MEMBERS PRESENT Drs. Daniel Nathans, Cheryl Alexander, Haroutune Armenian, John Groopman, Wallace Mandell, Roger McMacken, Laura Morlock, Charles Rohde, Jonathan Samet, John Scocca, Alfred Sommer, Donald Steinwachs and Scott Zeger; and Ms. Robin Fox, staff.

MEMBERS ABSENT Drs. Robert Black, Diane Griffin, Bernard Guyer, and W. Henry Mosley.

GUESTS Drs. Sharon Krag and Noel Rose; and Mss. Sylvia Eggleston-Wehr and Diane Glover.

President Nathans convened the meeting at 3:00 p.m.

Approval of the Minutes
Minutes of the 787th meeting on February 27, 1996 were approved.

Remarks by the President:
President Nathans remarked that Dr. Brody, a candidate for University president is visiting the University.

Dr. Nathans reviewed recent changes in the governance structure of Johns Hopkins Medicine, including the configuration of the Board of Johns Hopkins Medicine and its Executive Committee. He remarked that the search committee for the new position of Chief Executive Officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine has been named and that suggestions for candidates should be forwarded to members of the search committee or to Ross Jones. He noted that the CEO might also serve as the dean of the School of Medicine.

Dr. Nathans reported that the tight State budget may affect several requests for support for new projects the University has planned to undertake, although the University remains cautiously optimistic about the status of the requests.

Report of the Faculty Senate:
Dr. Morlock reviewed a number of issues under consideration by the Faculty Senate, including departmental reconsideration of faculty titles and revision of the process and procedures for faculty grievances.

Other items

1. Update on Consumer Health Information Group
Ms. Eggleston-Wehr joined the group to provide an update of the Consumer Health Information Group, a joint activity of the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System. She commented that a book on family health, edited by faculty from the three schools, will be published by Harper-Collins and that an agreement will soon be announced that will include electronic publishing for consumer health products. Ms. Eggleston-Wehr sought nominations for members of a faculty advisory group to provide oversight of these efforts. Dr. Nathans commended efforts by the three schools to provide needed health information to the public and to develop innovative sources of new revenue.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

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