posted Feb. 26, 1997
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Medical Faculty Assembly
August 6, 1996
A Recommendation (1996-97-001):
Whereas, as per Article II of the Governance document of the School, by virtue of its competence and concern with education, research, patient care, and university and community service, the Faculty of Medicine, through its governing bodies, shall exercise primary responsibility for making recommendations relative to all matters pertaining to academic policy and faculty status within the School of Medicine, including those pertaining to preparation of budget requests and allocation of available resources; and
Whereas, the University, through its School of Medicine, is responsible for providing physician services to the County of Los Angeles to staff the Los Angeles County Hospital under an agreement termed the County Professional Services Agreement (CPSA); and
Whereas, the CPSA impacts the academic policies and status of faculty, and budgets and allocation of resources within the School of Medicine; and
Whereas, for the Faculty to best fulfill its responsibility to make recommendations regarding these impacts of the CPSA, the Faculty need reliable and sufficient information regarding the CPSA; therefore
As per Article III.B.1.b of the Governance document of the School, the Medical Faculty Assembly (MFA) recommends to the Faculty Executive Council (FEC) and the Dean:
That the Dean immediately instruct relevant administrators to immediately and fully share with the Faculty information regarding the CPSA by providing to the President of the MFA:
1. The complete text of the CPSA along with amendments and other documents relevant to the CPSA that define the rights and responsibilities of the County of Los Angles and the University of Southern California and its School of Medicine relevant to the CPSA.
2. An accounting, on a Department and yearly basis, of the expenditure by the University of funds received from the County under the CPSA, and the proposed expenditure of funds received or to be received by the University and its School of Medicine during the fiscal year 1996-97.
3. A list identifying all faculty sent the letters dated June 28, 1996 (copies attached) by Interim Dean Van Der Meulen that inform these faculty that their clinical position has been identified for reassignment or other action by the County, and informs special (i.e. non-tenured) faculty that their appointment with University expires on June 30, 1996.
Furthermore, as per Article III.A.5.b of the Governance document of the School, the Medical Faculty Assembly instructs the President of the MFA to call for the FEC to hold a special meeting to consider this recommendation by Friday August 16, 1996, and communicate the results of this consideration by the FEC back to the Executive Committee of the MFA at a meeting to be held on or before Tuesday August 19, 1996.
Anesthesiology yes Biochemistry and Molecular Biology yes Cell and Neurobiology yes Children's Hospital not represented Emergency Medicine yes Family Medicine yes Medicine yes Molecular Microbiology and Immunology yes Neurological Surgery not represented Neurology not represented Norris Medical Library yes Obstetrics and Gynecology not represented Opthalmology not represented Orthopedics yes Otolaryngology yes Pathology yes Pediatrics yes Physiology and Biophysics yes Preventive Medicine yes Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences yes Radiation Oncology yes Radiology not represented Rancho Los Amigos Hospital not represented Surgery not represented Urology not represented
By a vote of 16 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions, the Recommendation was adopted, and President Stellwagen agreed to send it on to the Dean and FEC as the Recommendation instructs him to do.