e-Update
July 29, 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 first University-owned
building at the Jackson Memorial Hospital complex was a five-story structure
built for medical education and research. Aptly named the Medical Research Building
when it was dedicated in 1960, it is now called the Kathleen and Stanley Glaser
Medical Research Building.
Basic science education
got its own home in 1969 with the construction of the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences
Building, made possible through a $12 million gift from the estate of Louis
Rosenstiel. University of Miami President Henry King Stanford announced that,
since the gift was the largest received by the University as of that date, both
the marine school and the medical building would bear the name of the generous
donor.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--Beautify the Beaches and Help Kick off United Way Campaign for 2002
--MacArthur Causeway Will Close for Movie Filming August 5-9
--Contact Medical Public Relations for 50th Anniversary Stationery and Logo
--Deadline is August 15 for Rockefeller/Culpeper Scholarship Application
--Save for College Tax-Free with New Plan offered by Benefits Administration
--Upcoming Calendar Events
SPEND A DAY AT THE
BEACH TO KICK OFF
UNIVERSITY’S 2002 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN
Join the University of Miami in lending a hand (and a paintbrush) for a good
cause at the 2002 United Way campaign kickoff event. This year’s project
will take on Haulover Park on Miami Beach for an “All Over Haulover”
on August 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help plant palm trees,
repair and install picnic benches, paint lifeguard stations, restore the beach’s
dunes to prevent erosion, and more. On the day of the event, medical campus
volunteers will be picked up from and returned to the Diabetes Research Institute.
If you would like to join the University’s team of volunteers, get approval
from your supervisor, then contact Allison Gillespie at 305-284-1821 or unitedway@miami.edu.
You also can get more information on this project and others in this year’s
campaign at http://www.miami.edu/unitedway.
CHANGE YOUR COMMUTE
AUGUST 5 – 9 WHEN
MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY CLOSES FOR FILMING
Columbia Pictures is taking over the MacArthur Causeway early next month for
filming of high-action scenes for the feature film, “Bad Boys 2.”
If you commute to and from the medical center via the MacArthur Causeway, take
note that its eastbound lanes will be closed to all traffic from Biscayne Boulevard
to Fountain Street (Palm and Hibiscus Islands) August 5 – 9, 5 a.m. to
9:30 p.m. Vehicles will be routed to I-195 for a detour, and all tolls on the
Venetian Causeway will be lifted during these dates. Police and Highway Patrol
officers will be on-site to assist with traffic flow and safety. Alternate weather
dates for this highway closing are August 26 – 28.
JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION
WITH CUSTOMIZED
50TH ANNIVERSARY STATIONERY FOR YOUR OFFICE
You’ve heard the buzz by now of the School of Medicine’s 50th anniversary,
with celebrations scheduled for later this fall. If your department would like
to help commemorate this special milestone, special 50th anniversary stationery
can be ordered through the Office of Medical Public Relations. An anniversary
logo also is available for any upcoming publications or promotional materials
your department is planning to produce. To place an order, contact Deborah Phillips
at 305-243-1271.
PROPOSALS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
MEDICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP
The Rockefeller Brother Fund has announced this year's call for proposals for
the Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science. Applicants must have
at least one year of post-doctoral clinical training, but those who have achieved
a rank higher than assistant professor will not be eligible. All scientific
research relevant to human health is eligible for consideration. Application
forms and instructions may be obtained at http://www.rbf.org.
Nominations will be accepted through Thursday, August 15. UM is only entitled
to one application, so interested researchers should contact Tony M. Izquierdo
at 305-243-5792 or tizquierdo@med.miami.edu
for pre-application instructions.
HIT THE BANK BEFORE
YOU HIT THE BOOKS
WITH TAX ADVANTAGE COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN
Start saving now for future college expenses. The Section 529 College Savings
Plan (529 Plan) offers a new way to set aside money for qualified college expenses.
Deposits to the plan can be made with after-tax dollars via payroll deduction.
This leaves plan savings free to grow without federal income tax, provided they
are used at accredited institutions of higher learning for qualified educational
expenses, such as college tuition and room and board. Interested? Contact the
Office of Benefits Administration to enroll. For more information, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2340-1;14311-3,00.html.
You also can request to have detailed information forwarded to you by email.
Send your request for information, including your name and interoffice mailing
address, to Sheri Goldberg at sheri.lee@miami.edu
or call 305-284-2728.
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 30, with "Placebos,"
presented by Jay Sosenko, M.D., assistant provost for research standards, noon
to 1 p.m., at the Mailman Center, Room 3023. 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.
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