for local faculty development. (Pending)
7. Rosie and Imogene to look at the next draft of the survey and provide this feedback to Helen. (Done)

Field Faculty Survey Results 2001 - Helen went over the field faculty survey data results (report attached).  138 responses (28%)
485 surveys sent out to field faculty in total
How to be a better clinical teacher was again top
How to conduct IDS sessions is a concern of administration and on the SERFE evaluation form.

Suggestions:
Spiritual side of patient care
Problem solving sessions (like cultural sensitivity) on various topics
Panel discussion on being a better clinical teacher, with a panel that handles problems from the audience (i.e., how to handle an arrogant student).
Sara Jane mentioned that Mark Newbrough did a presentation on providing feedback at WVU that was interesting.
Teaching students to be better community leaders and health advocates.

Discussion to include a community focus/prevention – ½ day session
Friday – critical thinking
Working together all day centered around critical thinking
Saturday – concurrent sessions etc.
Suggested Joan Klemballa working with someone else – she did a shorter version of this at our last conference and it was well received.
How to give a talk/lecture
Sandy to contact Embassy to see if we would have access to internet connection for a computer session.
Another issue across many disciplines – suggested a panel session on charting issues of students and Medicare regulations.
Vicky Douglas was suggested to do a session about how rural health professionals can affect policy. (Saturday lunch).  Jane will check with her on this.

Saturday evening free (dinner on your own) (options to meet with others for dinner)
Sara Jane’s presenters from 1 – 4 and Sunday until noon
Discussion of whether to end with lunch or just let people go.
Sara Jane Rosie, Michelle and Parr to work on a tentative schedule on Saturday
Imogene volunteered to work with Joan on Critical thinking and to contact Joan about doing this during Friday
Send April your thoughts and ideas on a “theme” for the conference by January 31.

Next Steps (From This Meeting):

  1. Committee to look at statewide conferences and compare number of field faculty who attend these at next meeting.  Dan to get dental, April - Hal-Wanger, Helen - osteopathy, Jill & Imogene - Nursing
  2. Dan will email OSCD's regarding possibility of having road show for local faculty development.
  3. Sandy to contact Embassy regarding internet access for session.
  4. Jane will check with Vicky Douglas regarding presenting at lunch session at conference.
  5. Sara Jane Rosie, Michelle and Parr to work on a tentative schedule on Saturday
  6. Imogene volunteered to work with Joan on Critical thinking and to contact Joan about doing this during Friday.
  7. Send April your thoughts and ideas on a "theme" for the conference by January 31.
Next Committee Meeting:  Sunday, February 10, 2002 (day before Legislative Day in Charleston) Location:  Embassy Suites, Charleston  Time:  Meet in Lobby at 6PM for dinner