--Liaison Committee on Medical Education Conducts Site Visit this Week
--UMMG Outlines Standards for Ambulatory Care Scheduling and On-Call Services
--Office of Research Creates Listserv to Foster Interactions among Investigators
--Research Leadership Seeks Scientists Studying Aging to Compete for Scholars Program
--Georgia Tech and Emory Offer Grant to Support Innovation in Health Care Technology
--Medical Students Can Earn Research Positions in Pharmacology for Summer Break
--Facilities Administration Web Site Updated and Live on Medical School Web Site
--Revised Account Create Forms from Controller's Office Available On-Line
--Copayment for Outpatient Diagnostic Services is $50 if Performed at Hospital
--Upcoming Calendar Events

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HOSTS REACCREDITATION
COMMITTEE ON CAMPUS, BEGINNING TODAY
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education begins its site visit to the School of Medicine today, Monday, February 18, continuing through Friday, February 22. The medical school will play host to the committee as it conducts its evaluation of academic programs and initiatives in completing its review of the School of Medicine's bid for reaccreditation.

UMMG ADDRESSES PROVIDER SCHEDULING
ACCESS AND ON-CALL SERVICE STANDARDS
Access to ambulatory care appointment scheduling and on-call services are on tap for this week's installment of the University of Miami Medical Group's (UMMG) Professional Practice and Patient Access Standards. Rolling Six Month Appointment Access: Each provider will have a minimum of six months of scheduling available in the IDX scheduling system. On Call Schedules/Services: Each department or division will provide a single telephone number to contact for on-call attending services. This number will be readily available for all physicians and staff. The on-call physician's response to callers will be made within 30 minutes. For questions on physician compliance with these standards, contact Dr. Alan Livingstone at 305-585-1284. For staff compliance issues, contact Minor Anderson at 305-243-7100. If you have any questions for the UMMG committee, contact the chairman, Dr. Leo Twiggs, at 305-243-2576.

JOIN RESEARCH LISTSERV TO STAY UPDATED
ON COLLABORATIONS AND SHARED INITIATIVES
The Office of Research has established a listserv to foster research interactions, collaborations, equipment sharing, and sharing of research initiatives. To register for the listserv, send a request to listserv@listserv.miami.edu. Leave the subject line of your e-mail blank and type only "SUBSCRIBE RESEARCH-L" in the body of the message. If you have any questions or comments, contact Norman Altman, V.M.D., senior associate dean for research, at naltman@miami.edu.

RESEARCH LEADERSHIP OFFICE CALLS FOR
APPLICANTS TO SCHOLARS PROGRAM IN AGING
The University of Miami is eligible to submit one proposal for the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program in Aging for 2002, and qualified candidates are called to apply through the School of Medicine's executive Office of Research Leadership. Eligible candidates include new investigators with outstanding promise in the basic biological or clinical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related disease. As of March 15, the candidate must hold a regular full time appointment (tenure or non-tenure) on the School of Medicine faculty and must not have been in such an appointment for more than three years, as of July 15. If you are interested in applying, contact Tony M. Izquierdo in the Executive Office of Research Leadership at tizquierdo@med.miami.edu or 305- 243-5792 by February 22.

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY CALLED TO
COMPETE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD
The Office of Technology Transfer announces the opportunity for School of Medicine faculty to compete for a $100,000 grant from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Innovators who are investigating technological advances that may have practical application to the quality of human life and health are called to apply for the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. For more information or details on application procedures, visit http://www.coulter.gatech.edu.

SHORT-TERM RESEARCH TRAINING
AVAILABLE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology has several short-term research training positions funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that will be available during the summer break for interested medical students. A stipend of $3,765 per term will be distributed with the position, and participants are encouraged to do two terms. Research will be conducted in the lab of one of the training grant faculty members in pharmacology, physiology, or cell biology. The opportunity is open to any current American medical student. For further information, contact: James Potter, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, at 305-243-5874 or jdpotter@miami.edu.

VIEW THE NEW WEB SITE FOR
FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION
The Web Development Group has launched the new Department of Facilities and Administration web site. You may reach the site at http://facilitiesadministration.med.miami.edu. To open the new site either click on the link or copy the web address to your browser. The site's visual enhancements are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. The site has been tested on both Mac and PC browsers, including Netscape 4 and 6, Internet Explorer 4 and 5, and Opera 5.

CONTROLLER'S OFFICE ANNOUNCES CHANGES
IN ACCOUNT CREATE FORMS AND PROCESS
The Office of the Controller has changed the account create forms used to request new unrestricted, designated, restricted, plant, and agency accounts. A social security number no longer is required and has been replaced by the requirement of the UM identification number. To access blank copies of these forms, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2381-1;3121-2,00.html.

