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Goldschmidt, Shalala and LeBlanc Address Annual General Faculty Meeting 
Front row, from left, Lawrence A. Schachner, M.D., chair and Harvey Blank Professor of Dermatology, Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., executive dean for education and policy, and Jorge Guerra, M.D., associate vice president and UMMG chief medical officer, listen intently as President Donna E. Shalala speaks at the Annual General Faculty Meeting.
A trio of UM leaders declared at the Miller School's Annual General Faculty Meeting Monday that as improvements are seen in the world economy, the University is moving cautiously but resolutely toward all the goals of its strategic plans.
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| 2010 Claude Pepper Memorial Commemorative Award winner Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., (center) with (from left) Jose Fox, president and chief executive officer of United HomeCare Services, and Jose Fuentes, immediate past chair of the board, United HomeCare Services. |
Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance Receives 2010 Claude Pepper Memorial Award
Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics and director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, was recognized for her innovative research in Alzheimer's disease at the United HomeCare Services' 16th Annual Claude Pepper Memorial Awards ceremony at Jungle Island in Miami on May 6.
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Pedro Ruiz, M.D., Receives Distinguished Service Award for Ennobling Profession of Psychiatry
Pedro Ruiz, M.D., executive vice chairman and director of clinical programs in the Miller School's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was honored with the American Psychiatric Association's Distinguished Service Award for 2010 on Monday.
Opening a Door to Hope
Attending the check presentation ceremony were, from left, Bob Dickinson, chairman of the board of Camillus House; Denise Goldson Rau, Camillus House vice president of development; Brother Raphael Mieszala; Marc Williams, Camillus House board member; Rudy Fernandez, UM vice president of government affairs; Juan-Carlos del Valle, UM director of government affairs; Bill Biondi, MAMCO executive vice president; Keith "Fletch" Fletcher, UM director of the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development; and Marcelo Radice, UM Health System executive director of Inter-American initiatives.
Wexford Science+Technology, a real estate investment and development company, and the Urban Research Park presented Camillus House with a $100,000 donation toward the construction of its new campus during a ceremony at the Somerville Residence last Friday.
University of Miami Hosts International Meeting of CME Professionals
Richard G. Tiberius, Ph.D., discusses mentoring with Joyce Fried from UCLA, Todd Dorman, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University, and the Miller School's Monica Broome, M.D., and Pat Masters, M.S.N.
The Miller School's Division of Continuing Medical Education (CME) hosted the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education's 2010 Spring Meeting last month.
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| Roberto C. Heros, M.D., accepted the 2010 Harvey Cushing Medal at a special ceremony during the AANS annual meeting in Philadelphia. |
Roberto Heros, M.D., Awarded Prestigious 2010 Harvey Cushing Medal
Roberto C. Heros, M.D., professor and co-chair of neurological surgery and residency program director, was honored with the 2010 Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest award given to a neurosurgeon by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). A Miller School faculty member for 15 years who is internationally known in his field, Heros was recognized for his dedication and contributions to neurosurgery and his outstanding leadership in the AANS, a scientific and educational association.
e-Update/MED Submission Deadline Change
Mark your calendars! The submission deadline for the June 1 issue of MED will be Wednesday, May 26. The University will be closed on Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day.
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