shall, where appropriate, have participatory roles in conduct of program evaluation procedures, policy-setting and decision making.
1.5.a. A list of standing and important ad hoc committees, with a statement of charge, composition, and current membership for each:
Education Committee: This committee’s purpose is to support TDI’s mission by creating an exciting place to learn and be part of the future of health care. The Education Committee is comprised of faculty and staff leaders in education who guide TDI’s educational strategy by making recommendations to the TDI Education leadership group including the Director of Education. The Education Committee has the following responsibilities:
Shaping strategic decision-making about educational programming at TDI;
Identifying ways to promote a culture of world class student-centered teaching;
Thinking creatively about funding TDI Education;
Disseminating knowledge and enthusiasm about TDI Education across the institution and to external organizations; and,
Identifying needs for faculty and staff development.
See Table 1.5.a(1) to view the membership of the TDI Education Committee Membership.
Table 1.5.a(1): Education Committee Membership, 2015-16
Name Title
Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc (Chair)
Director of Education, TDI
Associate Professor of Medicine, of Microbiology and Immunology, and of The Dartmouth Institute
Director, Health Professions Program at Dartmouth Alice Andrews, PhD, MS Instructor, TDI
Academic Director, TDI
Louise Davies, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute Senior Scholar, VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program Chief, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, White River Junction VA
Tina Foster, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute
Program Director, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency (DHLPMR)
Paul Gardent, MBA
Instructor of The Dartmouth Institute
Adjunct Professor of Business Administration Director, MBA-MPH Program
Adam Keller, MPH Chief of Strategy and Operations, TDI
Josh Kim, PhD Director of Digital Learning Initiatives, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, Dartmouth College
Robin Larson, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, of Community & Family Medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute
Karen Tombs, EdD Director of Student Learning, TDI
Instructor, Community and Family Medicine Dale Vidal, MD, MS Professor of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine
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Medical Director, Center for Shared Decision Making, Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center
Eric Wadsworth, PhD, CPA, MBA
Faculty Co-Director for the Masters of Health Care Delivery Science Program
Research Associate in the Office of Professional Education & Outreach
Craig Westling, DrPH, MPH, MS Executive Director, TDI Education
Management Committee: This committee’s purpose is to guide the direction and management of The Dartmouth Institute with particular attention to development and implementation of strategy, setting long and short-term goals, coordination of committee, workgroup and administrative activities, and guiding resource allocation. The Committee will be responsible for strategically considering how best to drive change and for anticipating new directions for The Dartmouth Institute as the health care landscape evolves or radically changes. See Table 1.5.a(2) to view the membership of the TDI Management Committee.
Table 1.5.a(2): Management Committee Membership, 2015-16
Name Title
Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH (Chair)
Director, TDI
John E Wennberg Distinguished Professor of Health Policy, of Medicine, and of Community and Family Medicine
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS Professor of Psychiatry, of Community & Family Medicine, of TDI Director, Centers for Health & Aging
Robert Drake, MD, PhD
Andrew Thomson Professor of Psychiatry, Community and Family Medicine, and Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine
Glyn Elwyn, MD, MSc, FRCGP, PhD Professor and Senior Scientist at The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science and TDI
Adam Keller, MPH Chief of Strategy and Operations for TDI
Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc
Director of Education, TDI
Associate Professor of Medicine, of Microbiology and Immunology, and of TDI
Director, Health Professions Program at Dartmouth Al Mulley, MD, MPP Professor of Medicine
Director, The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science
Gene Nelson, DSc, MPH
Professor of Community and Family Medicine, of TDI Director, Population Health Measurement Program, TDI Director, Population Health and Measurement, DHMC Aleen Saunders, MIA, PMP Director of Operations, TDI
Anna Tosteson, ScD
Professor of Medicine, of Community & Family Medicine, TDI Director, NCCC Office of Cancer Comparative Effectiveness Research
James J. Carroll Professor in Oncology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine
TDI Research Committee: This committee’s purpose is to support TDI’s mission by guiding and overseeing the research-related activities of the organization. This will include developing a strategic research portfolio that makes TDI the place that people look to for the future of health care; developing TDI’s capacity to conduct great research and to be an inviting and exciting place for other great scholars and thinkers to convene; strengthening TDI’s faculty through recruitment and development programs so that individually and collectively our faculty are
39 productive, engaged, and world-class; coordinating theme development and theme activities; and developing key policies and processes that will enable research productivity and excellence. See Table 1.5.a(3) to view the membership of the TDI Research Committee.