BENEFITS OFFICE CLARIFIES $50 COPAYMENT
FOR OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
Outpatient diagnostic services ñ tests conducted any time a patient is not admitted to a hospital for treatment ñ can be rendered in hospitals, as well as "free-standing" diagnostic facilities. Faculty and staff who undergo outpatient diagnostic tests at the hospital facility setting will incur a single $50 co-payment for the services. For detailed information on the 2002 $50 copayment for outpatient diagnostic services, visit http://www.miami.edu/benefits/pdf/outpatient.html.

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
The program of weekly small-group seminars on topics that pertain to the protection of human subjects continues its series on navigating IRB protocol submission this week with "IRB: Consent," presented by Maria Arnold, director of the Human Subjects Office, February 19, noon to 1 p.m., at the Mailman Center, Room 3023. This lecture is designed specifically for study coordinators and principal investigators. A 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.

ENJOY HURRICANES HOOPS FOR FREE ON
EMPLOYEE DAY; ADDITIONAL TICKETS ONLY $1
Come see your Big East Conference leaders, the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, as they try to extend their run for a spot in this year's conference and national tournaments. The Canes will take on Notre Dame at the Miami Arena on February 23, tip-off at 7:30 p.m. This is the Employee Day game of the season, and University faculty and staff can obtain a free ticket and can purchase up to five additional tickets at $1 each. Representatives will be on the medical campus February 19 and 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in front of Au Bon Pain, to distribute tickets. You will need to bring your employee ID in order to obtain tickets. An order form is available on-line at http://hurricanesports.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012202aac.html. Tickets also can be purchased at the Hecht Athletic Center on the Coral Gables campus. For more information, call 800-GO-CANES.

FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVES VISIT CAMPUS
TO OFFER INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS
A representative from Fidelity Investments will be on the medical campus to conduct individual interviews and address your financial and investment questions on February 19 at the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. To schedule an appointment with a Fidelity representative, call 800-642-7131. TIAA-CREF also will be at the medical center to provide individual counseling interviews and address financial issues. These sessions will be held on February 21, at the same location. To schedule an appointment, call 877-267-4510 or visit http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc.

LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF TAX BILL
CHANGES AT TIAA-CREF SEMINAR
TIAA-CREF will conduct a financial seminar entitled "New Tax Bill-Change Means Opportunity" on February 20, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and again at 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. The seminar will focus on increased contribution limits for retirement plans, expanded pension portability, new and improved qualified tuition programs, and enhanced IRAs. To register, visit http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call the Office of Benefits Administration at 305-284-6834.

RESEARCHER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
VISITS MIAMI PROJECT FOR LECTURE SERIES
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis presents Dr. Nobutaka Hirokawa of the Tokyo School of Medicine, guest of the Gail F. Beach Memorial 2001-2002 Visiting Lecture Series. Dr. Hirokawa's work with specific motor proteins has provided important insights into the function of the nervous system. He will discuss "Molecular Mechanism of Organelle Transport in Neurons: Kinesin Superfamily Motor Proteins, KIFS, Key Molecules for Neuronal Function and Disease," on February 20, noon, in the Apex Conference Room, seventh floor of the Lois Pope LIFE Center.

MAGEC OFFERS SEMINAR ON DELIVERING
MEDICAL CARE TO THE HOMEBOUND PATIENT
Home care clinicians can familiarize themselves with medical care issues that surround homebound patients at the Miami Area Geriatric Education Center's (MAGEC) seminar "Medical Care in the Home: State of the Art," February 20 ñ 22 at the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott. Other goals of the conference will be to help participants learn standards of home assessment and design for homebound patients and to recognize the principles of palliative care and hospice for dying patients in the home, among others. Continuing education units will be available. For more information or to register, call the MAGEC office at 305-243-6270 or visit http://www.miami.edu/magec.

COME SEE STUDENTS SHINE AT ANNUAL
EASTERN-ATLANTIC RESEARCH FORUM
The University of Miami will present the 28th annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum (ESRF) on February 21 ñ 22, with displays stationed throughout the medical center at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, Jackson's Diagnostic Treatment Center, and the Rosenstiel Building. Students from the United States and Canada will present their research in the clinical and basic sciences, in addition to offering oral and poster presentations. Bruce Kraut, M.D., Ph.D., pediatrician and professor of classics at the University of Florida, will present the keynote speech, entitled "Hippocratic Deontology." Lawrence Fishman, M.D., associate chief of staff for research at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is the invited speaker for the Awards Banquet to be held on February 22 at the Doubletree Grand Hotel on Biscayne Bay. If you would like to attend any of the ESRF events or for more information about the forum, contact Isabel Perez, ESRF administrative assistant, at IPerez4@med.miami.edu or Amanda Marder, ESRF co-director, at AMarder1@aol.com.

