Road Trip to Excellence

Medical College of Georgia Faculty SenateAnnual State of the College Address

May 1, 2015

J. Harold Harrison, M.D. Education Commons: A New Home for Our Students

And many homes all across Georgia...

MCG at a Glance: 2015 Snap Shot

11,270LocatedAlumni

2,556Total

Faculty

487Residents & Fellows

680Total Staff

920Total

Students

156Postdoc Fellows

Great doctors, Great Medicine Since 1828

• 97.7% match rate (93.9% nationally)

• 30% remaining in Georgia

• Matched in 18 specialties across 35 states

• 40% pursuing Primary Care specialties

• One in five staying at MCG

2015 ‘Match Day’:Terrific Results

We have an extensive, growing statewide presence.

• MCG has the 9th largest entering class size in the nation with 230 students admitted each year

• Our medical students are taught at campus locations throughout the state Augusta* Albany (Southwest Campus) Athens* (Medical Partnership) Brunswick (Southeast Campus) Rome (Northwest Campus) Savannah (Southeast Campus)

Our Statewide Educational Portfolio

• Graduating second cohort of 40 students this month• Successful medical student match• Students embraced by community• Medical student research• National and regional presentations by students and faculty• Accreditation of GME programs with St. Mary’s Hospital (launch

this July) and Athens Regional Medical Center• Strong leadership during transition• Nationwide search for new Campus Dean

• Successful residency matches for allstudents at SE Campus

• Students recognized for compassionate patient care by Sisters of Mercy

• Students welcomed by community and MCG/SE GA community clinical faculty

• Nunnally suites for students in Brunswick

• Involvement in community service, e.g. Vidalia Migrant Clinic

• Leonard Reeves, Campus Assistant Dean, honored with the Innovation Award from Georgia Bio for longitudinal integrated curriculum

• Graduating first group of students this month

• Continued enthusiasm and support from community

• Expansion opportunities with Redmond Regional Medical Center, Tanner Regional Medical Center, and Wellstar Kennestone

• Celebrating 10th anniversary this year

• New faculty recruitment

• Physician Leadership and Advocacy Certificate Program (PLAC)

• Established the Rural Community Health Certificate Program

• Strong support by community and our partners at Phoebe Putney Health System

Education Overview• Georgia’s public medical school serving our state• Excellent cadre of committed educators• Strong and historic culture of excellence in

medical education• Revised admissions processes and increased

interest in our medical school• Expanded relationships with local and regional

hospitals to provide clinical rotations for students and residents

• Maturation of regional campuses • Additional opportunities and synergies with our

consolidated university • Dual degree programs

• Harrison Commons• Class Deans• Academic houses• Learner support• Advising• Admissions initiatives• Scholarships• Interprofessional learning• Simulation center• State-of-the-art Gross

Anatomy Lab• Enhanced curriculum,

e.g. ultrasound

Enriched Academic Environment

Students Staying at MCG: Building On Our Momentum

• 30% retention in Georgia• Successful match at every

campus• New internal medicine program

in Athens... more on the way• Family medicine program with

University Hospitals proposal forthcoming

• On the way to 400 new residency positions in Georgia

• Building our future at MCG- Cultivating our students- Supporting our residents- Developing our faculty

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Research OverviewOur major research focus areas: Cardiovascular Biology and Disease, Cancer, Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Public and Preventive Health, Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, Personalized Medicine and Genomics.

Our Faculty Do Great Research

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External Research

Child Health Scholars

Dean's Research Scholars - Athens

Dean's Research Scholars - Augusta

• 50% of MCG students are involved in research

• 91 Dean’s research scholars in Augusta and 15 in Athens

• 10 Child Health Scholars• 7 involved in external research• 3 participating in American Health/

Cardiovascular

Note: Change in 2015 MSP Program participation reflects decrease in number of students in Child Health Program - 25 to 10 students

Medical Student Research

Enhanced Infrastructure and Improved Processes

• eIRB system launched May 2014

• Online Collaborative Research Environment (OnCore)

