ATTENDANCE

MINUTES

Present:

MFA Executive Board:

Kathryn R. Challoner - President
Harvey Kaslow - President Elect
Bob Stellwagen - Past president
Jerry Gates - member at Large

Representatives:

Anesthesiology - Jim Daniel
Biochemistry - Frank Markland
Cell and Neurobiology - absent
Children's Hospital - absent
Emergency Medicine - Michael Orlinsky
Family Medicine - Steven Stumpt
Medicine - Mohammed Akmal
Molecular Microbiology - Axel Schonthal
Neurological Surgery - absent
Neurology - absent
Norris Medical Library - Alice Kawakami
Obstetrics and Gynecology - absent
Ophthalmology - absent
Orthopedics - Tom Hedman
Otolaryngology - Dennis O'Leary
Pathology - Arnis Richters
Pediatrics - Laura Wachsman
Physiology - Herbert Meiselman
Preeventive Medicine - Wendy Mack
Psychiatry - Henry Slucki
Radiation Oncology - absent
Radiology - absent
Ranchos Los Amigos - absent
Surgery - absent
Urology - absent

Guests -

Dr. Ronald Kaufman
Dr. Peter Jones
Dr. Peter Hesseltine

A quorum was present.

2) Report on the Task Forces.

Task Force on Tenure for Future Faculty:

Dr. Taylor has asked for an extension of time to investigate what other universities are doing in this regard. The Dean granted the extension.

Task Force on Department Chair Review:
 
This task froce has been placed on hold by the Dean as the Provost has convened a task force on this issue. The School of Medicine will have a representative on this task force, appointed by the Dean, Dr. Ed Crandall. The FEC has sent a letter to the Provost stating that they believe that the role of the chairs at the School of Medicine is different than the role of chairs on the main campus.

Task Force on the Development of Junior Faculty:
 
Dr. Jones presented the draft.   The MFA commeneded Dr. Jones on this proposal and expressed approval of the ideas.   A concern was expressed that this report not be just filed, but implemented.   The MFA requested that a subsequent task force be immediately formed to implement this report.   Dr. Jones and Dr. Challoner will relay this request to the FEC at the next meeting.
 
Task Force on School of Medicine Governance:

The MFA expressed a great deal of concern over the process.  Dr. Meiselman voiced concern over the time line of the development of this document and circulated a letter that had been sent to Dr. Bergman (Chair of Physiology and Biophysics) signed by the Physiology and Biophysics Faculty requesting a time extension by the Dean.  He urged other Faculty to make their concerns known to their chairs.  There was also concern expressed on the hierarchy of documents since several representatives pointed out that the developing draft of the Governance document differed in places from the Faculty handbook.  A concern is to be relayed to the Executive Board of the Academic Senate by Dr. Austin Mircheff, Academic Senator of the School of Medicine.  Dr. Challoner promised to present all these concerns at the next meeting of the Task Force.

3) Drs. Challoner and Hesseltine gave an update on the progress of the CPSA negotiations to date. The five subcommittes have finished meeting and their reports have been collated into a letter that has been sent to Dr. Thomas answering his eight questions.  Dr. Van der Meulen is stressing that USC wants a written document that gives a roll over on our current contract while the CPSA negotiations are on-going.  The Faculty representatives have expressed a need for adequate support services and salary standards for the physicians in the new CPSA contrcat.

4) Letters receivied by Dr. Challoner from Drs. Ryan and Bernstein were circulated.

5) Dr. Kaufman gave a brief presentation on the proposed Replacement Facility.  Despite all the evidence presented to the Board of Supervisors that a larger Facility is needed, the Board of Supervisors voted for a 600 bed Replacement Facility.

6) Dr. Meiselman circulated a letter that he had written to Dennis Dougherty deploring the new USC regulations for procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies and asking for a full and complete response to his concerns.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjorned.  Dr Challoner announced that the next meeting will be the open general faculty meeting hosted by the Medical Faculty Assembly .  It will be either on 4/13 or 4/14 in the Meyer Auditorium between 3-5 pm.  The final date and time will be posted and placed on our web site.