e-Update
July 16, 2002
Weekly News Briefs
e-Update is distributed
weekly to keep faculty and staff at the University of Miami School of Medicine
up-to-date on news at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
To submit news for publication, e-mail items to update@med.miami.edu.
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ANNIVERSARY ALBUM
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Learn fun facts about your second home and its history every two weeks, as e-Update
presents the latest in a special series commemorating the School of Medicine’s
50th anniversary.
The School of Medicine began
clinical training in 1954 at the old Coral Gables site of the Veterans Administration
Hospital and at Dade County’s Jackson Memorial Hospital on 10th Avenue
in Miami. Training continued in the school’s first clinical unit, the
Outpatient Clinic, built by the county in 1955 near Jackson and led by Dr. John
K. Robinson. Today, the School of Medicine’s faculty physicians treat
more than 1,000,000 patients annually in clinical facilities located at Jackson,
the Miami VA Center, five primary care centers throughout Miami-Dade County,
and a half-dozen area hospitals. UM doctors represent nearly every country,
discipline, and specialty, from ophthalmology and pediatrics to kidney disease
and cancer, ensuring that every patient receives the most effective treatment
possible.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--Nine School of Medicine Specialties Hit the Mark on U.S. News “America’s
Best” Poll
--American Medical Association’s School of the Month is UM School of Medicine
--Medical School Center Sends Paramedic Instructors for U.S. Army Terrorism
Training
--Clinical Investigation Orientation Offered for Post-Doc Fellows and Junior
Faculty
--Use Your Computer for Multi-tasking with Technology Training on Microsoft
Project
--Upcoming Calendar Events
U.S. NEWS RANKS
NINE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
SPECIALTIES AMONG “AMERICA’S BEST”
Nine specialties at the School of Medicine were among those listed as tops in
the 2002 list of “America’s Best Hospitals” issued by U.S.
News & World Report. Bascom Palmer leads the pack, with a rank of second
in the country for ophthalmology care services. UM specialties on the list include
kidney disease (ranked 24th – up from 43rd in last year’s poll);
orthopaedics (24th – up from 42nd last year); gynecology (27); hormonal
disorders (33); ear, nose, and throat (36); geriatrics (38); digestive disorders
(39); and heart and heart surgery (50). Scores ranking each hospital considered
reputation, mortality, and care-related factors. For each specialty, board-certified
physicians were randomly chosen to list the five hospitals they viewed as best
in their specialty. The special issue of U.S. News & World Report hit newsstands
on Monday, July 15. For more details, visit http://www.usnews.com.
UM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
FEATURED ON
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION WEB SITE
The prestigious American Medical Association (AMA) has chosen the University
of Miami School of Medicine as its featured medical school of the month. Go
on-line to AMA’s Web site at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1843.html
to view a quick rundown of the school’s history and a link back to the
medical school home page. The UM site will be featured through the end of July
and will then be permanently archived on the AMA site.
FIND OUT ABOUT NEW
UM CLINICAL RESEARCH
CERTIFICATE TRAINING AT ORIENTATION MEETING
The School of Medicine’s Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) is
offering a two-year certificate training program in clinical investigation.
This K-30 award, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, is intended
for scientists and physicians engaged in clinical research. The program will
be introduced with the presentation "Orientation to Clinical Research"
on July 25, 3 to 7 p.m., in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Retter Auditorium.
The program is geared toward post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty interested
in clinical research, and it will cover topics such as the ABC's of research,
academic medicine, mentoring, ethics and research training. A special panel
of junior and senior faculty will discuss their accomplishments in clinical
research, and refreshments will be served afterward. For more information, visit
http://www.miami.edu/research/crc.
UM PARAMEDICS WORK
WITH MILITARY
ON ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING
Through an affiliation with Lt. Col. Tom Knuth of the Army Trauma Training Center
at Ryder, four paramedic instructors from the Emergency Medical Skills Training
Program of the School of Medicine’s Center for Research in Medical Education
(CRME) were among only 10 non-military personnel in a class of 126 to participate
in the U.S. Army’s “Field Management of Chemical and Biological
Casualties” course at the Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense
in Maryland last month. Led by Geoffrey T. Miller, NREMT-P, the paramedic instructors
are part of a CRME team developing a 16-hour curriculum “Emergency Response
to Terrorism,” to train paramedic/firefighters, hospital personnel, and
law enforcement officers in the safe care of the victims of a terrorist attack.
