State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Faculty Council 2011-12
Meeting Minutes of October 26, 2011
Date / Location:
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 / 144 Farber Hall, UB South Campus
Members present:
Dean’s Office
Michael Cain
Anesthesiology
David Shapiro, Douglas Sillart
Biochemistry
Alfred Ponticelli Excused: Gail Willsky
Biotech & Clinical Lab
Science
Richard Browne
Dermatology
Thomas Helm
Emergency Medicine
David Pierce, Sucharita Paul
Family Medicine
Excused: David Holmes, Stella King
OB/GYN
Ronal Batt, Glenna Bett
Medicine
Jennifer Ables, Neil Dashkoff, Susan Gallagher, John Hall, Veena Manja, John Sellick.
Excused: Timothy Gabryel, Mark Kozinn, Abha Rani
Microbiology &
Immunology
Thomas Melendy, John Panepinto.
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Excused: Nelson Hopkins, Adnan Siddiqui, Jody Leonardo
Nuclear Medicine
Elpida Crawford, David S. Wack
Ophthalmology
Xiuqian Mu Excused: Airaj Fasiuddin
Orthopedics
Thomas Duquin, Michael Ferrick, Robert Smolinski
Otolaryngology
Excused: George Simpson
Pathology &
Anatomical Science
Lucia Balos, Christopher Cohan, Michal Stachowiak Excused: Richard Cheney
Pediatrics
Christine Albini, Heather Lehman, Stephen Turkovich. Excused: Amanda Hassinger,
Teresa Quattrin
Pharmacology &
Toxicology
Jerome Roth, Fraser Sim Excused: Margarita Dubocovich
Physiology and
Biophysics
Michael Duffey, Perry Hogan, Shinpei Ohki.
Psychiatry
Jeff Anker, Junzhe Xu
Radiation Oncology
Dheerendra Prasad
Radiology
Daniel Bednarek, Michele Cook.
Structural Biology
Vivian Cody, William Duax
Surgery
Urology
John Hodson Excused: David Lillie
SMBS Faculty Council Meeting Minutes 10-26-11
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Handouts:
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Faculty Council Agenda October 26, 2011
Faculty Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 2011
Academic Status Policies of the SMBS: DRAFT Revisions 10-24-2011
Student Affairs and Academic Standing Committee: Report on Findings and
Recommendations from a Charge to Review and Revise the Academic Status Policies
of the SMBS to Specify the Jurisdiction and Responsibilities of the New Student
Progress Committee
Elections & Bylaws Committee Report: 1st Reading of Resolution for Amendment to
SMBS Bylaws – October 26, 2011
Agenda Item
Discussion and Action
Call to order
Dr. Duffey called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
Approval of minutes
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Motion to approve minutes from 9-28-2011
Seconded.
No objections or abstentions.
Motion approved unanimously without amendments.
Dean’s Report
(Dr. Cain)
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New Medical School: Meetings are occurring twice a week as the project continues
to move forward. There are also weekly meetings with Kaleida, UBMD, and Ciminelli
regarding the medical office building.
GVI: The new Emergency Department will open 11/11/11. The remainder of the
building will open beginning in April with the goal of being fully operational by June.
Chair Searches: Dr. Gil Wolfe has been named the Chair of Neurology and will begin
on December 11th. An offer letter has been sent to Dr. Meg Philips for the Chair of
Microbiology & Immunology.
Institute for Healthcare Informatics on the BNMC: The goal of this institute is to
make every NYS residents’ de-identified medical records available for research and
quality improvement.
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President’s Report
(Dr. Duffey)
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See Progress Reports
Progress Reports
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Proposal for Changes to the SMBS Bylaws, 1st Reading: Dr. Wild described the
changes to the bylaws as noted in the handout. In response to an LCME citation (ED33), the proposal calls for placing the Phase 1 and 2 Committee as subcommittees of
the Medical Curriculum Committee. The proposal also calls for the Medical Curriculum
Committee to be co-chaired by the Dean for Curriculum and an elected faculty
member. Dr Wild also described the process by which the bylaws are amended.
Revisions of the Academic Status Policies, 1st Reading: Dr. Duffey described the
roles and responsibility of the new Student Progress Committee. This committee is
being formed in response to the LCME citation MS-34. The Student Progress
Committee will conduct a thorough and timely review of every case in which a student
did not meet the academic or professional standards of the UB SMBS. See handouts
for all proposed changes including a new reporting structure. Still to be completed is a
mechanism for populating this committee’s membership. The Council discussed the
official name of this new committee as well as the new proposed reporting structure.
There was also discussion regarding who would carry out the decisions of the Student
Progress Committee and how the appeals process works.
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Old Business
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No old business
New Business
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No new business
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:05 pm.
Next meeting
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January 25, 2012 at 5:00 pm; 144 Farber Hall, UB South Campus
Respectfully submitted,
Stephen Turkovich, MD - Faculty Council Secretary
Michael Duffey, MD - Faculty Council President
SMBS Faculty Council Meeting Minutes 10-26-11
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