• GRU ClinCard - Greenphire

• Launch of new research study website

• Numerous improvements initiated to streamline processes and enhance efficiency

-bed adult and -bed children’s hospitals• Over admissions in FY2014

outpatient visitsemergency room visits

• Nearly $ million in charity care-county region’s only Level 1 adult and

pediatric trauma centers• Medical Office Building with + outpatient

practice sites under one roof• Other Centers/Units: Digestive Health,

Georgia Radiation Therapy, Sports Medicine, and Cancer centers

• Strategic clinical alliances across the state• Delivering cutting-edge complex care

Our Nurses and Docs Are Really Stepping Up to the Plate Together• Sustained Clinical Growth • More access, including holiday

access • Lowest ever clinic cancellation rate• Successful launch and close

budget growth of Wheeler Road group practice

• Nurse and physician leadership in 14 task forces

• Supporting and leading unprecedented physician faculty compensation plan

• Faculty and nurse recruitment and retention always a priority

Wheeler Road multi-specialty group practice

• Consolidation of pediatrics andprimary care sites

• Extension of high-volume services(e.g. orthopedics, ob-gyn, podiatry, rheumatology, rehab, ophthalmology)

• Strategic growth opportunities

• Replacement of 800 imaging and patient care devices and monitors

• Construction of newinterventional radiology suite

• Deployment of mobile digital x-raysystems to connect remote facilitiesand enable access from anywhere

• Implementation programs to improve patient safety; lower radiation doses, sepsis improvement program and alarm management

• Overhaul of pediatric imaging at CHOG underway

Many accomplishments since the launch of GRHealthand Royal Philips 15-year, $300 million agreement:

• Driving clinical growth • Reviewing and driving new

initiatives• Enhancing communications• Focused on Key Aspects

- Physician engagement and outreach

- Clinical access and egress- Surgical access, throughput,

and aftercare- Billing, operations, and

resource management- Profitability and growing

profit area- Overall strategic direction

and communications

Clinical Growth Workgroup

Many Major Initiatives “Set the Stage” and Complement Macro Environmental Analysis

Major Initiatives in 2014 Outcomes into 2015• Clinical Growth• Quarterly Budget Reviews• OR Expansion• Hire Nurses• Hire Physician Liaisons• Implement Quality Plan• Implement Philips Initiative• Implement Cerner Initiative• Develop Warm Springs• Columbia County CON• Practice Plans Alignment• Single Medical Staff• Open West Wheeler Road• Implement After Hours Clinics

• Sustained and Strategic• Sustained and Refined• Unprecedented• Yes, Balancing Retention• Yes, Utilizing Outreach Feedback• Sustained Measurable Progress• Driving Clinical Growth and Throughput• Collaborative Transition• Increased Clinical Presence, Major

Renovations Secured• Appeals in Progress• Opportunities in Play• Unprecedented Strategic Integration• Above Budget Performance• Unprecedented Expansion

Integration of GR Health Practice Plans

• Retains practice leadership

• Maximizes clinical synergies

• Internal opportunities and growth

• External opportunities and growth

• Advances health care continuum

• Multidisciplinary care

• Inter-professional learning

Georgia Regents Medical Associates (GRMA)Georgia Regents Dental Associates (GRDFP)Georgia Regents Nursing Associates (GRNA)

Georgia Regents Health Professions Associates (GRHPA)

Hospital Clinical Staff Survey: Improvements

GREATEST IMPROVEMENTS since last survey

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34. My work unit is adequately staffed. 3.07 37% +.33 -.2466. The quality of patient care has improved during the past 12 months.

3.54 12% +.32 -.10

36. The environment at this organization makes employees in my work unit want to go above and beyond what's expected of them.