Table 1.5.a(3): TDI Research Committee Membership, 2015-2016
Name Title
Anna Tosteson, ScD (Chair)
Professor of Medicine, of Community & Family Medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute
Director, NCCC Office of Cancer Comparative Effectiveness Research
James J. Carroll Professor in Oncology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine
Steve Bartels, MD, MS
Professor of Psychiatry, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute
Director, Centers for Health & Aging Julie Bynum, MD, MPH Associate Professor of TDI
Glyn Elwyn, MD, MSc, FRCGP, PhD Professor and Senior Scientist at The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science and TDI Institute
David Goodman, MD, MS Professor of Pediatrics, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute
Lisa Marsch, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health Director, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Ellen Meara, PhD Associate Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Jon Skinner, PhD Professor of Department of Family and Community Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and of TDI
Micaela Tucker, JD Research Project Director
Curriculum Committee for the Masters’ Programs: In concert with the TDI Director of
Education, the TDI Curriculum Committee provides active oversight of the residential Master’s level educational programs to ensure the curriculum achieves TDI’s educational competencies for the MPH and MS degree programs. The Curriculum Committee coordinates its efforts to align with the TDI Education Committee, which oversees all educational programs at TDI. The Curriculum Committee is composed primarily of TDI faculty who are teaching in the MPH or MS program; however, it may also engage other Dartmouth faculty, TDI alumni, students, and educators. Guests may be invited to attend when their expertise contributes to the discussion and decision making of the Curriculum Committee. See Table 1.5.a(4) to view the membership of the TDI Curriculum Committee.
Table 1.5.a(4): TDI Curriculum Committee Membership, 2015-16
Name Title
Alice Andrews, PhD, MS (Co-chair)
Instructor, TDI
Academic Director, TDI Co-Course Director, ECS 131 Karen Tombs, EdD (Co-chair) Director of Student Learning, TDI
Instructor, TDI
Elizabeth Carpenter-Song, PhD
Assistant Professor of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute
Capstone Advisor, ECS 177-179
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Dartmouth Institute
Co-Course Director, ECS 144; Course Director, ECS 148
Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc
Director of Education, TDI
Associate Professor of Medicine, of Microbiology and Immunology, and of The Dartmouth Institute
Director, Health Professions Program at Dartmouth
Carolyn Murray, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute
Associate Program Director, Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency Program (LPMR)
Co-Course Director, ECS 151
Karen Schifferdecker, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Director, Center for Program Design and Evaluation at Dartmouth
Brenda Sirovich, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Community & Family Medicine, The Dartmouth Institute
Course Director, ECS 141
Samir Soneji, PhD Assistant Professor, The Dartmouth Institute Course Director, ECS 154
Pete Thurber, MPH, MEd Curriculum Specialist, Capstone Co-Course Director, ECS 177-179
TDI Council: This Council was formed in June 2014. The purpose of the Council is to help improve TDI performance by enhancing communication between TDI leadership and the broad TDI community. Council members will help communicate information to the TDI community and provide direct input, feedback, advice and counsel to TDI leadership with the goal of representing the views, thoughts, needs and concerns of stakeholders in the TDI community. Members are chosen from specific representative groups: faculty, staff, alumni, students and affiliates. See Table 1.5.a(5) to view the membership of the TDI Council.
