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Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., Announces Leadership Changes in Medical Education
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On April 1, Mark O'Connell, M.D., assumes new role as senior associate dean for education development and senior advisor to the senior vice president for medical affairs and dean. |
Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., has announced a number of changes in the leadership of the medical student education programs. Mark O'Connell, M.D., is stepping down after serving for almost 11 years as senior associate dean for medical education. Under his leadership, undergraduate medical education programs underwent significant changes and growth, including major curriculum reform, implementation of information technology support systems for education, creation of the Academic Societies program, creation of the medical student Department of Community Service, enrollment of students from a national applicant pool, and the creation of the Miller School's Regional Campus in Boca Raton at Florida Atlantic University.
Having recently led the medical school through its self-study by which the school gained full eight-year LCME accreditation, Dr. O'Connell will now assume a new position as senior associate dean for educational development and senior advisor to the senior vice president for medical affairs and dean. This role will allow him to focus on fulfilling a crucial priority for the school's medical education programs: Developing and implementing a system for recognizing and rewarding the teaching efforts of our faculty. This will include establishing a new Academy of Distinguished Educators at the Miller School. With his experience in curriculum design and developing the regional medical campus program, Dr. O'Connell will also work with Dean Goldschmidt in establishing satellite medical education programs with global partners.
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The Miller School Welcomes First Recipient of the William Harrington Jr. International Scholarship
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| Pictured sixth from left, Guilherme Stelko Pereira, M.D., is the first recipient of the scholarship. He is welcomed by, from left, Samita Andreansky, Ph.D.; Mark Goodman, M.D.; Glen N. Barber, Ph.D.; Enrique A. Mesri, Ph.D.; Shunbin Ning, Ph.D.; Juan Carlos Ramos, M.D.; W. Jarrard Goodwin, M.D.; Lisa Cabral, R.N.; and Eduardo de Marchena, M.D. |
Guilherme Stelko Pereira, M.D., from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, received a warm welcome as the inaugural recipient of the William Harrington Jr. International Scholarship for Viral Oncology on March 10. The scholarship, provided by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers research experience and scientific training to young investigators from Latin America to advance biomedical research through international liaisons and collaborations.
Second Annual Miami Men’s Event Raises Thousands for Cancer Research
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From left, Richard Cote, M.D., UM Board of Trustees chairman Phillip George, M.D., Men's Event co-chair Steve Manzi, Marc Lippman, M.D., Bart Chernow, M.D., Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D., and Didier De Cannière, M.D., Ph.D., gathered for the Men's Event. |
Dozens of South Florida men gathered at Morton's The Steakhouse on Brickell Avenue March 8 for the Second Annual Men's Event, which raised nearly $50,000 for prostate, colon and rectal cancer research at the Miller School. Marc E. Lippman, M.D., professor and chair of medicine, co-chaired the event, which was conceived more than 35 years ago in Denver to bring more attention to men's cancers. It's produced by the National Cancer Prevention Fund and has now expanded to multiple cities.
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| Hector Bacallao, age 5, examines a model of the human brain at Brain Fair 2010. |
Miller School’s Brain Fair Hits Big with South Florida Kids
Coleen Atkins, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, and Lana Jones Mawhinney, neuroscience graduate student at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, took the lead at the Miller School's Brain Fair 2010 on March 20 at Miami Science Museum. The free event brought in a crowd of more than 1,100.
TeleHealth Program provides Caribbean Health Leaders with Telemedicine and Diabetes Updates
The Miller School's TeleHealth Program gave a seminar on telemedicine and diabetes for health leaders of seven Caribbean nations, hosted by the Florida State National Guard on February 17 and 18. The two-day seminar, held on the Miller School campus, focused on the diverse applications of telemedicine and on diabetes, a widespread public health issue in the Caribbean.
Member nations of the Regional Security Service attended the event at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. Members of UM's Telehealth Program and the Diabetes Research Institute were the featured presenters.
Ticket Distribution Continues for UM Family Night with the Marlins
Now in its fifth year, the University of Miami Family Night with the Marlins has become a UM tradition - an annual event honoring the phenomenal faculty and staff who are responsible for the University's continuing record of success.
