ATTENDANCE

MINUTES

 AGENDA

1) Approval of the July, August and September minutes

2) Issuing contracts to Faculty, School of Medicine.
        - Dr. Leslie Bernstein, Associate Dean.
        - Resolutions 97/98 - 002 and 003.

3) Faculty salaries
        - Resolution 004
        - Dr. Peter Hesseltine.

4) Faculty representation -- LCME site visit.
        - Dr. Kathryn Challoner

5) Report CPSA negotiations.
        - Dr. Peter Hesseltine.

 6) Report -- representative Finance Committee.
        - Dr. Kathryn Challoner.

 7) Response to MFA Resolution 97/98 - 001.
        - letter Dr. Cheryl Craft - circulated.
        - response Dr. Gene Albrecht.

8) Report Academic Senate
        - Dr. Austin Mircheff.

 9) Open Meeting - re-scheduling and agenda.

ATTENDANCE

Present:

MFA Executive Board:

Dr. Kathryn R. Challoner - President
Dr. Harvey Kaslow - President Elect
Dr. Bob Stellwagen - Past President
Dr. Loren Laine - Secretary
Dr. Jim Daniels - Treasurer.
Dr. Jerry Gates - Member at large
Dr. Wendy Mack - Member at large.
Dr. Austin Mircheff - Member at large.

Representatives:

Anesthesiology: Dr. Jim Daniel
Bio. Chemistry and Mol. Biology: Dr. Frank Markland
Cell and Neurobiology: Dr. Gene Albrecht
Children's Hospital: Dr. Gary Lerner
Emergency Medicine: Dr. Michael Orlinsky
Family Medicine: Dr. Steven Strumpf
Medicine - absent.
Mol. Microbiology: Dr. Joseph Landolph
Neurological Surgery: absent
Neurology: Dr. Patricia Anderson
Norris Medical Library: Alice Kawakami
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Dr. Rebecca Sokol
Ophthalmology: Dr. Ronald Green
Orthopedics: Dr. Tom Hedman
Otolaryngology: Dr. Dennis O'Leary
Pathology : Dr. Arnis Richters
Pediatrics: Dr. Laura Wachsman
Physiology and Biophysics: Dr. Austin Mircheff
Preventive Medicine: Dr. Wendy Mack
Psychiatry and Beh. Sciences: Dr. Bruce Gross
Radiation Oncology: absent
Radiology: Dr. Michael Terk
Ranchos Los Amigos: absent
Surgery : absent
Urology: absent

Guests:

Dr. Leslie Bernstein, Associate Dean.
Dr. Peter Hesseltine
Dr. Zoltan Tokes.

A quorum was present.

MINUTES

MEDICAL FACULTY ASSEMBLY

October 7, 1997.
 
1) The minutes of July, August and September were approved with two corrections in the August 5th meeting:

        Dr. Dennis O'Leary represented the Department of Otolaryngology.

        On item 4 " neither DR. KAUFMAN NOR Dr. Van Der Muelen were present."

2) Faculty Contracts. Dr. Leslie Bernstein addressed the Assembly. She explained that failure to come to a consensus on revisions to the Faculty Handbook resulted in new contracts not being issued. Letters are to be sent to the Fcaulty of the School of Medicine once she can extract all the data on salaries - she is handling all of this job because of Mr. Strippoli's serious illness and absence. Following this address the MFA unamiously passed resolutions 1997-98-002 and 1997-98-003 with only minor revisions (final drafts attached). These resolutions will be delivered to the Dean immediately and will be presented at the next FEC meeting.

3) Faculty Salaries. Dr. Peter Hesseltine presented a resolution (distributed) on "Ensuring Fair and Equitable Salary for Full Time Faculty." There was extensive disussion by the representatives. Pending revision of some of the language, the resolution was tabled by a vote of the representatives.

4) Meeting of the MFA with LCME.  The MFA approved the following representatives to meet with the LCME site visitors:

        Dr. Kathryn Challoner
        Dr. Robert. Stellwagen
        Dr. Harvey Kaslow
        Dr. Donna Shoupe
        Dr. Jim Daniel
        Dr. Wendy Mack

The meeting is scheduled for November 10th at 10 am. An agenda for presentation will be developed and circulated.

5) Report on CPSA Negotiations. Dr. Peter Hesseltine reported that he has not been included in any meetings to date.

6) Report by representative to Finance Committee, Dr. Kathryn Challoner. Dr. Challoner reported that there have been no meetings to date. The next Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for October 29th.

7) A letter from Dr. Cheryl Craft in response to MFA Resolution 1997-98-001 was circulated. Dr. Albrecht has responded in writing to this letter expressing his disappointment that the efforts, excellence and teaching of few remaining longtime dedicated faculty of the Department of Cell and Neurobiology were not recognized. Dr. Craft has promised to send a response. Dr. Challoner stated that all the MFA recognizes and applauds the dedicated and continuing efforts of these long time Faculty and promised that when the addendum to Dr. Craft's letter arrives, it will be widely circulated.

8) Report on the Academic Senate, Sept. 17th, Dr. Austin Mircheff. Dr. Mircheff reported the following:

1) Proposed Changes to the Academic Senate Constitution passed.

2) Provost remarks. Dr. Armstrong stated that he is forming a commission to study the resolution passed by the Senate regarding the Task force on the Future of Health Sciences. This Task froce proposed principles of the Integration and Cooperation within the Health Sciences and other units of the University.

In response to questions from the MFA, Dr. Bernstein stated that she will contact Dr. Armstrong as to our specific inclusion in this study commission.

Dr. Armstrong also announced that USC enrollment and application rates are up but that there is still a problem with retention rates. Dr. Solomon reported on a new program for faculty orientation on the main campus.

A Resolution on Minutes and Recording of Academic Senate meetings failed to pass. Four Senators were elected to fill vacancies on the Nominating committee including Dr. Julie Nyquist of Medicine. A Resolution on Faculty Availability to Students passed and a Resolution on Improvement of Class Scheduling passed.

After the open meeting in November, the next meeting of the MFA will be on December 2nd in the basement conference room of the Norris Medical Library.

The meeting was adjourned.