| January 25-26 |
UMass Hosts Face-to-Face 3-School Meeting |
| Jan-April |
Developed organizational structure, including formation of Steering Committee, Executive Committee, Resource Group, and Preclerkship and Clerkship Curriculum Working Groups |
| March-June |
GME working group formed |
| March |
Full time administrator hired to manage day-to-day operations |
| April 6 |
UMass Macy Strategy Meeting |
| April 26 |
Focus Group/Brainstorming Session, Clerkship Group |
| May 4-26 |
OSCEs conducted |
| May 5 |
Focus Group/Brainstorming Session, PreClerkship Group |
| May 21-22 |
- UMass hosts second Face to Face 3-School Meeting
- UMass hosts AAPP Annual Course; DHatem, Course Director 6 faculty from UMass attended; EF participated as Macy workshop presenter
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| May-June |
Creation of PPS Core Competencies based on desired course goals and current curriculum |
| June 16 |
UMass Macy Strategy Meeting |
| June 22 |
Focus Group/Brainstorming Session, GME Group |
| July |
- Marjorie Clay officially joins UMass Chan Macy Steering Committee, representing Ethics
- Full-time administrative assistant hired to support project
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| July 21-23 |
- Communication in Medicine Conference – EF participant in Macy presentation
- The Model for Effective Doctor Patient Communication developed for use within the Macy Initiative schools – by AKalet, KCole-Kelly, MPugnaire
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| July-August |
- UMass Task Force reformulates "Domains" version of Competency Document
- Incorporation of PPS Core Competencies into Curriculum for Academic Year 1999-2000
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| August |
- Curriculum inventory piloted, based on Domains version of Competency Document
- Student-Preceptor communication facilitation session held as part of orientation to Longitudinal Preceptor Program (to enhance students’ abilities to become effective learners in outpatient offices)
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| August-September |
- Advisory Committee Appointments completed
- Faculty needs assessment conducted with PPS Course Directors and Faculty
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| August-October |
- Curriculum Inventory of 1998-99 conducted with all Course Directors and Clerkship Directors in required curriculum, Years 1-4
- PPS interview evaluation form developed and piloted in PPS 1 and PPS 2
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| August 25 |
MPP participates in Case Western Reserve Site Visit SeptemberPPS Faculty Development Session on Small Group Teaching, and Evaluation and Feedback |
| Sept-November |
Analysis of results of the exposure/competence/confidence survey of Second Year Medical Students, implemented in June, 1999. |
| September-December |
Continuation of collaborative work with Dr. Michael Yedidia to complete plans for the reliability assessment of the OSCEs. |
| September |
Initiation of OSTE development to measure teaching competencies of faculty re: teaching and communication skills |
| September-November |
- Development of RFP Process
- Development of evaluation plan for faculty development, and for determination of level and quality of 3rd year curriculum implementation
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| October |
- Completion of Curriculum Inventory
- Identification of Communication Priorities for UMass
- Faculty Development Team collaborates with PPS Course Directors to develop communication skills-related faculty development sessions for PPS 1&2 faculty
- Faculty Development Needs Assessment conducted with Clerkship Directors
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| October 19 |
Participation in 3-School Face-to-Face Meeting in New York |
| October-December |
Faculty Development planning/needs assessment initiated with affiliates |
| November |
- David Giansiracusa steps down as Macy Steering Committee member
- David Hatem appointed to Macy Steering Committee, representing PPS; organization of Curriculum Development section restructured.
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| November |
- Recommendation by UMass Chan Evaluation Taskforce to Three School Steering
- Committee and to 3-School Evaluation Group that all three schools consider the need to include additional measures in evaluation of Macy competencies project
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| November 5-6 |
Multischool workshop on "Conducting Needs Assessments" |
| November 10 |
UMass Macy Strategy Committee Meeting |
| November 16 |
"Teaching Cross Cultural Medicine", University-based Faculty Development Session |
| November 19 |
OSTE Case Writing Workshop |
| November 29 |
- RFP distributed to all faculty
- Collaborative Meeting of Undergraduate Curriculum Sections: Preclerkship, PPS and Clerkship Sections
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| November-December |
- Development of paper and pencil measure of students' communication competencies initiated.
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| December 9 |
Advisory Committee Meeting |
| December |
- Development of formation of Technical Advisory Committee for paper/pencil exam initiated
- Development of clerkship implementation checklists and of assessment of quality of teaching of 3rd year clerkship competencies initiated
- Meeting of PPS Advisory Group, a newly formed group of faculty involved with both the teaching and curriculum planning for PPS and the Macy Initiative
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