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From left, Paolo Romanelli, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, Luigi Murri, dean of the medical school at the University of Pisa, and Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., executive dean for education and policy, during Murri's recent Miller School visit.
Exchange Program Planned With Italian Medical School

Miller School students and faculty may want to brush up on their Italian, in light of an alliance being formulated with the medical school at the University of Pisa in Italy.

"We're talking about having an international affiliation between our medical schools," says Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., professor of medicine and executive dean for education and policy at the Miller School.

"This will present an opportunity for the University of Pisa's most advanced and brightest residents to come to the Miller School and spend up to a year in the specialty in which they have been trained in Italy," Gardner adds.

University of Pisa residents may begin arriving as soon as July, or as late as October 2010, Gardner says. The following year, Miller School medical students may be able to spend a one-month elective abroad at the University of Pisa, as part of a two-way exchange.




Robert Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D.,
and Shasa Hu, M.D.

 

Despite Some Advances, Melanoma Rates Still Vary by Race and Ethnicity

While white and Hispanic individuals are being diagnosed with melanoma more frequently in recent years, Hispanic and black patients continue to have advanced skin cancer at diagnosis, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Those findings were made by a team of researchers from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, led by Shasa Hu, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology and cutaneous surgery and Robert Kirsner, M.D., Steifel Laboratories Professor and vice chairman of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery.




Miami Police Officer Felix Delgado introduces a little girl from the Allapattah NET office neighborhood to Santa Claus.
A Big Thank You From Security to All the Campus Santas

The Miller School Security Department would like to thank the medical center employees who donated toys to its 2009 Holiday Toy Drive.




e-Update Submission Deadline Change
Due to the holidays, the deadline for the January 5 issue of e-Update is at noon tomorrow (Wednesday, December 30). Any requests sent after the deadline will not be included. The University will be closed January 1 for New Year's Day.

 




For Your Benefit

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Seminar: “Weathering Winds of Change”

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Seminar:"Social Security Benefits: What You Need to Know"

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Seminar: “Communicating for Results”

Training Class: “Effort Certification Reporting”

Microsoft Office Training

Professional Development and Training Office:"Etiquette for Today's Office: Keys to Success for Top Assistants"

Professional Development and Training Seminar: “Performance Improvement Management”

Grand Rounds
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds: “TB 2009: A Perspective From Chile”
Thursday, December 31, 2009 12 p.m. Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds: “Thrombocytopenia in the Clinical Setting - 2009”
Thursday, January 7, 2010 6:45 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds: “Neuromuscular Monitoring and New Reversal Agents”
Thursday, January 7, 2010 7 a.m. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds "Chondrosarcoma: A Review and Look at a Less Invasive Treatment Protocol"
Thursday, January 7, 2010 12 p.m. Pathology Grand Rounds: “Application of Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies to Medical Research”
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12 p.m. UHealth Sleep Program Grand Rounds: “Future Therapies for Sleep Apnea”
Thursday, January 14, 2010 7 a.m. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Meniscal Root Tears”
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7 a.m. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Pearls and Pitfalls in Orthopaedic Oncology”
Monday, January 25, 2010 4 p.m. Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds: “The Shoulder: It’s Not Just the Rotator Cuff”
Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:45 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds: “Airway Management Complications”
Thursday, January 28, 2010 7 a.m. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Utilization in Orthopaedic Surgery”
Events
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 7:30 a.m.
UMH Clinical Cardiology Conference
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 4 p.m.
Hussman Institute Seminar: “The Relationship Between Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease”
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 9 a.m.
Grants.gov Webinar Question-and-Answer Session
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Book Signing with Dr. Walter G. Bradley
Thursday, January 7, 2010 12 p.m.
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Seminar: "Integrating Actin Dynamics with Adhesion in Cell Migration"
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9 a.m.
Salary Transfers Class
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12 p.m.
The Miller School and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis to Host Special Lecture
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2 p.m.
Sponsored Programs Quarterly Meeting
Thursday, January 14, 2010 9 a.m.
Save the Date: Collaborative Research Exchange Forum
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9 a.m.
InfoEd Proposal Development Hands-On Workshop
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12 p.m.
Research Education and Training Course: “Subcontract vs. Consultant”
Monday, January 25, 2010 7 a.m.
Register Now for the 35th Annual Review and Recent Advances in Pathology Course
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9 a.m.
Sponsored Programs Workshop
Friday, February 5, 2010 9 a.m.
Save the Date! Grant Writing Seminar for Faculty
Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:45 p.m.
The Corporate Run is Back!
Funding and Research
Call for Grant Applications

The Florida Biomedical Research Program has announced calls for grant applications for both the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program and the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program. The James & Esther King Program advances the study of tobacco-related diseases, while the Bankhead-Coley Program promotes cancer research.

UM Site on New NIH Formats
NSF Innovation Through Institutional Integration (I3) Grants
Stay Connected: Subscribe to the Research Listservs
Register Research Involving Embryonic Stem Cells With ESCRO
Revised Jackson Health System Clinical Trials Office Forms
eProst Submissions Require New Billing Information
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