The team will incorporate the training they received in the 40-hour Army course
into the CRME curriculum being developed.
UM/JACKSON TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING CENTER
OFFERS MICROSOFT PROJECT TRAINING
Learn how to meet deadlines and take control of all your office tasks with Microsoft
Project training from the Technology Training Center. This two-day course covers
basic through advanced features of Microsoft Project such as working with calendars,
assigning resources, handling multiple projects at once, importing and exporting
data, and more. A training course will be provided monthly, beginning September
2002, free of charge to UM and Jackson employees. To register or receive a copy
of the class schedule, contact Yvette A. Garcia at 305-243-3665 or ygarcia3@miami.edu.
QUESTIONS ABOUT
COMPLIANCE?
TWO UM HELPLINES CAN ASSIST YOU
Medicare and billing concerns? Address questions to Third Party Reimbursement/Office
of Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 877-415-HELP. For information about this helpline
or training programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo
at 305-243-5842. Research integrity concerns? Report concerns regarding research
integrity and adherence to federal or University regulations directly to the
Office of the Vice Provost for Research at 305-243-6415, or you can call the
University's toll-free compliance hotline at 866-YOURCALL.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS
ARE TOPIC OF WEEKLY SEMINARS
A program of weekly small-group seminars on topics that pertain to the protection
of human subjects in research continues July 16, with "Informed Consent
- Risks," presented by Sharlene Weiss, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine,
noon to 1 p.m., at the Mailman Center, Room 3023. The full calendar of seminars
may be viewed at http://www.miami.edu/research/lectureseries.
For more information or to register for any of these weekly seminars, call Katherine
Morales at 305-243-2311 or e-mail kmorales@med.miami.edu.
RSVP is required.
GERIATRIC FORUM
MEETS TO DISCUSS
INTERDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES
The Miami Geriatric Perioperative Issues Forum, a multi-discipline group concerned
with the perioperative care of the elderly, serves as a forum for interaction
of ideas, cross-departmental education projects, and research. The initial meeting
of this group will be held July 17, 3 p.m., the anesthesia library, Jackson
Central Building, Room 301. For further information, contact Michael Lewis,
M.D., at 305-324-3150 or mclewis@med.miami.edu.
SEND THE KIDS TO
HURRICANE
AQUATIC CAMPS FOR SUMMER FUN
UM brings you Summer Aquatics Sports Camp for kids ages 5 to 12, featuring swimming,
diving, trampoline, water games, field games, and arts and crafts. One-week
sessions run through July 26, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The cost is $160 per week,
and discounts are available. A registration fee is required. A Summer Diving
Camp also runs through July 26, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and costs $160 per week.
Call 305-284-4713 or visit http://www.caneaquatics.com
for more information on both camps.
SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM
TEACHES TECHNIQUES
TO REDUCE YOUR RISK IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
Learn to reduce physical risk and avoid dangerous situations at "National
Self-Defense Institute Program," a two-hour program offered by the Department
of Wellness and Recreation. Trusting your instincts and practicing simple strategies
in everyday situations, such as shopping, driving, dating, etc., can help you
avoid being attacked. Having a plan for how you'll respond if you're attacked
can save your life. The class will be held July 31, noon, in Sylvester Conference
Room 1301. A $5 registration fee for required materials is due by July 29. To
register, contact Zelda Calvert at 305-243-3209.
ISSUES IN HEALTH
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY
ADDRESSED AT MAGEC TRAINING CONFERENCE
The Miami Area Geriatric Education Center presents “Intensive Geriatric
Training” on July 29 – 31 at the Miami VA Medical Center. This program
offers training in the delivery of efficient interdisciplinary team care to
meet the health care needs of older adults. Topics will include recognizing
geriatric syndromes and health conditions, identifying community resources,
and aging sensitivity, among others. Pre-registration is $250, with a reduced
rate of $125 for UM and VA employees and students. For more information and
a registration form, visit http://www.miami.edu/magec
or call 305-243-6270.
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