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About the Professionalism Committee
The current Professionalism Committee is the result of these two
earlier initiatives:
- 2002 Professionalism Charter
Subcommittee formed-group created to fulfill project goals
of Putting the Charter Into Practice project. Comprised of
administrative, clinical, faculty and student participation, the
subcommittee aims to apply the ABIM's physician charter to not just
its medical students, but to everyone at UTMB. Here is my
change.
- 1992 American Board of Internal Medicine's
(ABIM) Project Professionalism subcommittee
convenes-chaired by Dr. Stobo, subcommittee aims to enhance
evaluation of professionalism as a component of clinical competence
and to promote the integrity of internal medicine. Established in
1990, project creates working definition of professionalism and
educational resources, published in June 1994.
Members of the 2011-2012 Professionalism Committee
include:
- Dr. Alice A. O'Donell, Co-chair, Clinical
Proessor, Department of Family Medicine, Emeritus Scholar, John P.
McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine
- Dr. Rebecca Saavedra, Co-chair, Vice President
for Strategic Management, Office of the President - Operations
- Dr. Ernestine (Tina) Cuellar, Assistant
Professor, School of Nursing Student Affairs/Admissions
- Ruth Finklestein Suhler, Project Manager,
Strategic Initiatives, Pffice of the President - Operations
- Dr. Kristene K. Gugliuzza, Professor,
Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emeritus
Schollar, John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine
- Dr. Mark Holden, Edna S. and William C. Levin
Professor in Internal Medicine; Director, Division of General
Internal Medicine; Vice Chair for Undergraduate and Continuing
Medical Education, Department of Internal Medicine; Scholar, John
P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine
- Dr. Gary Kesling, Director of Student
Counseling & Psychological Services, Student Ombudsman
- Dr. Mark Kirschbaum, Chief Quality, Safety
& Clinical Information Officer, Hospital Administration
- Julie E. Kutac, Doctoral Student, Graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences
- Sheryl Lashway, Administrative Coordinator,
Office of the President - Operations (Administrative Support)
- Dr. James E. Martin, Interim Associate Vice
President for Student Services
- Dr. Meredith C. Masel, Program Manager, The
Oliver Center for Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
- Dr. Ronald McKinley, Vice President, Human
Resources and Employee Services
- Dr. Steve Quach, Chief Medical Officer, Health
System Administration
- Joanne Salt, Communications Specialist, Public
Affairs Liaison
- Dr. Karen Szauter, Associate Professor of
Internal Medicine and PM&CH, School of Medicine
Professionalism Groups:
- Professionalism
Committee Members
In 2002, UTMB was one of five medical schools selected to
participate in a medical professionalism pilot project sponsored by
the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation's. The
goal of the project, entitled Putting the Charter Into Practice, is
for participating institutions to apply the principles and
responsibilities of the Physician Charter that was published by the
ABIM in 2002 to its medical school student body.
- Honor Education
Council
The Honor Education Council (HEC) is a School of Medicine
student-run organization formed in 1990. Its mission is to educate
medical students and faculty on issues pertaining to the ethical
behavior of physicians and to help students develop an ethical
decision-making process within a spirit of honor.
- Honor Pledge
Committee
The idea of creating a unifying statement for the entire campus
about professionalism originated from the Honor Education Council.
To accomplish this, the Honor Pledge Committee was formed in the
early summer of 2002, made up of two students and the associate
dean to represent each of UTMB's four schools. Read more about the
UTMB Honor Pledge.