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THURSDAY, August 12, 2004
12:00 PM
DEAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM

IN ATTENDANCE:

Summer Balcer, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Services
Gary Collins, R. Ph., Interim Associate Dean for Experiential Programs
Richard Leff, Pharm.D., Regional Dean, Dallas
Sherry Luedtke, Pharm.D., Associate Dean for Professional Affairs
Arthur Nelson, Jr., R.Ph., Ph. D., Dean
Roland Patry, D.P.H., Assoc. Dean for Patient Care Services and Executive Assoc. Dean
Charles Seifert, Pharm.D., Regional Dean, Lubbock
Thomas Thekkumkara, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean for Research
Sharon Mears, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean

MEMBERS ABSENT:

David Watson, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

  1. Call to Order

    Dean Nelson called the meeting to order.

  2. Announcements
    • Dean Nelson gave an update on President Wilson’s recent Executive Retreat
    • President Wilson wanted to focus on three priority areas at the Retreat
      1. Where do we want to go,
      2. How will we get there, and
      3. Where are we now.
      4. Research.
        • School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and School of Graduate of Biomedical Sciences should be NIH funded research.
        • President expects all four institutions to be involved in diversity and service to rural population groups and ethnic groups, and access to health care issues.
        • Critical that each school must develop own strategy related to the priority areas.
        • Quality education of students is the #1 priority.
      Targets:
      1. NIH funding to increase three folds in next five years.
      2. Reduce contributions to charitable organizations.
      3. Possible new name for TTUHSC.
        1. Texas Tech Health Sciences University
        2. Texas Tech Medical Sciences University
        Suggested names will be submitted to the Texas Tech Board of Regents for approval.
      4. Vision and Mission Statement Development
      5. El Paso Medical School
  3. Roundtable
    • Chuck Seifert
      • Next Thursday space proposal can go forward for the new pharmacy.
      • SECC Awards for Lubbock SOP (1) Highest per cent contribution for department, (2) Highest single contribution.
    • Richard Leff
      • Orientation for incoming P3 students tomorrow.
      • Starting classes on August 16.
    • David Allen
      • Coordinating peer review teaching process.
    • Sherry Luedtke
      • Student organization back to school picnic scheduled for August 27.
      • Finalizing Career Fair.
      • Scheduling Dean’s Student Advisory Council Retreat.
      • Coordinating Convocation seminars.  Suggested scheduling the Convocation seminars less frequently.  Possibly the student organizations could provide the speaker.
    • Summer Balcer
      • Today is final day for Boot Camp.
      • New printers are in Lubbock.
      • New scanner has been installed at SOP in Amarillo.
      • Medical Services contract for students completed.
      • Oath Ceremony very successful.
    • Thomas Thekkumkara
      • First week of September is deadline for submission of the Seed Grants.
      • Confocal microscope has been installed in the basement.  Training will start next week.
      • Research Workshop scheduled for September 7, 2004.  Dr. Thomas Davis will be speaker at the workshop.
      • Reorganized web pages should be functional by first of January 2005.
      • Suspended research contract with Dr. Sandberg.
      • Dr. Trey Putnam will be the Unit Safety Officer in Dallas SOP.
    • Roland Patry
      • Pharmacy on HSC campus in Lubbock will be completed by January 2005.
      • Moving the pharmacy to temporary quarters on first floor on El Paso campus.
      • Working with purchasing and Dr. Pence on access to prescription drugs controlled substances.
  4. Adjournment
    1. Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears