SCHOOL OF MEDICINEGENERAL FACULTY MEETING

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

AGENDA

Budget Overview Steve Nelson, MD & Keith SchrothLegislative Update Chris VidrineStatus of Leadership Searches Steve Nelson, MDFaculty Assembly Awards Stephania Cormier, PhDResearch Update and Mentoring Program Wayne Backes, PhDStudent Affairs Update Joseph Delcarpio, PhDAAMC Faculty Forward Project Janis Letourneau, MDStrategic Plan Update Janis Letourneau, MDLSUHCN Developments Steve Nelson, MDUpdate on Hospital Project Steve Nelson, MD

BUDGET OVERVIEW

Steve Nelson, MDDean

Keith SchrothAssociate Dean, Fiscal Affairs

SOM Revenue

STIMULUS($10M & $15Mrespectively)

TOTAL REVENUE

SGF FUNDS

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Chris VidrineLSUHSC Director of External Relations

STATUS OF LEADERSHIP SEARCHES

Steve Nelson, MDDean

Leadership Searches• Associate Dean, Baton Rouge Affairs

– Negotiating with preferred candidate• Ophthalmology

– Negotiating with preferred candidate• OB/GYN

– Preliminary interviews completed• Surgery

– Advertising begun– Committee has been formed

• Cardiology– Advertising begun– Committee is being revised

FACULTY ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Stephania Cormier, PhDAssociate Professor, Pharmacology

Chair, Faculty Assembly Awards Committee

School of Medicine Faculty Assembly Awards

• Outstanding Service to the Institution• Outstanding Service to the Community• Outstanding Accomplishments by a Young

Faculty Member• Outstanding Mentor

Eligibility

• Full-time Faculty– Except: administrators, faculty assembly

delegates, or faculty senators

Outstanding Service to the Institution• Target: Full-time Faculty• Purpose: To recognize those individuals who have made major, enduring

contributions to the development of the SoM and who have advanced its mission

• Indicators:– Effectively participated in institutional committees, resulting in

programmatic development or change– Elected or appointed to leadership role(s) in institutional committees

(indicative of trust and recognition of past superior service and administrative abilities)

– Promoted innovation and excellence in the SoM– Enhanced participation and engagement of SoM faculty across the

various SoM sites

Outstanding Service to the Community

• Target: Full-time Faculty• Purpose: To acknowledge selfless acts by an individual faculty member

for the benefit of others either served by the SoM community and/or humanity in general

• Indicators:– Developed community outreach programs that provide educational

and service opportunities that enhance the quality of life of constituent communities

– Identified community needs that can be met by the SoM– Demonstrated leadership in promoting education and/or services

to the community

Outstanding Accomplishments by a Young Faculty Member

• Target: Instructor or Assistant Professor, within first 3 years of appointment• Purpose: To acknowledge contributions by this vitally important component of the faculty in

an effort to reduce attrition from academic medicine and improve retention within the SoM• Indicators:

– Attained research independence as evidenced by successful competition for extramural research grants and/or other extramural support (e.g. support from pharmaceutical or biomedical industries) and substantive independent contribution(s) to their field of interest

– Exceeded expectations for teaching within the institution (undergraduates, medical/graduate students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, etc.)

– Established productive collaborations– Produced evidence of potential by presenting at national, international

lectures/seminars, participating in professional society committees, study sections, editorial boards, etc. and receiving awards or other notable academic achievements

Outstanding Mentor• Target: Full-time Faculty• Purpose: To honor individual faculty members for helping build a supportive academic

environment, providing a vital resource for student and faculty growth and success, and enhancing excellence in the SoM

• Indicators:– Generously donated their time and expertise to critiquing and improving the work that is

critical for the academic and career success of the mentee (e.g. grantsmanship, manuscript preparation, presentations, teaching skills, management of personnel and staff, career choices, etc.)

– Offered sound counsel and valuable information to their mentees in order to advance and develop the mentee’s own path to academic and professional success

– Made others aware of the contributions and value of their mentees– Provided guidance to their mentees in navigating the professional environment in which

he/she works– Showed continued interest in the professional advancement of former trainees

Nomination Procedure

• Nominations will be solicited from:– Faculty of the LSU SoM– Department Heads and Section Chiefs

• Deadline: November 1st of each academic year

Application Process

• One page nomination letter– Name of the award– Reasons that the nominee deserves special recognition

• CV of nominee• One PDF document• Submitted to:– Stephania Cormier, PhD scorm1@lsuhsc.edu

Awards Decision & Presentation

• Awards Committee– Review the recommendations– Forward names of the recipients to the Faculty Assembly

Delegates– Recipients determined by the end of March

• Award Presentation– At Spring General Faculty Meeting– Awardees receive a plaque and an educational fund

RESEARCH UPDATE AND MENTORING PROGRAM

Wayne Backes, PhDAssociate Dean, Research

SoM Research

• New NIH grant recipients• Faculty mentoring efforts• Upgrade of the CSRB exhaust system

New NIH Grants since April 2010

• New R01s– Belayev, Ludmila– Hong, Song– Molina, Patricia– Wu, Chunlai– Zhang, Ping

