WSU/DMC Resident Council

Meeting Minutes

October 12, 2006

The meeting was called to order at 12:10 pm.

  1. Press Release – Dr. Bozyk reviewed the attached press release and requested feedback.
  1. Institutional Review Preparation:
  2. Dr. Bozyk reminded the group that the institutional site visit is November 14th. He then asked the group for any specific concerns besides the contract negotiations. He stated that Ben Atkinson, Chair of the ACGME/By-Laws Committee, is collecting and tabulating these concerns to see if any can be resolved before the visit.
  3. Dr. Bozyk gave an example of duty hours. He stated that there are issues regarding the 30 hour rule and that we need to figure out how to adjust to fix the problem. An issue was raised that EMR is currently causing issues in Harper, but this may resolve itself as everyone becomes more familiar with the system. It was noted that duty hours are a frequent topic at GMEC meetings, and that residents need to be candid with their program directors about any barriers to meeting duty hour guidelines so that they may be addressed.
  4. Dr. Bozyk asked that those present please talk with their colleagues in their programs as well to identify areas for improvement prior to ACGME institutional site visit.
  1. Committee Reports:
  2. Information Technology/Library Committee: No Report, other than review of resident input as it pertains to ACGME institutional review.
  3. Training Facilities Committee: No Report, other than review of resident input as it pertains to ACGME institutional review.
  4. Recruiting Committee: Mentioned by Dr. Bozyk that DMC was willing to contribute some money for additional recruiting efforts this year. The plans for specific recruiting events, however, have subsequently been placed on hold do to seeming deterioration of contract negotiations.
  5. Education Committee: No Report, other than review of resident input as it pertains to ACGME institutional review.
  6. Social Committee: No Report
  7. ACGME/Bi-Laws Committee: Per Dr. Atkinson, committee will be meeting with Partners in Medical Education on Nov. 9th and Nov 14th, and meet again on the evening of Tuesday October 16th to discuss items mentioned above.
  1. New Business:
  2. Discussion of Resident Rally of Support for WSU/DMC Contract – Plans and protocol for the rally were reviewed.

Next Monthly Meeting Date: 12-1:00 pmNovember 9th, 2006

Stapleton Conference Room, Shiffman Library

Advisor Contact: Judith L. Kunkle, PhD

(313) 966-3170;

or

Vanessa Meyer, MBA

(313) 745-7390;