SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GENERAL FACULTY MEETING Wednesday, August 18, 2010

AGENDA Budget OverviewSteve Nelson, MD & Keith Schroth Legislative UpdateChris Vidrine Status of Leadership SearchesSteve Nelson, MD Faculty Assembly AwardsStephania Cormier, PhD Research Update and Mentoring ProgramWayne Backes, PhD Student Affairs UpdateJoseph Delcarpio, PhD AAMC Faculty Forward ProjectJanis Letourneau, MD Strategic Plan UpdateJanis Letourneau, MD LSUHCN DevelopmentsSteve Nelson, MD Update on Hospital ProjectSteve Nelson, MD

BUDGET OVERVIEW Steve Nelson, MD Dean Keith Schroth Associate Dean, Fiscal Affairs

SOM Revenue STIMULUS ($10M & $15M respectively) TOTAL REVENUE SGF FUNDS

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Chris Vidrine LSUHSC Director of External Relations

STATUS OF LEADERSHIP SEARCHES Steve Nelson, MD Dean

Leadership Searches Associate Dean, Baton Rouge Affairs – Negotiating with preferred candidate Ophthalmology – Negotiating with preferred candidate OB/GYN – Preliminary interviews completed Surgery – Advertising begun – Committee has been formed Cardiology – Advertising begun – Committee is being revised

FACULTY ASSEMBLY AWARDS Stephania Cormier, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology Chair, Faculty Assembly Awards Committee

School of Medicine Faculty Assembly Awards Outstanding Service to the Institution Outstanding Service to the Community Outstanding Accomplishments by a Young Faculty Member Outstanding Mentor

Eligibility Full-time Faculty – Except: administrators, faculty assembly delegates, or faculty senators

Outstanding Service to the Institution Target: Full-time Faculty Purpose: To recognize those individuals who have made major, enduring contributions to the development of the SoM and who have advanced its mission Indicators: – Effectively participated in institutional committees, resulting in programmatic development or change – Elected or appointed to leadership role(s) in institutional committees (indicative of trust and recognition of past superior service and administrative abilities) – Promoted innovation and excellence in the SoM – Enhanced participation and engagement of SoM faculty across the various SoM sites

Outstanding Service to the Community Target: Full-time Faculty Purpose: To acknowledge selfless acts by an individual faculty member for the benefit of others either served by the SoM community and/or humanity in general Indicators: – Developed community outreach programs that provide educational and service opportunities that enhance the quality of life of constituent communities – Identified community needs that can be met by the SoM – Demonstrated leadership in promoting education and/or services to the community

Outstanding Accomplishments by a Young Faculty Member Target: Instructor or Assistant Professor, within first 3 years of appointment Purpose: To acknowledge contributions by this vitally important component of the faculty in an effort to reduce attrition from academic medicine and improve retention within the SoM Indicators: – Attained research independence as evidenced by successful competition for extramural research grants and/or other extramural support (e.g. support from pharmaceutical or biomedical industries) and substantive independent contribution(s) to their field of interest – Exceeded expectations for teaching within the institution (undergraduates, medical/graduate students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, etc.) – Established productive collaborations – Produced evidence of potential by presenting at national, international lectures/seminars, participating in professional society committees, study sections, editorial boards, etc. and receiving awards or other notable academic achievements

Outstanding Mentor Target: Full-time Faculty Purpose: To honor individual faculty members for helping build a supportive academic environment, providing a vital resource for student and faculty growth and success, and enhancing excellence in the SoM Indicators: – Generously donated their time and expertise to critiquing and improving the work that is critical for the academic and career success of the mentee (e.g. grantsmanship, manuscript preparation, presentations, teaching skills, management of personnel and staff, career choices, etc.) – Offered sound counsel and valuable information to their mentees in order to advance and develop the mentee’s own path to academic and professional success – Made others aware of the contributions and value of their mentees – Provided guidance to their mentees in navigating the professional environment in which he/she works – Showed continued interest in the professional advancement of former trainees

Nomination Procedure Nominations will be solicited from: – Faculty of the LSU SoM – Department Heads and Section Chiefs Deadline: November 1 st of each academic year

Application Process One page nomination letter – Name of the award – Reasons that the nominee deserves special recognition CV of nominee One PDF document Submitted to: – Stephania Cormier, PhD

Awards Decision & Presentation Awards Committee – Review the recommendations – Forward names of the recipients to the Faculty Assembly Delegates – Recipients determined by the end of March Award Presentation – At Spring General Faculty Meeting – Awardees receive a plaque and an educational fund

RESEARCH UPDATE AND MENTORING PROGRAM Wayne Backes, PhD Associate Dean, Research

SoM Research New NIH grant recipients Faculty mentoring efforts Upgrade of the CSRB exhaust system