In appreciation of the dedication and outstanding work of the University's employees, the president and provost will be hosting the 2010 Family Night of baseball on Saturday, May 1, at Sun Life Stadium.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:45 a.m.
Dermatology Grand Rounds: “Murine Models of Alopecia: An Update”
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 7 a.m.
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “A Pain in the Foot: The Clinical Importance of the Lateral Branch of the
Deep Peroneal Nerve"
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 7 a.m.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds: “Fetal Therapy at University of Miami/Jackson:
One Year Later"
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 12 p.m.
Developmental Center for AIDS Research Grand Rounds
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 11:45 a.m.
Dermatology Grand Rounds: “Healing in Fetal Skin: Clues for Enhancing Wound Repair”
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 12 p.m.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds: “Depression in Pregnant Women: Clinical Perspectives”
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Surgical Grand Rounds: “The Native Arteriovenous Fistula in 2010: Still the Gold Standard 44 Years
After Being Introduced as a Hemodialysis Access"
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:45 a.m.
Dermatology Grand Rounds: “Molecular Basis of Wound Infection”
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12 p.m.
Epidemiology and Public Health Grand Rounds: “Examining Heterogeneity in Growth Trajectories
in Observational and Experimental Studies of Depression and Aggression"
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 7 a.m.
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “Diagnosis and Treatment of Brachial Plexus Injuries”
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Surgical Grand Rounds: “Update on Patient Safety in the Department of Surgery”
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 7 a.m.
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: “The Devil’s in the Details:
Pearls and Pitfalls in Amputee Management Apprehended During an Ongoing Learning Curve of 52 Years"
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Surgical Grand Rounds: “Percutaneous Aortic Valve”
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Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:30 a.m.
Surgical Grand Rounds: “M.D. + M.B.A.: Is There Value?”
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11 a.m.
Medical Purchasing to Host Vendor Fair
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12 p.m.
Human Subjects Protection Educational Workshop
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9 a.m.
Miami Project Wednesday Morning Seminar: "Activation of Glial NF-κB is Required for Efficient Fiber Regeneration Following Peripheral Nerve Injury"
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 12 p.m.
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Seminar: “Using Drosophila to Understand the Neurotoxicity of ß-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine"
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Friday, April 2, 2010 12 p.m.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: "Means to an End: Constructing and Analyzing Telomeric Structures In Vitro"
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 12 p.m.
Bioinformatics Journal Club: “An Overview of Promises and Challenges of Next-Generation Sequencing Applications"
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 12 p.m.
Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar: "The Role of a Novel Set of Zinc-Finger Transcription Factors During Vertebrate Neurogenesis"
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 4 p.m.
Genomics Seminar: "Neurobehavioral Traits in Mice are Particularly Susceptible to Genome Structural Changes"
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 5 p.m.
Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony and Reception
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Friday, April 9, 2010 7:45 a.m.
UM/Florida Bioethics Network Spring 2010 Conference: "Florida Bioethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions"
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Monday, April 12, 2010 11 a.m.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar: "Characterization of Two CX9C Containing Mitochondrial Proteins Necessary for Cytochrome C Oxidase Assembly"
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11 a.m.
Please Join Us at the Travel Fair
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12 p.m.
The Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar: "Keratin Modulation of Fas Receptor Signaling Through Membrane Trafficking in Hepatocytes"
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 3 p.m.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar: "Regulation of PDK1 Protein Kinase Activation by Its C-Terminal Pleckstrin Homology Domain"
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Friday, April 16, 2010 12 p.m.
Second Annual Post-Doctoral Fellows Research Day
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 1 p.m.
NHSN Videoconference: “From the Lab to the Community and Back: Research That Makes a Difference in Real Time"
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Friday, April 23, 2010 9:30 a.m.
Third Annual Integrative Medicine Symposium
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Friday, April 23, 2010 12 p.m.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar: "Self-Renewal Mechanisms of Human Stromal MIAMI Cells"
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Saturday, May 1, 2010 7 a.m.
SunSmart Sprint 5K Run/Walk for Melanoma Awareness
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Two-Hour Indoor Bike Tour Experience at the Medical Wellness Center
Nursing Lunch-and-Learn Seminar: “The Facts About Skin Cancer: Protect Yourself and Your Children”
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Seminar: “Social Drinking Gone Wild”
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