1. Department of Medicine Faculty Meeting Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Announcements
Match Results – R Simmons
Clinical Metrics
Budget Update

2. Announcements Update on Section Chief Searches
Hematology-Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Medical Data Science update
Single Cell Sequencing core under consideration
Dr. Barbara Corkey stepping down as VC Research in January, 2018
Pfizer-CTI pre-proposals due April 21 (RFA distributed)
Through January 2017, DOM research funding down 38% but applications up 9%

3. Upcoming Grand Rounds March 31, 2017- CLINICAL / RESEARCH
Activity Title: TBD
Speakers: Robert Simms & Maria Trojanowska
April 7, 2017
Activity Title: Gary Garber Grand Rounds, A Modern Understanding of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Speaker: Eric M. Isselbacher, M.D., M.Sc.
April 14, 2017
Activity Title: Faulkner Grand Rounds / Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Mindy Fain
April 21, 2017
Speaker: Paul Farmer
April 28, CLINICAL / RESEARCH
Speakers: Drs. Jon Fuller, Meg Sullivan, Andrew Henderson, Manish Sagar

4. May Grand Rounds May 5 2017 Activity Title: BUSM ALUMNI WEEK
Speaker: Nicole S. Gibran, M.D. ’85 & Nicole S. Gibran, M.D. ’85
May 12, 2017
Activity Title: Mark Moskowitz Visiting Professorship
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Rigotti
May 19, 2017
Activity Title: KORN MEMORIAL LECTURE
Speakers: TBD
May 26, 2017
Last Grand Rounds

5. Faculty Development Seminars
How to Program for Success as a Mentee
Emelia Benjamin
April 26th from 12-1pm in Evans 118
May 1st from 5-6pm in Wilkins
How to Successfully Submit Manuscripts: Perspectives from journal editors
Vasan Ramachandran & Deborah Cotton
May 11th from 12-1pm in Evans 118
CV Boot Camp: Have your CV reviewed by members of the A&P Committee
May 30th from 12-1pm in Wilkins

6. Upcoming application deadlines for 2017-18 faculty development programs
Women’s Leadership
March 20th – April 23rd
Under-Represented Minority Faculty Development
April 3rd – April 30th

7. Women’s Leadership Program
Target audience
BUMC women faculty
Number of Faculty
Up to 20 per year
Program Structure
10 months from September to June
2 hours every three weeks
Applications accepted March 20 – April 23, 2017
Program Elements
Experiential seminars focused on effective leadership and fostering change from current role
Learning community to successfully negotiate challenges, foster resiliency, and achieve goals
Conversation Cafes with inspirational leaders

8. Minority Faculty Development Program
Target audience
BUMC under-represented minority in medicine faculty
Number of Faculty
Up to 20 per year
Program Structure
9-months from October to June
1.5 hours every three weeks
Applications accepted April 3 – April 30, 2017
Program Elements
Experiential seminars focused on career and leadership development skills, and the experiences of URM faculty
Individual career coaching to identify resources and mentors, successfully negotiate challenges, and achieve identified goals
Conversation Cafes with inspirational leaders

9. Faculty Grants Faculty Development & Diversity Grants
Open to ALL DOM FACULTY at all levels seeking to further their professional development in research, education, clinical skills, and/or leadership
Next deadline is April 15th

10. Faculty Grants Education Pilot Grants
$ $5000 grants to fund innovative projects and research in education
Grant recipients participate in a 6-session writing course to support their project & manuscript development
Deadline is May 1, 2017

11. DOM Networking Dinners
Investigators
April 20th from 6:30 to 8:30
Women Faculty
May 11th from 6:30 to 8:30
Under-Represented Minorities & Allies
May 16th from 6:30 to 8:30
Enjoy good food and meaningful discussion with your DOM colleagues.
Emelia Benjamin’s home in Brookline
RSVP to Robina Bhasin at

12. Clinical Metrics The Highlights
wRVU’s up 7% YTD relative to AY 17 and 1% relative to budget CPT’s up 6% YTD Clinic volume 6.4% below goal MD Productivity 1.10 No show rate 24.1% Clinical revenue down due 824K shortfall in Health Safety Net (free care) Ambulatory Access: 53.3% within 14 days O:E Mortality – 0.79 hospital wide, slightly higher for medicine

13. Budget Update
Due in FPF in mid-April Currently projecting 2% COLA Projecting operating deficit of $2.9 m (includes dean tax of 3%), additional expense reductions will be necessary Lower BU Fringe rate built into the budget