On the occasion of the 10th Ralph H. and Ruth F. Gross Biennial Lecture, an event held to honor the man whose legendary thirst for knowledge made him a regular at the Louis Calder Memorial Library, the medical library's committee wanted a speaker with a similar yen for learning. The committee chose Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., who used the opportunity to present a panoramic view of the development of medical knowledge and how UHealth - the University of Miami Health System - is incorporating critical advances to help access knowledge that will lead to better patient care.

Onelia G. Lage, M.D., associate professor of clinical pediatrics and director of adolescent medical education and community health, is the incoming chair of the Florida Board of Medicine.

Lage, who is serving her fifth year on the quasi-judicial panel responsible for disciplining physicians, was elected to the top post by fellow board members at a Dec. 5 meeting in Orlando. She will serve as chair in 2010.

On December 2, more than 200 researchers attended the first Shared Resources Fair, sponsored by the University of Miami Office of Research and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

"This year's inaugural fair was a resounding success and underscores the University's continuing commitment to supporting the shared resources that are so critical for the extraordinary work of our research community," said Richard Bookman, Ph.D., vice provost for research, who promised to make the event an annual affair.

The medical campus bookstore will close on February 9, 2010. For more information, please visit www.miami-medical.bkstr.com. The bookstore is scheduled to reopen in late 2010 or early 2011.