3.24 26% +.31 -.33

35. The amount of job stress I feel is reasonable.

3.29 26% +.28 -.16

63. I have confidence in executive management's leadership.

3.56 13% +.28 N/A

• Continue to focus on and improve Key Drivers of Engagement

• All items improved: staffing, quality of care, perceptions of the environment in terms of going above and beyond and job stress, confidence in executive management’s leadership

• Key drivers focused on quality show significant improvement

- Providing high-quality care and service- Caring about quality improvement

• From a patient safety perspective, focus on communication related to patient safety mistakes

- Patient safety problems are addressed as they occur in my work unit

- I can report patient safety mistakes without fear of punishment

- In my work unit, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again

Big Ticket Items For 2015• Strategic and fundable recruitments

• Faculty Compensation Plan

• Columbia County and expanding partnerships

• Master facilities planning

• Sustainable growth

• Syncing the clinical budget with university budget

• Continued health care changes nationally and in our own backyard– “Fee for value”– ICD10– Health care consolidations

Growing Our Own: StrongCommitment to Career Development• Support for participation in seminars

and programs designed to develop and/or enhance leadership skills

• Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)

• USG Executive Leadership Institute• AAMC Executive Development

Seminar for Aspiring Leaders• Executive Leadership Excellence (ELE)

Program • AAMC Minority Faculty Development

Program• MAG Georgia Physicians Leadership

Academy

Our Institution is Committed to Diversity and Inclusion

Pipeline and Outreach Programs• Student Educational Enrichment

Programs (SEEP) in Augusta and Savannah

• Health Equity and Access Leaders (HEAL) Program

• Healthy Harrisburg

• Pre-matriculation Program

• Second Look

• Supplemental Instruction Program

• Health Sciences Summer Academy

• Igniting the Dream of Medicine

Igniting the Dream of Medicine• Inspiring future generations of

physicians• Over 200 high school and college

students from across Georgia• Overview of the medical school

admissions process• Hands-on experience in the state-of-

the-art simulation center• Physical exam instruction and suture

clinic • AAMC Representatives on hand to

discuss MCAT changes and the American Medical College Application Service

• Mock interviews• Opportunities to network

• Relocated offices of MCGAA and Associate VP for Major Gifts for MCG to enhance relations and increase collaboration

• MCGAA regional receptions - Augusta- Savannah- Athens - Gainesville - Charlotte, NC (for the first time)

• Continued MCGAA engagement with regional campuses and hosting events and activities for students and alumni in those communities

• MCG Advisory Board- Priceless

Increasing Engagement With Our Alumni

MCG Foundation: 60 Years Supporting

Our Medical School

• Leadership powerhouse

• Financial support... But so much more

• Scholarships

• Endowed Chairs

• Capital leverage

MCG Endowed Positions• 50 endowed chair

and professorship positions

- 38 filled

- 12 vacant

• 20 positions filled since 2010

- External recruits

- Faculty retention

A Transformative Gift for Health Care in Georgia: MCG Harrison Program

• $10 million to state-private partnership of 176,000 sqftstate-of-the-art Harrison Commons

• $66 million to support new physician leaders in Georgia

- 48 Harrison Scholars- 12 Harrison Endowed Chairs

• Leadership development, mentorship and “giving back” are core components of Harrison Program

• “Raising the bar” and “return on investment” are key expectations Harrison Scholars

Enhancing Community Engagement Locally and Statewide

• Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs engaging and educating key audiences about our statewide presence and mission- House Budget Committee- Medical Education Committee- Department of Community Health- Georgia Delegation

• Liaison with Medical Association of Georgia

• Major role in medical marijuana initiative-both in Georgia and nationally

Building Upon Our Legislative Partnerships: A Great Year For MCG

• $3.2 million for educational faculty recruits

• New expansion for Rome campus

• Expansion funds secured

• SFI funds secured

• Statewide GME funds sustained educators

• New tax exemption for medical student clinical educators

Many Thanks For All You Do

Special thanks to Tim, Jared, and Phil

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MCG Hooding Ceremony

Guest Speaker

James L. Olds, PhDAssistant Director for the Directorate of Biological Sciences National Science Foundation

Thursday, May 7, 2:00 pmAugusta Marriott Convention Center

Road Trip to Excellence

Medical College of Georgia Faculty SenateAnnual State of the College Address

May 1, 2015