• New R21s– Kelley, Ben & Aiyar, Ashok– Koochekpour, Shahriar– Lazartigues, Eric– Nichols, Charles

• Program Grants P20– Estrada, John– Ochoa, Augusto

• R01 Supplements– Ramsay, Alistair– Shen, Li– Whim, Matthew

• Fellowships (F30 & F31)– Sheets, Kristopher– Sulzer, Jesse– Washington, Amber– Worrel, Mary

Total research dollars for 2009 – 2010 $48.4M HSC $41.7M SoM

Faculty Mentoring• Mentoring/evaluation committees– Using expertise from mid-career and senior faculty to provide mentoring

for junior faculty– Creation of individualized committees for our junior faculty

• Committees of 2-3 members• Will meet annually at the time of annual review

• Status – Identified pool of mentors and obtained research information– Identified mentees and are collecting CVs– Mentor Selection Subcommittee has been formed – will meet in

September

Upgrade of CSRB Exhaust System

• The goal is to increase the CSRB exhaust and better isolate animal care and BSL3 ventilation

• Project will begin in September 2010• Phases 1 & 2 will involve the animal care facility– There will be a loss of some animal holding space– We have identified alternate animal space on upper

floors of the CSRB– Phases 1 & 2 will take 32 weeks

Upgrade of CSRB Exhaust System• Phase 3 involves rerouting ductwork for the BSL3 facility and

the 3rd floor– Will begin in May 2011– Duration is about 3 months– Two additional labs will be affected

• Floors 4-6 will not be greatly affected except that contractors will need access to the mechanical rooms

• Phase 4 will begin in August 2011 and take about 2 months– A few labs will be affected for about a 2-3 week duration

STUDENT AFFAIRS UPDATE

Joseph Delcarpio, PhDAssociate Dean, Student Affairs

Student Affairs Update

• The Murphy Memorial• Class of 2014 L1 Orientation Service Project

in City Park• Step I Performance

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Janis Letourneau, MDAssociate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Important Deadlines

• Sabbatical proposals– Friday, September 3, 2010 - 4:30 pm– Must have original letter of invitation

• Packets for academic advancement– Promotion or tenure granting– Friday, September 3, 2010 - 4:30 pm– Must have departmental review complete

AAMC FACULTY FORWARD PROJECT

Janis Letourneau, MDAssociate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Faculty Forward

• Faculty participation rate > 78%• Final data January 2010– Emphasis on comparative data

• Summary and numerical data posted

Faculty Forward• Strengths– Collegiality– Resilience– Strong leadership

• Relative or potential weaknesses– Entrepreneurialism– Understanding of governance– Understanding of finances– Understanding of advancement expectations

Faculty Forward

• Initiatives– Departmental faculty meetings - completed– Inform faculty about Research Incentive Plan– Consider LSUHN faculty productivity incentives– Educate continuously on governance issues– Share information about finances– Expanded advancement workshops

Faculty Forward

• Next steps• Permanent program of AAMC• Do we “reup?”– Costly– Survey next fall (approximately October 2011)– Under discussion with Faculty Assembly

STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE

Janis Letourneau, MDAssociate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Progress Report• Curriculum revision

– L3 curriculum (neurology and elective being implemented)– L4 curriculum under review– Electronic Learner Portfolio

• Research Enhancements– Web based tools (improved site and research data base)– Core labs (improved operational structure)

• Clinical initiatives (Web registry, LSUHN leadership changes)• Key appointments (Pathology, MIP, Pharm)• Expanded faculty development and orientation programs• Promotion of diversity• Enhanced communications (New Newsletter!!)• What’s next?

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Progress Report• Committee work

– Curriculum Oversight and Evaluation Committees– Rural Scholars Track Subcommittee– Research Advisory Committee– Clinical Practice Advisory Group– Faculty Evaluation and Development (new Teaching Portfolio, PAUR)– Community Outreach– Multicultural and Diversity Subcommittee– Communications Committee– Faculty Forward– Search Committees! (Cardiology, Surgery, OB)– Faculty Assembly (new Bylaws)

LSU HEALTHCARE NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS

Steve Nelson, MDDean

HCN Developments

• Current Status– Don Varnado, CEO – stepping down mid-September– Jane Olds, former COO – currently working with

HCSD– Tom Nolan, MD, CMO – retiring at the end of the

academic year

HCN Developments

• Appointment Changes– Cathi Fontenot, MD – Interim CEO/COO• A national search will be conducted for the position

– Keith Melancon, MD – will transition to become CMO following Dr. Nolan’s retirement

UPDATE ON HOSPITAL PROJECT

Steve Nelson, MDDean

Members of the Hospital Board

• Seven permanent members– 4 from LSU– 1 from Tulane– 1 from Xavier– 1 rotating amongst Delgado, Dillard and Southern

• Four additional members not affiliated with any University

LSU Members of the Hospital Board

• Elaine Abell– Lafayette attorney and funeral home president

• Dr. Byron Harrell– President of Baptist Community Ministries

• Bobby Yarborough– Co-owner of Manda Fine Meats in Baton Rouge

• Rod West– Executive VP and CAO of Entergy