Meeting 4/2002 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 28 May, 2002 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Tony Calder, Secretary

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

No apologies have been received.

Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services for items 4.3.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3.

Professor Graham Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality for item 4.3.1

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee of Deans held on 22 April, 2002 are attached. (Attachment 1).

For confirmation.

Professor David Robinson, Vice-Chancellor and President will speak to this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 2)

Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services and Professor Graham Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality will speak to this item.

Ms Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Resources will speak to this item.

Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services will speak to this item.

The following documents are attached.

Attachment 3 – Memorandum on General Staff Performance Management Scheme

Attachment 4 – Project Schedule

Attachment 5 – Performance Management for General Staff

Attachment 6 – Performance Management for General Staff HEW Levels 5-7

Attachment 7 - Performance Management for General Staff HEW Levels 8 and Above

Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services will speak to this item.

A document is attached. (Appendix A)

The position of Professor/Director of Respiratory Medicine at The Alfred had been vacant since the departure of Professor Haydn Walters in 2001. This position is important for the development of research and clinical activities, and a request is made for the position to be filled.

That Committee of Deans approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to fill the position of Professor/Director of Respiratory Medicine.

5.2 Professor/Associate Professor – Director, Adult Psychiatry

A document is attached. (Appendix B)

Mental Health services operated by Southern Health have recently undergone a major re-organisation. One outcome is the establishment of the Southern Health Adult Psychiatry Research, Training and Evaluation Centre. An academic psychiatrist with prominent accomplishments in research and teaching in psychiatry is sought for the position of Professor/Director of the new Centre. Southern Health is responsible for the on-going funding for this position. This replaces the position vacated by Associate Professor J. Kulkarni who is taking up appointment as Professor of Psychiatry at The Alfred.

That Committee of Deans approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to fill the position of Professor/Associate Professor – Director, Adult Psychiatry at Southern Health.

5.3 Professor Of Health Services Research/Director, Monash Institute Of Health Services Research

A document is attached. (Appendix C)

The position of Professor of Health Services Research and Director, Monash Institute of Health Services Research has been vacant since the untimely death of the Foundation Director, Professor Chris Silagy AO. Appointment is sought to provide a leadership role in health services research and education at a local, national and international level.

That Committee of Deans approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to fill the position of Professor Of Health Services Research/Director, Monash Institute Of Health Services Research.

5.4 Professor Of Rural Health/Head Of School Of Rural Health

A document is attached. (Appendix D)

This position is held by Professor Roger Strasser who has resigned to take up appointment as Foundation Dean of Canada’s newest medical school, the Northern Ontario Medical School of the Laurentian University and Lakehead University. The School of Rural Health has attracted significant Commonwealth and State Government funding, and now encompasses Regional Clinical Schools in East Gippsland, Gippsland, Bendigo and Mildura. The recurrent budget of the School is approximately $4 m. p.a., and is estimated to grow to more than $8m p.a. by 2004 as new commonwealth government funding comes on stream. The filling of this position is important for the continued development of the work pioneered by Professor Strasser.

That Committee of Deans approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to fill the position of Professor of Rural Health/Head of School of Rural Health.

6 Other business

The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held at 4.00pm on Tuesday 4 June 2002 in the City Office.

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15pm on Tuesday 2 July, 2002 in the Sir George Lush Room.