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THURSDAY, June 26, 2003
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
David Watson, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
Sharon Mears, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean

MEMBERS ABSENT:

None

  1. Call to Order
    1. Dean Nelson called the meeting to order.
  2. Announcements
    • Web CT memo to faculty on 6-25-03.
    • SOP Annual Report went to printers today.  Will be printing 1500 copies for distribution.  Copies should be ready in two weeks.
    • Billy Walker will be severing all ties with the SOP.
    • Dallas 4-year plan submitted as agenda item for the Board of Regents approval at the upcoming 2003 August Board of Regents Meeting.  If approved by the Board of Regents then the next step would be to obtain permission from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to go ahead with the program.
    • Meeting with Marshall Hill, Director of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the Dallas 4-year plan on July 8, 2003 in Austin, Texas.  Also will be meeting with Curtis Burch, Medicaid Administrator for the Texas Health & Human Services Commission in Austin, Texas.
    • SOP Budget is complete.
    • Poison Center will be located at the SOP in Amarillo.  Will be advertising nationally for a Medical Director and Director of the Center.  Poison Center will stay at NWTHS for approximately 2 years.  Faculty member will be a faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine.
    • Mike Phillips, Associate Vice President for Telecommunications at TTUHSC in Lubbock will be here at the SOP on June 20 to discuss computer services to assist with Web CT and streaming video.
    • Dr. Yinghong Feng has decided not to accept a faculty position in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  3. Facilities – David Watson
    • Continuing with construction of laboratories in the SOP basement.  Two months behind schedule because of mechanical problems.
    • Will be traveling to Dallas on July 10 to meet with builder of SOP addition.  Classroom to be ready for classes in August.
  4. Administrative Issues
    • Roland Patry - Finalizing all documents for SACS Accreditation.
  6. Pharmacy Operations – Roland Patry
    • No report.
  8. Fiscal Affairs – David Watson
    • No report.
  10. Program Development/Visionary Ideas
    • Roland Patry - Telepharmacy Project – Looking at newer technology.
      • Working on computerized dispensing.
      • Working with medical residents for dispensing understanding.
    • Gary Collins - Reviewing all contracts on Affiliation Agreements.
  12. Adjournment
    • Meeting was adjourned at 1:10 pm.
    • Respectfully submitted by Sharon Mears