INSTITUTIONAL RESIDENT/FELLOW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, December 12, 2004, 5:30 p.m.

Health Sciences Center, Conference Room D310

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INSTITUTIONAL RESIDENT/FELLOW COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, December 21, 2004, 5:30 pm

Health Sciences Center Room D310

Minutes

MEMBERS IN
ATTENDANCE: / MEMBERS UNABLE
TO ATTEND:
Robert Harrington, Jr, MD / Mike Fialkow, MD
Robert Kalus, MD / Tasneem Lalani, MD
Scott Imahara, MD / Brian Ross, MD
Jyoti Pham, MD / Anneliese Schleyer, MD
Jeff Friedrich, MD / Michi Yukawa, MD
Lisa Gilliam, MD / Trey Coffee, MD
Lindy Klaff, MD
Heidi Chasan, MD
Grant Hughes, MD
Staff: / John Oakley, MD
Libby Sando
Terry Massagli, MD

Dr. Harrington called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. A quorum was present.

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

  1. The minutes from October 12, 2004 were read and approved unanimously.
  1. Hours of Duty

The ACGME now requires that all programs comply with an 80-hour work week. Each program has submitted the 2005-2006-work hours policy for their program. Each member of the committee was sent up to 4 program statements to review and comment on their adherence to the hours of duty policy of UW Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. It is important that each committee member review the statement for accuracy against the policy and for adherence towards the mandated 80 hour work-week, as well as how each program is monitoring adherence to the 80 hour work-week.

ACTION: Each member of the IRFAC will submit their evaluation of the hour’s statements of the programs that they have been assigned. These evaluations will be reviewed at the next meeting.

  1. Residency Position Appointment

As required by the current RPA, an annual review must be completed. The Committee discussed that all members of the Committee must review the current RPA and that any changes or suggestions will be submitted to Ms. Sando to be incorporated into the 2005-2006 version. This process must be completed by March 1, 2005 for submission to the Graduate Medical Education Committee.

ACTION: Ms. Sando will send to each committee member an electronic copy of the RPA for review. Ms. Sando will accept suggestions for any changes to the RPA for the academic year 2005-2006. All suggestions will be reviewed at the next IR/FAC meeting.

  1. Communication

It is important that the lines of communication remain open between the committee and residents/fellows and the GMEC. Dr. Harrington informed the committee that the IR/FAC needs to be diligent in making sure that ideas, concerns and feedback goes up to the GMEC and that those same ideas, concerns and feedback go back to the residents and fellows. All residents and fellows need to know that action is happening and that their ideas are not falling on deaf ears. It may be good for the Chair and the Assistant Dean for GME to meet monthly and discuss issues that will help to bring ideas forward to leadership.

ACTION:Dr. Harrington and Dr. Massagli will plan a monthly meeting to discuss resident/fellow issues and keep information up to date.

  1. Old Business:

Pay for Orientation: Dr. Massagli reported that there has been a good discussion at the GMEC and that a proposal is being considered to pay residents for the School of Medicine orientation, but that there are current complex employment issues that need to be solved before the proposed solution will be put in place.

Parking: Dr. Massagli reported that the GMEC has a working group that is working with upper campus to find out if there is a solution that can be reached.

Housestaff Association: Dr. Pham suggested that Dr. Harrington attend a Housestaff Association meeting and discuss the various issues that have been on the agenda at both the IR/FAC and the GMEC so that the membership may understand better that the information and ideas have been sent to the committees.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. The next Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 UW, Conference Room D310, Health Sciences Center.