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UMEDivision of Medical EducationThe School of Medicine (SOM) oftenrelies on the Department of FamilyMedicine’s Division of MedicalEducation, led by Dr. RichardGallagher, for professional medicaleducation support in the developmentand implementation of the SOM’seducational efforts. More recently theSOM has taken steps to strengthen itscapacity to provide such support.In past issues of this publication,we’ve reported on the leadership ofDr. Thomas Roe in the developmentof the Clinical Medicine courserequired for freshman and sophomoremedical students. In collaborationwith co-directors Dr. Michael Stellini,Internal Medicine, and Dr. Kathy Ling-McGeorge, Pediatrics, we continue tokeep the course innovative. This courseis notable for its small group case-basedformat.Recently, there have been requests foradditional support from the medicaleducation division. In recognition of Dr.Patrick Bridge’s expertise in the areasof program and student evaluation,the Office of Academic and StudentPrograms has asked him to expand hisleadership in that office. In addition, Dr.Bridge has works with Dr. Matt Jackson,Immunology and Microbiology, and Dr.Kenneth Ginsburg, Assistant Dean forClinical Education, in the developmentand application of a program formedical students to use personaldigital assistants (PDAs) to documentstudent-patient contact. This meetsthe new requirement for institutionalre-accreditation.In October, the Office of FacultyAffairs appointed Dr. Linda Roth asthe School of Medicine’s Director ofFaculty Development. Dr. Roth workswith Dr. Stephen Lerner, AssociateDean, and Karen Crist, Director ofthe SOM’s Medical Education SupportGroup, to implement such schoolwidedevelopmental experiences as amanuscript-writing course and a semiannualSOM new faculty orientation.Finally, Drs. Gallagher and Bridge havebeen assisting with a SOM review ofYear III clerkships in preparation for theupcoming accreditation visit in 2007.The review has involved a detailedwritten report by, and meeting with,each clerkship director. Students andeach respective department chair alsoparticipate in the evaluation process.This self-study process has producedaction plans to correct identifieddeficiencies and to strengthen theclerkship experiences.The DFM is takes pride in the recognitionof our medical education division bythe School of Medicine.Tom Roe, Sharon Popp, Lisa Blackwell, Richard Gallagherand Linda Roth (not pictured: Patrick Bridge)26 Department of Family Medicine 2004 Annual Report