School of Medicine Dean’s Report – Faculty Senate 3/12/12

 

 

The Match Day Ceremony will be held on Friday, March 16th at 11:00 a.m. in

Levin Hall Main Auditorium

 

New this year is the NRMP’s Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAPSM).  The new Program will replace the Scramble. See details below.

What is SOAP?

Ψ  SOAP is not a second match. It is a series of offers by programs.

Ψ  It is a process through which positions offered by unfilled programs are accepted by unmatched applicants during Match Week.

Ψ  Unfilled programs electing to participate in SOAP offer positions to SOAP-eligible unmatched applicants through the Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) System.

Ψ  The R3 System offers positions to applicants in order of a program’s preference.

Ψ  Applicants can receive multiple offers in any round.

Ψ  Positions offered/accepted during SOAP establish a binding commitment enforced by the Match Participation Agreement.

 

 

Homecoming for the School of Medicine was held March 8-10, 2012. During this event the President and Mrs. David Callender hosted a reception honoring the classes of 1962 and all distinguished alumni. Five SOM alumni have been selected for the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2012 in honor of their outstanding service to the medical profession.  Each year, recipients for this award are honored at a special Alumni Association reception and at the School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony.  The award is the highest honor bestowed by the alumni of the School of Medicine.  Recipients are as follows:

 

·      Bohn D. Allen, MD, FACS (Arlington, TX)

·      Gerald Callas, MD, PhD (Tiki Island, TX) 

·      John D. Oswalt, MD (Austin, TX) 

·      Mark W. Newton, MD (Kijabe, KENYA)

·      Frank C. Schmalstieg, Jr., MD, PhD (UTMB faculty member)

 

 

UTMB Connect will enable UTMB Health to implement new documentation and coding requirements needed to bill patients for our services. It is an extensive and mission-critical initiative that will replace all revenue cycle information systems such as scheduling, registration and billing. The project will prepare us for the changes required to support a transition to documentation and coding using the latest generation of ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes.  These systems will maximize the efficiency of our work while improving care for patients through a “one patient, one record" approach.  The end result will be:

–      One record

–      Better, safer care

–      More personalized service

–      Single patient bill

 

 

The budget process for FY13 is underway for the Academic Enterprise. Over the next several months, we will be working to formulate departmental budgets. Below is the calendar for budget preparation activities:

 

Departmental Reviews–Management Discussion and Analysis           January 1-31st

School of Medicine/Health System Budget Hearings                             February 1- March 16th

Faculty Recruitment Plan Finalized                                                          March  16th

Academic Enterprise Finalize Unit Targets                                             March 27th

Hyperion Upgrade and Web Training                                                       April 1-30th

Chair’s State of Budget Review Meeting                                                 April 5th

Administrator’s State of Budget Review Meeting                                  April 6th

Web Forms Training                                                                                    April 17-26th

Academic Enterprise Department Targets Approved                             April 30th

Target’s Issued to the Departments                                                           May 1st

Budget Forums                                                                                              May 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd

Departments will Load Budget into Hyperion Planning System          May 1-31st

Budget Due to Provost Operations and Fiscal Affairs                            May 31st

Provost Office will work with Departments to Reconcile Budgets      June 1-15th

Provost Office to Finalized Budget in Hyperion Planning System      June 20th

 

 

A joint meeting was held last week between the School of Medicine and UTMB Health System for the purpose of working collaboratively to prioritize clinical recruiting needs. Discussion included:

–       Clinical Strategic Plan: Recommendations for incremental faculty recruitment over the next eight years (FY2012-FY2020) for the following service lines:

o   Cancer

o   GI/Digestive

o   Heart, thoracic and vascular

o   Musculoskeletal

o   Neuroscience

o   Pediatrics

o   Transplant Services.

–       Facilities Update

–       Review of Departmental Clinical Faculty Requests/Recommendations