Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Curriculum and Student Affairs Committee

	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Curriculum and Student Affairs Committee

Present: Boissonnault, Crouse, Gilchrist, Kanous, Kirchhoff, Rosa, Spear (Chair), Thompson, Zahner

Approval of Minutes: The November 15, 2002, meeting minutes were approved with the following correction: Byron Crouse was present.

Future Activity of Interdisciplinary Health List-Serve:
There has not been much activity on the list-serve. Suggestions on how to change this include:

--Put the IHSC Meeting Minutes, Committee Summaries and the Annual Reports on the list-serve.
-- The IHSC could put out a campus wide message to introduce the list-serve and it’s purpose.
-- Post issues regarding Inter-D time slots and course credits and ask for feedback.
-- Ask other Inter-D groups for information that they would like to have posted on the list serve.
-- Committee members could post comments that would serve to establish and frame the discussion for others on campus.

S. Spear will send out instructions on how to subscribe to the list-serve, as well as the Web-site address. And will find out how many people are currently subscribed to the list-serve.

--Follow up with Andrea regarding an update on the Web site.
-- Find out what challenges or obstacles need addressing.

Identify a current list of classes/courses that are truly interdisciplinary. A graduate nursing student (Amy Miller) last completed this task in 1997 and there was a considerable amount of work involved in compiling the information. Perhaps there is a student available during the upcoming summer who can take the list from 1997 and update it.

Is there any grant funding available to assist with this project? The entire interdisciplinary concept intertwines with the Wisconsin Idea. A cluster hire might be possible if there is enough scholarly work involved.

Develop specific identifying criteria for such courses. A summary of general criteria was included in the last annual report. The IHSC committee should define courses versus competencies.

Are there existing examples of shared criteria for interdisciplinary learning experiences that have already been developed?

Suggest asking Mark Albanese for assistance in developing criteria. Mark has been investigating interdisciplinary health sciences teaching models.

Develop mentoring networks with other disciplines.

Discussed the working group topics elucidated at November meeting—clinical challenge competition, community projects/clinical experiences, exploring grant resources, faculty development, criteria development—and agreed that all are worthy of further exploration, but criteria development is the most pressing priority to address.

Obtain 5-10 articles regarding interdisciplinary health sciences education for review by the IHSC members. This may help to develop a consistent knowledge base for all committee members from which to develop interdisciplinary criteria. Will ask Andrea Ball to help obtain such a reading list.

Invite Craig Gjerde to the next meeting for his input regarding interspecialty education and ask him for assistance in developing criteria.

Check with the Waisman Center and the VA Hospital for interdisciplinary criteria.

Agenda for January IHSC Committee Meeting
Rennebohm Hall, Room 1042
8-9:30 AM, Friday, January 17, 2003

1. Approval of minutes from 12/20/02 meeting
2. Update on interdisciplinary-health website and listserve
3. Update activity of timetable group
4. Craig Gjerde to join committee to begin discussion on developing specific criteria to review interdisciplinary course submissions

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