New NIH Grants since April 2010 New R01s – Belayev, Ludmila – Hong, Song – Molina, Patricia – Wu, Chunlai – Zhang, Ping New R21s – Kelley, Ben & Aiyar, Ashok – Koochekpour, Shahriar – Lazartigues, Eric – Nichols, Charles Program Grants P20 – Estrada, John – Ochoa, Augusto R01 Supplements – Ramsay, Alistair – Shen, Li – Whim, Matthew Fellowships (F30 & F31) – Sheets, Kristopher – Sulzer, Jesse – Washington, Amber – Worrel, Mary Total research dollars for 2009 – 2010 $48.4M HSC $41.7M SoM

Faculty Mentoring Mentoring/evaluation committees – Using expertise from mid-career and senior faculty to provide mentoring for junior faculty – Creation of individualized committees for our junior faculty Committees of 2-3 members Will meet annually at the time of annual review Status – Identified pool of mentors and obtained research information – Identified mentees and are collecting CVs – Mentor Selection Subcommittee has been formed – will meet in September

Upgrade of CSRB Exhaust System The goal is to increase the CSRB exhaust and better isolate animal care and BSL3 ventilation Project will begin in September 2010 Phases 1 & 2 will involve the animal care facility – There will be a loss of some animal holding space – We have identified alternate animal space on upper floors of the CSRB – Phases 1 & 2 will take 32 weeks

Upgrade of CSRB Exhaust System Phase 3 involves rerouting ductwork for the BSL3 facility and the 3 rd floor – Will begin in May 2011 – Duration is about 3 months – Two additional labs will be affected Floors 4-6 will not be greatly affected except that contractors will need access to the mechanical rooms Phase 4 will begin in August 2011 and take about 2 months – A few labs will be affected for about a 2-3 week duration

STUDENT AFFAIRS UPDATE Joseph Delcarpio, PhD Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Student Affairs Update The Murphy Memorial Class of 2014 L1 Orientation Service Project in City Park Step I Performance

IMPORTANT DEADLINES Janis Letourneau, MD Associate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Important Deadlines Sabbatical proposals – Friday, September 3, :30 pm – Must have original letter of invitation Packets for academic advancement – Promotion or tenure granting – Friday, September 3, :30 pm – Must have departmental review complete

AAMC FACULTY FORWARD PROJECT Janis Letourneau, MD Associate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Faculty Forward Faculty participation rate > 78% Final data January 2010 – Emphasis on comparative data Summary and numerical data posted

Faculty Forward Strengths – Collegiality – Resilience – Strong leadership Relative or potential weaknesses – Entrepreneurialism – Understanding of governance – Understanding of finances – Understanding of advancement expectations

Faculty Forward Initiatives – Departmental faculty meetings - completed – Inform faculty about Research Incentive Plan – Consider LSUHN faculty productivity incentives – Educate continuously on governance issues – Share information about finances – Expanded advancement workshops

Faculty Forward Next steps Permanent program of AAMC Do we “reup?” – Costly – Survey next fall (approximately October 2011) – Under discussion with Faculty Assembly

STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE Janis Letourneau, MD Associate Dean, Faculty & Institutional Affairs

Progress Report Curriculum revision – L3 curriculum (neurology and elective being implemented) – L4 curriculum under review – Electronic Learner Portfolio Research Enhancements – Web based tools (improved site and research data base) – Core labs (improved operational structure) Clinical initiatives (Web registry, LSUHN leadership changes) Key appointments (Pathology, MIP, Pharm) Expanded faculty development and orientation programs Promotion of diversity Enhanced communications (New Newsletter!!) What’s next? – –

Progress Report Committee work – Curriculum Oversight and Evaluation Committees – Rural Scholars Track Subcommittee – Research Advisory Committee – Clinical Practice Advisory Group – Faculty Evaluation and Development (new Teaching Portfolio, PAUR) – Community Outreach – Multicultural and Diversity Subcommittee – Communications Committee – Faculty Forward – Search Committees! (Cardiology, Surgery, OB) – Faculty Assembly (new Bylaws)

LSU HEALTHCARE NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS Steve Nelson, MD Dean

HCN Developments Current Status – Don Varnado, CEO – stepping down mid-September – Jane Olds, former COO – currently working with HCSD – Tom Nolan, MD, CMO – retiring at the end of the academic year

HCN Developments Appointment Changes – Cathi Fontenot, MD – Interim CEO/COO A national search will be conducted for the position – Keith Melancon, MD – will transition to become CMO following Dr. Nolan’s retirement

UPDATE ON HOSPITAL PROJECT Steve Nelson, MD Dean

Members of the Hospital Board Seven permanent members – 4 from LSU – 1 from Tulane – 1 from Xavier – 1 rotating amongst Delgado, Dillard and Southern Four additional members not affiliated with any University

LSU Members of the Hospital Board Elaine Abell – Lafayette attorney and funeral home president Dr. Byron Harrell – President of Baptist Community Ministries Bobby Yarborough – Co-owner of Manda Fine Meats in Baton Rouge Rod West – Executive VP and CAO of Entergy