DIALOGUE ON ISSUES OF PRIVACY PROTECTION TO
BE PRESENTED AT ETHICS LECTURE THIS WEEK
The UM Ethics Programs offers the next installment of its Dialogues in Research Ethics Series on February 22, noon, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Room 207. "Privacy, Data Protection, and the Law," will be presented by Anita Cava, J.D., co-director of the Ethics Programs; Mike Novo, J.D., assistant general counsel; and Reid Cushman, Ph.D.; who works with the Ethics Programs' new Privacy and Data Protection Team. The speakers will address issues of the new privacy protection law, in which investigators will be kept to a nationwide standard, along with the researcher's responsibilities of privacy with outcomes research, data mining, and digitized genetic data. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact the UM Ethics Programs at 305-243-5723.

BASCOM PALMER SCIENTIFIC MEETING TO ADDRESS
MULTIPLE TOPICS WITHIN OPHTHALMOLOGY
Register now for the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 40th Anniversary Scientific Meeting, February 21 - 23, at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Topics addressed will include general ophthalmology, cornea and external diseases, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, pediatric ophthalmology, and retina. UM President Donna E. Shalala will deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony. Twenty hours of AMA CME credits are available. For more information or to register, call 305-326-6110.

TOPICS SUCH AS WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND
CLINICAL ETHICS ARE FOCUS AT MASTERS OF PSYCHIATRY
Join the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Florida Psychiatric Society for the fourth annual Masters of Psychiatry. This three-day conference will feature presentations on various topics, including psychiatric illness across the woman's life cycle, mood and anxiety disorders stemming from early abuse and neglect, and the future of psychotherapy, among others. The event will be held February 22 - 24 at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach. You can take advantage of special rates on hotel rooms during the event, and the Fontainebleau also offers children's facilities for your convenience. Registration for the conference is $275, and psychiatry residents are eligible for reduced rates. For more information or to register, contact the Florida Psychiatric Society at 800-521-7465 or visit http://www.mastersofpsychiatry.com.

KOUBEK CENTER OFFERS COURSES TOWARD
CERTIFICATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
The Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Healthcare Management is now accepting registrations for the courses "Economic Structures," scheduled to begin February 27; and "Technology and Its Effects on the Healthcare Industry," set to begin March 4 . Participants will receive certification in health care management following the completion of six courses. Each course is 15 hours and costs $375. Tuition remission is available to University of Miami employees if the course content is work-related. The classes offer advanced training in healthcare services administration, and are designed for people working in hospitals, medical offices, nursing agencies, nursing homes, etc. You can obtain more information at http://www.koubek.miami.edu; look under courses taught in English. To register through the tuition remission program, e-mail mlozano@miami.edu with your supervisor's approval, and include your social security number, name, address, and telephone number.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TEACHES
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR SUPERVISORS
Supervisors will develop problem solving skills and learn techniques in confronting employee problems at "Advanced EAP Practice for Supervisors," presented by the Employee Assistance Program, February 28, 2 to 4:30 p.m., at the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155. Additional instruction and hands-on activities will provide participants with tips on performance reviews, disciplinary interviews, and more. To register, call 305-284-2351 or visit http://www.miami.edu/development-training.

ETHICS PROGRAM ADDRESSES END-OF-LIFE CARE,
HEALTH LAW AND MORE AT ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
The University of Miami Ethics Programs mark their 10th anniversary with a special version of the annual conference "Clinical Ethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions," on March 1 at the Sheraton Hotel at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. UM President Donna E. Shalala will present the keynote address, discussing the new federal privacy and data protection law, which was crafted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during President Shalala's tenure as HHS Secretary. Additional topics presented at the conference will include end-of-life care, access to care, and issues in health law. A Spanish language session also will be presented. Continuing education credits will be available, and University faculty and staff may be eligible for tuition remission. Registration is required. To obtain a registration form, contact the Ethics Programs at 305-243-5723 or visit http://www.miami.edu/ethics.

YOU'RE INVITED TO UNIVERSITY'S
ANNUAL FAMILY DAY PICNIC
You are invited to the University of Miami Annual Family Day Picnic to be held March 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the central green near the University Center on the Coral Gables campus. The picnic will include music, games, contests, tournaments, food, and drinks for University employees and their families. You can swim in the University's heated pool, play bingo, or just enjoy the day with your colleagues. Organize a volleyball team from your department and face off against the defending champions from the Department of Otolaryngology. Tickets for you and your family will be available March 7 - 15 in the Human Resources Office on campus, Park Plaza East, Suite L. Volunteers are needed to assist in the soda trailers, and those who help for at least two hours will be given a commemorative t-shirt. For more information on volunteering, contact Cynthia Holcomb at 305-243-6393. To sign up for the volleyball tournament, contact Tianne Macias at 305-585-5224.