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Minutes of the Medical Education Foundation for Arkansas
Board of Directors Meeting
July 24, 2019
T
he Medical Education Foundation for Arkansas (MEFFA) Board of Directors met at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Chenal
Country Club. Members present were Drs. Alan Wilson, Steve Magie, G. Edward Bryant, Dennis Yelvington, Chad Rodgers, Lee Archer,
Sara Tariq, and Chris Westfall. Billie Jean Davenport with Arkansas Medical Society also attended the meeting.
The following business was received and transacted:
1. Minutes of the May 5, 2018 meeting were approved.
2. The Board elected current officers for 2019-2020.

Alan Wilson, MD – President

G. Edward Bryant, MD – Vice President

Steve Magie, MD – Secretary/Treasurer

3. The Board reviewed financial information and 2018 tax return.
4. Prior year contributions were reviewed.
5. Funding requests for 2019-2020 were discussed.  The Board approved the following requests from UAMS:
Total Amount of Grants for 2019 - $55,655.00
$2,500.00 COM Curriculum – Support for the annual Teach the Teacher Conference
$9,750.00 Culinary Medicine – Continuation of food as medicine sessions at Culinary Institute
$2,955.00 EKG Video Library - Online video library focused on EKG, electrophysiology
$4,500.00 Proteomics/Personalized Medicine Project - Workshop on proteomics, bioinformatics, personalized medicine followed by
research proposals
$5,110.00 Imposter Syndrome Program - Group coaching for medical students on imposter syndrome, build self confidence
$3,200.00 Sectra Table Use in Class Activities – Support for use of Sectra anatomy materials in classroom teaching
$1,000.00 Opioid Education in Geriatrics Clerkship - Expand teaching on opioid use in geriatric patients, use of simulation and audience
response
$12,143.00 Ultrasound/Simulation at NW Campus - Equipment for US/simulation education at the NW campus
$5,750.00
$4,747.00
$4,000.00
Mobile App for OB Clerkship - Customized app for mobile devices for use on OB clerkship, similar to successful app used on
surgery clerkship
Online Research Methods Course - Development of a module on clinical research skills aimed at medical students; better
prepare students to participate in research
AMS Distinguished Lecture Series – grants of $1,000 for each of the following speakers:
Allan Pickens, MD, Associate Professor and the Residency Program of the Thoracic Surgery Integrated residency and
fellowship programs, Emory University (requested by the Department of Surgery)
Peter Abadir, MD, academic geriatrician with a career focus on research, education and clinical care. Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins
(requested by the Department of Geriatrics)
Gregory Davis, MD forensic pathology, University of Kentucky (requested by the Department of Pathology)
Beth Nelson, MD, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, General Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School,
University of Texas
$55,655.00
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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