HIGHLIGHTS OF COM SEMI-ANNUAL FULL FACULTY MEETING Wednesday, November 20, 2019
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Following a series of pre-meetings led by department chairs and co-chairs, the College of Medicine full faculty meeting featured a variety of topics of interest. In his opening, President Carlisle noted that the University is actively moving its agenda forward.
Dr. Carlisle stressed that success of the University ' s growth plans was dependent on COM faculty ' s active participation. He noted ambitious enrollment goals and plans for expanding the campus ' physical building footprint. Provost Steven Michael followed, and termed the University a place of institutional transformation.
Faculty leaders touted the University ' s forward movement as a collective effort. Dr. Daphne Calmes stated that the entering class of 2023 featured students from all over the country. She said that Match Day 2019 produced a good quality of matches between the applicants and training institutions. Dr. Sheila Young discussed the key elements of the Post bacc Program. She thanked faculty who participated in events during the year.
Dr. Gul Ebrahim noted how quickly the new Psychiatry residency program had taken root and the range of training opportunities available. Dr. Lisa Barkley spoke of the new developments in the Family Medicine program: the number of new physicians, the volume of new applicants, and interviews completed. Dr. Ron Edelstein discussed the ongoing progress on the Independent Medical Education Program self-study and requested that faculty support this important effort.
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