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2009 Professionalism Summit

On April 8, 2009, UTMB held the second Professionalism Summit hosted by the President's Office and the Professionalism Committee.  The keynote speaker was David C. Leach, M.D., retired Executive Director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  Dr. Leach's videotaped presentation can be accessed below:

If you'd like a copy of Dr. Leach's PowerPoint presentation, please click on this link:  Creating a Culture of Professionalism:  Reconnecting Soul and Role.


Pictured from left:  Rebecca Saavedra, Co-Chair of the Professionalism Committee, keynote speaker David C. Leach, UTMB President David L. Callender and Teri Wenglein-Callender.



integrity   compassion   respect

MISSION STATEMENT
To further an environment that supports and measures professionalism.

VISION STATEMENT
We are accountable to each other and those we serve.

Professionalism Committee
Brand Vision
UTMB - You Treat Me Best

The following multi-year goals were selected by the Professionalism Committee to support the Mission/Vision:

1)  Advance understanding of professionalism as defined by the UTMB Professionalism Charter;
2)  Improve professionalism by developing and endorsing strategies that identify, measure and address professionalism; and
3)  Implement processes that eliminate all unprofessional behaviors.

2008 Professionalism Committee Retreat
Thursday, August 14, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
6.306 President's Conference Room
Administration Building

Professionalism Presentations

July 17, 2008 - Dr. Kirk Smith
Professionalism and Cultural Competency

June 5, 2008 - Dr. Thomas Blackwell
Blackwell Presentation
Resident Evaluation
Faculty Evaluation
Nurse Evaluation

May 15, 2008 - Doug Stark
Professionalism and You Count

April 3, 2008 - Suzanne Peloquin
The Enculturation Process Related to Professionalism in the SAHS

March 6, 2008 - Anne Frye
Data Collected from Medical Students:  Course and Clerkship Evaluations
Professionalism Data Summary

February 21, 2008 - Michael Ainsworth
Early Concern Notes

February 21, 2008 - Vince Loffredo
SON Professionalism Poster
Professionalism Evaluations

February 7, 2008 - Barbara Stripling
Medical Staff Office Data


Hickson, Gerald - November 2007 Academic Medicine: 
A Complementary Approach to Professionalism


2008 PROFESSIONALISM PROJECT AWARD
WINNERS

The Professionalism Committee recently sought proposals for the 2008 Professionalism Project Awards. These awards were created to increase the discussions and activities around the commitments of the UTMB Professionalism Charter across the campus. Five to seven Professionalism Project Awards (not to exceed $5000 each) were available to entities, departments and/or work groups to fund initiatives that target one or more of the UTMB Professionalism Charter Commitments.

The UTMB Professionalism Charter outlines 12 commitments that everyone at the institution is asked to follow. These commitments outline the expectations of a UTMB culture that values integrity, compassion, and respect. The commitments are to:

• Professional Responsibilities
• Improving Access to Education and  Health Care
• Service
• Diversity
• Quality
• Professional Competence
• Maintaining Appropriate Relations
• Confidentiality
• Managing Conflicts of Interest
• Honesty
• Knowledge
• Responsible Use of Resources

The projects include the participation of employees from all levels and include interprofessional and/or cross-functional initiatives. 

The Professionalism Committee reviewed the proposals and selected five (5) winners. Awardees have one year to complete their projects and will be expected to present their work in an institution-wide Professionalism Summit that will be held in April 2009.

The Summit will include selected presentations by those areas whose projects are of broad interest and serve as models that can be replicated by other areas in the institution. Each group that received an award will also be asked to participate in a poster session. At the culmination of the yearlong project, projects will be judged and the most innovative and effective initiative will be selected for a prestigious President’s Professionalism Award.

2008 PROFESSIONALISM PROJECT AWARD WINNERS

Student Readers’ Theater Series ($5,000) – Student reading scripts incorporating research through exploration of relevant topics.

PI: Cheryl Kaplan, Institute for the Medical Humanities

Clinics Education and Training Mentor Program ($5,000) – Mentoring program for OSAs (outpatient support associates).

PI: Sandra Tillis, Clinics Education and Training

Cost Effective Care Seminar Series ($3,600) – Provides information about patient and institution incurred costs.

PI: Neisha D’Souza and Katrina Leonard, School of Medicine

Daily Reminders of Professionalism: The Medical Student Academic Calendar Project ($1,840) – Calendar featuring photographs and feature one of the 12 Professionalism Charter commitments.

PI: Judith Rowen and Brook Hyatt, Pediatrics

K.E.E.P. Our Promise ($5,000) – An interdisciplinary course and a direct intervention/service learning program.

PI: Jason Glenn, Institute for the Medical Humanities

Changing the Culture of Medical Education ($5,000) – A system to evaluate medical professionalism and humanism, provide a comparative analysis of assessment results.

PI: Sandra Riegle, Institute for the Medical Humanities

 

For more information contact the Office of the President via 
email at sllashwa@utmb.edu or phone at ext. 21901.