Meaning Participation Frequently Asked Questions
Note: The Meaningful Participation tracking tool cannot be accessed from this website.
Who does Meaningful Participation apply to?
Why am I reporting these activities?
Will I lose my faculty appointment if I refuse to report my activities?
May I just send my CV for the School of Medicine to enter all of my information?
Why can’t I access the document from your website?
May I save the reporting tool to my desktop or under a new tab?
Isn’t this information tracked somewhere else?
Can my department secretary or my office assistant enter this information for me?
I can’t locate the email that was sent to me, what do I do?
How do I find out the dates of faculty development and CME activities I attended at Beaumont?
Will the activities I report be verified?
What is this information used for?
May I count faculty development/professional activities that I attended outside of Beaumont Health System or the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine?
I don’t remember my appointment date, where can I find this information?
How far back should I report this information?
Is there a deadline for reporting activities?
How can I change my email address?
May I enter more than three faculty/professional development activities and nine service credits.
Meaningful Participation applies to each faculty member with a clinician focus.
To ensure the accurate crediting of activities and timely communication, each faculty member is required to self-report his/her activities in the tracking tool provided by the School of Medicine on a quarterly basis.
Faculty members who do not meet the meaningful participation criteria may be placed on a one-year probationary period.
You are required to report your participation on the tool provided by Faculty Affairs?
The tracking document was developed in a manner that embeds your log in into the email that is sent on a quarterly basis. This eliminates the need for you to create a login and password.
No, unfortunately, the tracking tool may not be saved to your desktop or a new tab.
Yes, some of the information requested is tracked in other databases. The tool is the only data collection instrument that provides a report of your MPP activities.
The tool requires you to self-report your MPP activities through the email system. A department secretary or office assistant may only be assigned to one faculty member.
You may contact the MPP administrator by phone at 248-370-3626 or email at bjdecem2@oakland.edu, and another email will be generated for you.
You may contact the office of Continuing Medical Education for verification of Professional Development Activities you attended at Beaumont by phone at 248-551-0908 or by email at Brooke.Taylor@beaumont.edu.
Yes, activities will be verified by Faculty Affairs and a report shall be provided to the appropriate Department Chair for annual review and approval.
Information provided in the reporting tool is used to support your faculty re-appointment.
Yes, Faculty Development Activities may include participation in the School of Medicin ADVANCE series, Oakland University Center for Teaching and Learning seminars, and faculty development activities through a professional organization. Web based activities may also be of value. In general, a 1-2 hour seminar or lecture will count as 1 activity.
You may obtain your faculty appointment date from the MPP administrator by phone at 248-370-3626 or by email at bjdecem2@oakland.edu.
You should report activities from your initial appointment date.
No, reporting your MPP activities is an ongoing process. You should ensure that you have documented your activities at least six months prior to the end of your current appointment. Faculty appointments are given in three year terms.
You may change your email address by contacting the MPP administrator by email at bjdecem2@oakland.edu.
Yes, although it is not required, you may document activities beyond the minimum requirements.