1. Committee # 9: Educational Resources: General Facilities/Clinical Teaching Facilities

2. Continuing challenges regarding previous “findings” :
---”in some cases, inadequate quantity and quality of teaching and research space”---
The committee is happy to report that significant progress has been made in improving both the quantity and quality of teaching and research space in the college of medicine and its affiliates.
The committee feels that the concerns expressed by the site visit team in 1999 have been fully addressed and corrected.

3. Challenges with specific LCME “standards”:
Current facilities will not support expansion of medical class size
Small group conference room technology needs to be standardized
Research facilities will not support expansion
Research core facilities need to be expanded
Student safety education needs continued monitoring

4. Highlights of Responses to Guide to Self Study Questions:
Changes since 1999 site visit:
Renovation and upgrade of lecture rooms and labs
Addition of small group conference rooms
Construction of sf clinical skills center
Planning for new student health club/lounge facility and computer lab/study room facility
Construction of new research buildings at All Children’s Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center
Construction of a 30,000 sf of additional animal facilities
Renovation of north campus research space
Construction of Children’s Medical Services building for administration offices and patient care on north campus
Planning for Centers for Advanced Health Care on north and south campuses
Planning for Center for Simulation, Training and Research on north campus

5. Overall Strengths:
Student class rooms and labs remodeled and fitted with new electronic and internet capability
New, state-of-the-art clinical skills center is available
New patient care and research facilities have either recently opened or will be opened in the next 3 years
Significant upgrades have been made to the security of the main COM complex on the North campus
At the clinical teaching sites, the number of patients and supervisors is more than adequate
The patient mix is more than adequate at the teaching sites
New affiliation agreements signed with clinical sites and the interaction between administrations at the clinical sites and the COM is excellent

6. Overall Challenges:
Educating students as to security procedures and features in the learning environment is a constant challenge. Signage and education programs must be continually evaluated for effectiveness.
Existing teaching and research facilities do not allow for expansion of programs; however, a number of building projects are planned to address this deficiency.
Many research offices and labs on the North campus are in need of renovation; however, funding for renovation projects is being sought.
Research equipment core facilities on the North campus need to be developed to complement the core facility at the Moffitt.

7. Comments Regarding Process:
Dr. Wallach’s office and staff helpful and well organized
Too much redundancy in the LCME reporting process