Carrie Scala

The committee report covered various academic and administrative updates. The Academic and Professionalism Committee reported on student disciplinary and performance hearings. The Admissions Committee provided updates on waitlist management, pre-admission programming, and applicant data onboarding. Appointments, Promotion and Tenure sub-committees discussed faculty promotion recommendations and post-tenure review processes. The Education Council reviewed syllabi for various phases of medical education, clerkship progress, and nutrition learning objectives. The Elections Committee detailed the results of the recent faculty ballot. The Research Committee reported on funding application reviews and the dissolution of the RAC. Finally, the Student Promotions and Special Programs Committee provided detailed reports on Step 1 and Step 2 exam performance, clerkship failures, and academic progress plans.

The council received campus updates regarding rankings, Match Day results, and upcoming graduation events from the Kansas City campus, along with reports on the Golder Keeper awards, biomedical building progress, and research summit participation from the Wichita campus, and preparations for campus events in Salina. General announcements included the distribution of the standing committee report and the scheduling of an open forum to discuss the educational implications of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit closure on the Kansas City campus. Additionally, a report was provided regarding the activities and advocacy efforts of the AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies.

The meeting included a standing committee report and campus updates from Wichita, Kansas City, and Salina. Wichita received AGCME approval for the interim program director for the emergency medicine residency program. Kansas City is searching for the Department of Surgery Chair and the Department of Psychiatry Chair and submitted notification to the LCME for approval to sunset the two plus two program. Salina is exploring a three-year MD program. There was also discussion regarding proposed SOM Faculty Bylaws changes and KBOR Policy Updates related to workload requirements and post-tenure review policies.

The meeting included a standing committee report, an update on proposed Bylaws change, and acknowledgement of the loss of Dr. Leland Graves III. Campus updates were provided for Wichita and Salina campuses. The new Associate Dean of Admissions was introduced. An update on the Rural Phase 2 Requirement change was shared, including initial data and ongoing challenges. The current activities and priorities of the Kansas Center for Rural Health were discussed, including bloodbank and physician workforce focuses.

The SOM Faculty Council meeting included campus updates from Kansas City, Wichita, and Salina. Discussions covered administrative searches, transitions to clerkship courses, and a retirement celebration for Dr. Hughes and Dr. Robinson. Updates were provided on the Kansas City cancer building project and the Wichita biomed building project. An overview of the Implementation Science for Equity COBRE was presented, focusing on the development of scientific talent and infrastructure of implementation science.