MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES January 15, 2015 Members of the Academic & Student Affairs Committee of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees met at 3:08 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015, in the Jefferson Room of Grawemeyer Hall, Belknap Campus, with members present and absent as follows: Present: Mr. Bruce Henderson, Chair Ms. Monali Haldankar, Vice Chair Mrs. Marie Abrams Mr. Steve Campbell Dr. Pam Feldhoff Mr. Craig Greenberg Mr. Robert W. Rounsavall, III Other Trustees Present: Mr. Robert P. Benson, Jr. Dr. Larry Benz Dr. Emily Bingham Mr. Douglas Hall Dr. Robert Curtis Hughes Ms. Angela Lewis-Klein Ms. Brucie Moore Dr. Jody Prather; exited the meeting at 3:48 p.m. Mr. Robert W. Rounsavall, III Ms. Phoebe Wood From the University: Dr. James R. Ramsey, President Dr. William Pierce, Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation Dr. David L. Dunn, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Mr. Keith Inman, Vice President for University Advancement Mr. Dan Hall, Vice President for Community Engagement Ms. Susan Howarth, Assoc. Vice President for Finance Ms. Dana Mayton, University Counsel Ms. Priscilla Hancock, Vice President for Information Technology Mr. John Drees, Assoc. VP for Communications and Marketing Ms. Terri Rutledge, Asst. VP for Finance Ms. Becky Simpson, Sr. Assoc. VP for Communication and Marketing Mr. Mark Hebert, Director, Media Relations Ms. Cindy Hess, Director, Communications and Marketing Ms. Anne Rademaker, Director of Reporting and University Accounting Dr. John Sauk, Dean, School of Dentistry Dr.Greg Postel, Vice Dean, School of Medicine

2 I. Call to Order Dr. Marcia Hern, Dean, School of Nursing Dr. Craig Blakely, Dean, School of Public Health and Information Sciences Mrs. Kathleen Smith, Assistant Secretary Ms. Trisha W. Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff Mr. Jake Beamer, Board Liaison Having determined a quorum present, Chair Henderson called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. Approval of Minutes September 11, 2014 Ms. Haldankar made a motion, which Dr. Feldhoff seconded, to approve the minutes of September 11, The motion passed. II. Update on Health Sciences Center Programs Dr. Dunn introduced the four Deans of the schools in the Health Sciences Center: Deans John Sauk, School of Dentistry; Greg Postel, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine; Marcia Hern, School of Nursing; and Craig Blakely, School of Public Health. Dr. Dunn then briefed the board on the UofL HSC Centers and Institutes which include the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, Center for Autism, Center for Environmental, Genomics & Integrative Biology, Center for Health Hazard Preparedness, Center for Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Depression Center, Diabetes & Obesity Center, Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, Institute for Molecular Cardiology, Institute for Sustainable Health and Optimal Aging, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville Birth Defects Center, and the Gheens Center on Aging. Dr. Dunn provided a high-level overview of the HSC with information about the colleges included in the HSC: Dentistry 135 full-time, 53 part-time faculty, 211 staff 493 students 41 residents 101 degrees awarded (71 DMD, 26 dental hygiene, 3 masters) Medicine 816 full-time faculty 1,165 full-time staff part-time staff 648 students 677 residents 151 degrees awarded

3 Nursing 47 full-time faculty, 20 staff 1100 graduate/undergraduate students 127 degrees awarded Public Health 41 full-time faculty, 28 staff 178 students; and 44 degrees awarded (42 masters; 2 doctoral) HSC Initiatives UofL KentuckyOne Health Partnership 2012 $1.4 B DCV over 20 years Institute for Cellular Therapeutics/Regenerex Novartis Exclusive License 2013 Worldwide Market Potential = $4-8 B per annum UofL Potential = $100 - $200 M per annum Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Proposal = $60 M James Graham Brown Foundation Grant Proposal = $30 M Dr. Dunn then introduced each of the HSC deans. School of Dentistry Dean Sauk briefed the board on the following: Mission: The University Of Louisville School Of Dentistry, through excellence in teaching and research, will educate competent dental professionals. The School will provide quality oral health care and will serve the community to fulfill our urban and statewide missions.

