Curriculum Revision Update
11-11-99
1. Years One and Two – Dr. David Katz
a) The following motion passed unanimously:
To approve the Curriculum Leadership Council’s policy on the grading of interim
examinations as an accurate expression of current CME policy.
The subject committee chair has the following responsibilities:
- Setting the prospective pass mark of the interim exam
- Selecting examination questions
- Having sole authority to delete or change answers to a question that has been flagged in
the technical analysis
- Having sole authority to change a passing score after the exam has been graded.
The Committee on Evaluation and Standards (CES) serves in an advisory capacity
to the subject committee chair.
b) Outcomes of the revised Year One curriculum
- Subject committee chairs are working together to provide a better coordinated and
integrated curriculum, including improved integration of basic science and clinical
science.
- Subject committee chairs are making more efficient use of their time.
- A structure is in place to achieve true integration of basic science and clinical
science.
c) Plans for the Year Two revised curriculum
- Submission of a proposal to revise teaching of cancer biology and oncology
- Curriculum Leadership Council (CLC) to determine how much restructuring of Year Two will
be necessary.
- CLC to examine issue of poor class attendance by students occurring after February in
Year Two, when students opt to study for the USMLE Step 1
d) Discussion of steps taken to address the problems in histology
2. Year Three
- Second retreat of the Year Three curriculum revision to take place tomorrow Friday,
November 12, 1999, where a proposal for a 12-month curriculum will be presented.
- Dr. Greenfield has circulated a preliminary draft of the 12-month third year prior to
the retreat that has been met with enthusiasm.
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