Table 1.5.a(5): TDI Council Membership, 2015-16
Name Title and representative group Dale Vidal, MD, MS (Chair) Professor at TDI; Faculty member
Marc Aquila, MBA Senior Director of Recruitment and Admissions, TDI; Staff member
Kathi Bickel MacPhee, MD Medical oncologist, VA; Student member Jeremiah Brown, PhD Assistant Professor at TDI; Faculty member
Ellyn Ercolano, MS Research Associate at Veterans Education and Research Association of Northern New England, Inc.; Alumni member James Geiling, MD, MPH Chief, Medical Service and Medical Director, ICU; Alum;
Affiliate member
Daisy Goodman, CNM, DNP, MPH Provider of maternity and women’s primary health care; Alum; Affiliate member
Ellen Meara, PhD Associate Professor at TDI; Faculty member
Tamara Morgan, MA Research Associate, SPORT, MCRC, and CER Program; Staff member
John Naslund, MPH, PhD(c) Current student; Student member
A. James O’Malley, PhD Professor of Biostatistics; Faculty member
Honor Passow, PhD, MSME, PE Curriculum Designer & Learning Specialist at TDI; Staff member
Kathryn Sabadosa, MPH Research Associate, Intervention, Improvement, and Implementation, TDI; Staff member
41 TDI Student Advisory Council: Students are provided with a formal voice on administrative, social, and academic issues. The Committee is comprised of the following individuals for the 2015-2016 academic year. See Table 1.5.a(6) to view the membership of the Student Advisory Council.
Table 1.5.a.(6): Student Advisory Council, 2015-16 Student Degree Program
Enrollment Committee Role
Joelle Jung MPH President
Nikki Curnes MPH Vice President
Carly Paterson MPH Treasurer
Lauren Ready MPH Graduate Council of Arts and Sciences rep Sai Polineni MPH Graduate Council of Arts and Sciences rep Renata Yen MPH Graduate Council of Arts and Sciences rep Kaavya Adam MPH Graduate Council of Arts and Sciences rep
Sumi Nair MPH Geisel School of Medicine Student Government rep Kathryn Patton MPH Geisel School of Medicine Student Government rep Salman Hussain MPH Geisel Council on Diversity rep
TDI Admissions Committee for the MPH and MS Programs: The Admissions Committee for the MPH and MS programs at TDI is responsible for recruiting and admitting an academically well- prepared and diverse student body. This committee is responsible for reviewing applications and providing recommendations for admission based on guidelines established by the Office of Graduate Studies and TDI’s Center for Education. See Table 1.5.a(7) to view the membership of the Admissions Committee.
Table 1.5.a(7): TDI Admissions Committee, 2015-2016 Committee Member Association to Programs
Marc Aquila, MBA (Co-chair) Senior Director of Recruitment and Admissions Courtney Theroux, MS (Co-chair) Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Alice Andrews, PhD, MS Academic Director; MS Alum; Course faculty, ECS 131 Cara Baskin, MPH MPH Alum; Research Assistant
Laura Beidler, MPH MPH Alum; TDI Health Policy Fellow
Jeremiah Brown, PhD, MS MS and PhD Alum; Course Faculty, ECS 177-179, 117, and 126 Tracy Geoffrion, MD, MPH MPH Alum; Physician
David Goodman, MD, MS MS Alum; Course Faculty, ECS 144, ECS 148 Alexandra Hoffmann, MS MS Alum; Health Care Consultant
Barbara Koll, MS Manager of Career Services and Professional Development Robin Larson, MD, MPH MPH Alum; Course Faculty, ECS 100, 102
Lib Maloney, MD, MS MS Alum; Associate Professor at TDI
Bob McLellan, MD, MPH Course Faculty, ECS 151; Director of Live Well Work Well, DHMC John Naslund, MPH MPH Alum; Current PhD Candidate
Libby Nichols, MS MS Alum; Current PhD Candidate Tracy Onega, PhD, MA, PA-C PhD Alum; Course Faculty, ECS 147 Lisa Purvis, MBA, MPH Co-Course Faculty, ECS 161
Nivedetta Ramkumar, MPH MPH alum, Part-time teaching assistant Natalie Riblet, MD, MPH MPH Alum; Course faculty, ECS 100, 102
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Katie Silvius, MPH Curriculum Specialist; Capstone Advisor
Pete Thurber, MEd, MPH Curriculum Specialist, Capstone Co-Course Director Stephanie Tomlin, MS, MPA MS Alum; Associate Director, Data Analytic Core, TDI Karen Tombs, EdD Director of Student Learning
Craig Westling, DrPH, MPH MPH Alum; Executive Director of Education
1.5.b. Identification of how the following functions are addressed within the program’s committees and organizational structure.