4 Vision: The vision for the School of Dentistry is to sustain and further develop the unit as a nationally recognized top tier School of Dentistry. This recognition and status will be achieved through programs that are excellent in their outcomes and focused in their scope. Inherent in the vision is a commitment to research and scholarship in its many forms including: discovery, service, application, and integration. The school will: Select students that represent a cross-section of society with a commitment to diversity. Embrace candidates who aspire to excel in their personal and professional life. Educate students to be clinically competent and mature critical thinkers. Work to ensure that our students become responsible informed and engaged citizens who will become involved in the cultural, social, and economic aspects of their communities. Prepare students for leadership roles in the emerging knowledge economy. School of Dentistry Class of 2017: Class size 120 o Female 55 o Male 64 o Did not report gender 1 Applications for cycle 2,981 Applications for cycle 3,115 Overall GPA 3.51 BCP GPA 3.40 DAT Academic Average 19 (national mean 18.7) PAT Average 20 (national average 18.8) Average Age 24 (range 20-34) Applicants interviewed 465 Enrollment: School of Dentistry Total 597 DMD 477 Dental Hygiene 58 Postgraduate 57 Oral Biology 5 Commitment to Diversity:

5 : The University of Louisville, one of twelve such programs, was recognized and given an award at the American Association for Dental Education for its achievement in minority recruitment. State of the Art Facility: Patient Centered Care Doctor of Dental Medicine and Dental Hygiene Specialty Care o Endodontics o Periodontics o Prosthodontics o Pediatric Dentistry o Orthodontics o General Practice o Oral Surgery Community Based Programs: Norton Hospital Kosair Operating Room UofL School of Dentistry at Sam Swope Kosair Charities Centre Home of the Innocents Elizabethtown-Miller Clinic (Ryan White) Hazelwood/Underwood and Lee (Special Needs Adults) Research Programs: Microbiology Immunology & Infectious Diseases (Oral & Systemic Disease Relationships) Developmental Biology (Birth Defects Center) Reconstruction and Regeneration (3D imaging and additive manufacturing)

6 Clinical and Behavior aspects of patients with special needs (AIDS, Physical and Behavioral Development Disturbances) Dean Sauk concluded his report with the School of Dentistry s USA Ranking (number 14), accreditation (fully accredited in 2008 with no recommendations, suggestions, or reporting requirements), and the school s challenges and strategic opportunities for the future. He then fielded questions from the Board. School of Medicine Vice Dean Postel briefed the board on the following: Mission: To improve the health of our patients and our communities through excellence in education, clinical care, research and community engagement. Dr. Postel noted the School of Medicine promoted diversity across all of its mission and most recently has gained attention for being proactive related to AAMC LGBT initiatives. Full time faculty 831 Part time faculty 59 Gratis faculty 1,170 Medical students 621 Residents and Fellows 635 SOM staff 1,140 ULP staff 1,028 University Hospital employees 2,000 Jewish Hospital employees 2,000 Total 9,500 Strategic Priorities: Integrate learning across disciplines and professions to prepare physicians and scientists for 21st century challenges. Perform transformative research that positively impacts the health and welfare of our communities. University of Louisville Physicians will provide an exceptional patient experience and high quality outcomes. Actively collaborate with our communities to improve health through partnerships, outreach, advocacy and engaged scholarship. Create and sustain effective leadership and infrastructure to support our mission, and serve as strong financial stewards to assure efficiency and sustainability. ULP Goals: Build a robust Patient Referral Network across all U of L Physician (ULP) practices.

7 Invest in the development and retention of primary care physicians. Strengthen and leverage the ULP brand and image for an exceptional patient experience and high quality outcomes. Streamline and strengthen organization and operations to promote success. Leverage clinical partnerships to enhance the future success of ULP and meet the health needs of our patients. LCME Accreditation Major Issues: Instructional facility o Has been updated based on LCME s recommendation Preclinical curricular design and management o Changed from a department centered curriculum to one which is centrally managed, integrated across disciplines and which encourages active learning. o Evolution of course content now reflects best practices in medical education and LCME standards. o Technology advanced to allow central monitoring of the curriculum. o Culture changed that now embraces shared ownership of medical education. Dr. Postel noted a recent meeting with LCME officials took place at which time it was determined that the SOM was on track for an early site visit to be performed in May of 2015, and the SOM was fully accredited by the ACGME and operates 63 fully accredited residencies and fellowships. CME Accreditation: Accredited program providing CME for 8,000 physicians and 18,000 nonphysicians each year. Opportunity to promote the UofL brand beyond the region User friendly IT interface Course offerings tripled in last 2 years Research areas of special strength: Spinal Cord Injury Stem Cell Research Regenerative Medicine Health Impact of Environmental Pollution Infectious Disease (specifically HIV and pneumonia) Transplant Rejection Chemotherapy Drugs Kidney Disease GI Medicine SOM NIH Rankings: Internal Medicine 47/112

