Members from Wayne State University's Board of Governors and The Detroit Medical Center Board of Trustees met for the first time last week to discuss various issues in their current contract, including physician reimbursement and exclusivity agreements. It is unclear whether the groups were able to move toward an agreement. DMC Chairman Charles O'Brien would not discuss details of the meeting, but a joint statement issued Thursday described the talks as "wide-ranging and spirited." The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the nation's residency-program watchdog, is coming Nov. 14 to investigate. The council could move to shut down the two sides' joint residency programs if it determines that a contract is not forthcoming. Governor Jennifer Granholm's Press Secretary Liz Boyd said the governor also has talked to DMC CEO Michael Duggan, Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid and medical school Dean Robert Mentzer Jr. to encourage a resolution to the conflict.