– general program policy development – planning and evaluation
– budget and resource allocation
– student recruitment, admission and award of degrees – faculty recruitment, retention, promotion and tenure
– academic standards and policies, including curriculum development – research and service expectations and policies
Policies internal to TDI are developed at four levels:
Strategic policies are established by the Management Committee and Education Committee,
Academic policies are established by the faculty and staff through the Curriculum Committee,
Operating/Administrative policies are established at the appropriate administrative levels (fiscal, education, research, development, communications), and
Students are given an opportunity to govern their academic and social experience at Dartmouth through the Student Advisory Council. They act as a formal voice for policy change, academic improvement, and community involvement, as well as student social activity planning.
General Program Policy Development
General program/departmental policy development evolves from four distinct groups: Management Committee,
Education Committee, Curriculum Committee, and TDI Student Advisory Council.
Due to a unique arrangement between the Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth
Graduate Studies Office, TDI students are also provided with an opportunity to participate in the student councils from each area. The following is an overview of each council:
The Graduate Student Council consists of one member elected for a one-year period from each of the departments and programs offering a graduate degree, and from each of the three professional schools. Elections will normally take place during the spring term. A new president is elected in the spring term also and takes office immediately (nominations are open to all graduate students). New members will begin serving at the start of the fall term. The Council will meet at least once a term. The President appoints a Vice-President for Academic Affairs and a Vice-President for Social
43 Affairs, a secretary and a treasurer. The major functions of the Student Council are as follows: a) to serve as the major channel of communication between the graduate student body and the Trustees, Administration, Faculty and Alumni; b) to serve as a forum for the resolution of issues which concern the graduate student body; c) to nominate graduate student members to all Councils and Committees of the Faculty of Dartmouth College that require graduate student members.
The Geisel Student Government provides a voice for the student body in
administrative issues. Under the direction of the president, the student government may deal with issues ranging from allocating money for special projects to
recommending changes to the grading system. The Geisel School of Medicine Student Government is a body consisting of student representatives from each of the four medical school classes, TDI, and MD-PhDs. Ten meetings, one per month, are conducted throughout the school year with meeting minutes taken appropriately to record all discussions and decisions.
Planning
The Management Committee is responsible for overall strategic planning of TDI, with the Education Committee being responsible for the strategic planning for the educational programs within TDI. The Curriculum Committee carries out the strategic plans through the
implementation and evaluation of applicable academic goals and objectives, while administrative goals are addressed at the operating level of educational programs.
For example, in 2014-2015, the Education Committee first developed the strategic plan to develop an online Master’s degree in Public Health. The plan was presented to the Management Committee for its review and approval. The plan was then approved and then moved forward to the Curriculum Committee. Discussions are currently underway at the Curriculum Committee level, The Director of Education along with the Academic Director, Director of Student Learning, and Executive Director are instrumental in moving the plans forward through administrative and academic objectives and through the appropriate institutional channels of approval.
Budget and Resource Allocation
The Dartmouth MPH Program is self-supported through its tuition revenue. It is the policy of this program to pay faculty members for their teaching time for each course taught. Budget and resource allocation for the MPH program are overseen by the Executive Director of Education and the TDI Finance Director. The daily operating budget and resource allocation is managed by the same two staff members and reported to the Geisel School of Medicine’s Finance Office. The educational programs’ budget is developed by its administration, in conjunction with TDI’s fiscal administration. It is then submitted to the Geisel Fiscal Office where it is evaluated along with the budgets from other Geisel departments. Next, it is submitted to the Dartmouth College Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. Budgets are approved based on the reasonableness of the submission and the importance of the unit’s mission.
44 Student Recruitment, Admission, and Award of Degrees
While working in concert with the policies of Dartmouth College, the MPH program administers its own student recruitment plans and activities, including the distribution of program materials. Specific recruitment policies are based on proven methods of recruiting students with diverse backgrounds, with the potential to be leaders in health care, and with the academic preparation to be successful in the program. The program actively recruits minorities and others who may not have access to Dartmouth but have the potential to be successful in public health.
Admission policies of the MPH program are commensurate with other graduate programs at Dartmouth and are published in the program’s brochure and website. Dartmouth policy guides the admission standards of this program:
It is the longstanding policy of Dartmouth College to actively support equality of opportunity for all persons regardless of race or ethnic background, and no student shall be denied admission or be otherwise discriminated against because of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, or handicap. The College’s equal opportunity program aims to provide encouragement to women and members of minority groups to apply to the graduate programs.
The Senior Director of Recruitment and Admissions and the Director of Recruitment and