8 Pharmacology 27/94 Neurosurgery 9/37 Anatomical Sciences 22/76 Urology Top 15 Community Engagement: Emphasis on community engagement and community engaged scholarship Facilitate partnerships Develop community engagement incentives and recognition Align community needs with SOM strengths and objectives Advocate for population health improvement Dr. Postel then fielded questions from the Board. School of Nursing Dean Hern reported the following: The School of Medicine: Has a 40 year history year associate degree (A.D.) then RN-BSN and Master s degree in Nursing Administration 1985 Traditional BSN replaced A.D PhD 2009 BSN Extension in Owensboro SON Baccalaureate and Graduate programs Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) March 30, 2011-December 31, 2021 Our Nurse Residency Program at University Hospital is also CCNE accredited (1/12 in US!) Graduate programs rank 64 th in US News & World Report (more than 700 nursing schools in our American Association of Colleges of Nursing) Current Majors: BSN 1 st degree: 95% graduation rate RN-BSN (100% online) MSN Nurse Practitioner Majors (NP) o Adult Gero o Adult Acute Care o Family o Neonatal o Psychiatric Mental Health o Women s Health PhD

9 New Programs: Master s Entry into Professional Nursing (for students earning 2nd degree) begins May 2015 Pediatric acute care NP, Fall 2015 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) begins Fall 2016 Spring 2015 Current Enrollment (unofficial): 532 pre-nursing students in Freshman & Sophomore years 461 admitted Upper division Junior & Senior BSN students 124 Masters students 16 PhD students Current Faculty and Staff: 51 FTE faculty 31/51 or 61% doctoral prepared 7 MSN faculty working on PhD/DNP Goal: 70-75% in 3 years 26 part-time faculty 25 FTE staff Vision: To be a reputational leader in workforce development with high demand graduates, able to practice to their full scope, working in interprofessional teams and conducting reputational research in restorative health as noted by SON listed on NIH funding list for schools of nursing Dean Hern then fielded questions from the Board.

10 School of Public Health and Information Sciences Dean Blakely presented the following: Mission: Establish global health presence Establish undergraduate program in public health Build a strong health policy focus Become visibly engaged in West Louisville Degree Programs: PhD o Biostatistics o Public Health Sciences Environmental Epidemiology Management Health Promotion MPH o Biostatistics o Health Promotion o Management o Epidemiology o Environmental MS o Biostatistics o Epidemiology o Clinical Investigative Sciences Undergraduate Program o BS Public Health o BA Public Health Enrollment Data: Student Type ? Doctoral Masters Undgergraduate NA 2 71 Non-Degree/Other Total Establish Global Health Presence: Top 25 Schools of Public Health all doing global o Most provide wonderful experience for students o Top 7 or 8 truly impacting population health

11 University of Louisville SPHIS o Establish PH instructional programs in Lahore, Pakistan Human Capital present Lack of PH Infrastructure o Intent to develop local capacity under our degree granting authority o 8-10 years establish it as true Pakistan program o Disciples impact health infrastructure and policy in country Establish Undergraduate Program: Ignored traditional instructional silos Foundation critical thinking skills 70 students first year, Expect 100 more next fall Curriculum well received Small cadre faculty enjoying integrated instructional model Re-energized faculty Build Strong Health Policy Program: Commonwealth Institute o A transdisciplinary collaborative for population health improvement, policy and analytics o Build infrastructure (3-4 faculty hires, post docs, doctoral students, staff) Big Data New policy focus, Health Services Research Likely instructional program spin-offs (eg, MS data science) One Key Start-up Projects o ACA regional evaluation Expansion of work already doing with Louisville Metro Board of Health New inclusion of workforce analyses Deloitte study improved meeting with Sec. Haynes, NGA 7 state pilot West Louisville Partnerships: New Office Public Health Practice o Monica Wendel, Associate Dean o Working closely with Mayor s Office, LCCC West Louisville site Promise Zone proposal o Likely instructional program spin-off (eg, MPH in Public HealthPractice) Start-up projects o West End Health Literacy Intervention ACA enrollment success Cannot assume newly insured will immediately know how to navigate health care system differently. Literacy: system access, health status, personal behavior o West End Youth Violence Prevention Initiative

12 Working with A&S, Social Work and Bellarmine University Students as trained change agents youth advocacy Become closely engaged with Mayor s Office of Safe Neighborhoods Summary/Question: Fully reaccredited by CEPH last year (full 7 years) Excited about growth o Both existing o And anticipated SPHIS is poised to become a better collaborator o Increased policy analytics o Expanded research skills o Newly expanded focus on public health practice/community engagement Implications for new instructional programs o MS Data Science o Executive MHA o PhD Health Services Research o MPH practice/global Dr. Blakely then fielded questions from the Board. Chair Henderson thanked all the deans for their reports. Mr. Blue left the meeting at 4:01 p.m. Mr. Rounsavall left the meeting at 4:10 p.m. Dr. Dunn, at the request of Dr. Benz and Mr. Greenberg, fielded question about the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Hughes asked the Board to propose future teach-in discussion items for future board meetings. III. Adjournment Mr. Greenberg made a motion, which Mrs. Abrams seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 4:19 p.m. The motion passed. Approved by: Assistant Secretary

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