--Students from School
of Medicine Earn Top Honors at National Research Forum
--Tune into Discovery Health Channel for Features on School of Medicine
Programs
--Employee Surveys May Be Returned through this Wednesday, May 15
--Web Development Group Launches New Site for Business and Systems Analysis
--Outpatient Diagnostic Tests Can Be Performed without $50 Hospital Co-payment
--Upcoming Calendar Events
UM MEDICAL STUDENTS
SHINE AT
NATIONAL STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM
School of Medicine students received kudos at the recent National Student
Research Forum in Galveston, Texas. Congratulations go out to Rashmi Lodha,
a third-year student, who received the Dermatology Award; and Gary Danton,
a student in the M.D./Ph.D. program, who was honored with the Mason Guest
Memorial Award in Physiology and Biophysics. The forum attracts medical
students from across the U.S. and Canada to present their research and compete
for top honors.
DISCOVERY HEALTH
CHANNEL SENDS OUT A
"LIFELINE" TO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CENTERS
Discover the advances made right here at the School of Medicine with special
episodes of the television series "Lifeline," on the Discovery
Health Channel. The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis will be featured in
a segment of the show to air on May 18 at 5 p.m., highlighting The Miami
Project's search for a cure. Following that episode, another School of Medicine
center will get national play, when the series follows scientists at the
William Lehman Injury Research Center who study car crashes to make roads
safer. This installment of "Lifeline" will air May 18 at 6 p.m.
DEADLINE FOR EMPLOYEE
SURVEY EXTENDED TO MAY 15
If you received an Employee Survey after the May 6 deadline, you may still
complete and return your survey to the Testing Center, Ungar 341, locator
code 4222. The deadline has been extended to May 15. If you have any questions,
contact Mary Sapp at 305-284-3856. Your feedback is important.
GO ON-LINE TO VIEW
NEW WEB SITE
FOR BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
The Web Development Group has launched a new Web site for the Department
of Business and Systems Analysis. View the revamped Web pages at http://industrialengineering.med.miami.edu.
The site's visual enhancements are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0 or higher, and they have been tested on both MAC and PC browsers, including
Netscape 4 and 6, Internet Explorer 4 and 5 and Opera 5.
AVOID FEE FOR OUTPATIENT
DIAGNOSTIC
TESTS THROUGH UM HEALTH CARE PLAN
Faculty and staff enrolled in the University of Miami health care plan who
have outpatient diagnostic tests performed in hospital based facilities
will incur a $50 co-payment. To avoid the $50 co-payment, faculty and staff
may have an outpatient diagnostic test performed at a free standing diagnostic
facility. For a list of free standing facilities designated by UnitedHealthcare
in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, visit http://www.miami.edu/benefits/pdf/freestanding.pdf.
These lists are accurate as of April 25, 2002 but are subject to change.
At the time a service is needed, you must check with the provider to insure
the provider is still listed as a free standing facility under the University
of Miami health care plan. For more information, contact Benefits Administration
at 305-284-6832.
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!
MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY
COUNCIL TO CONVENE THIS WEEK
The School of Medicine Faculty Council will hold its next meeting May 14,
5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Ryder Trauma Center, TICU Conference Room. All faculty
members are invited to attend; meetings are held on the second and last
Tuesday of each month. To review the minutes of previous council meetings,
visit http://medicalcouncil.med.miami.edu/minutes.html.
LINCOLN FINANCIAL
VISITS CAMPUS TO
ANSWER YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
A representative from Lincoln Financial Group will be at the medical campus
Professional Development and Training Office, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite
155, on May 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., conducting individual financial counseling
sessions. To schedule an appointment, call Aimee Hugdahl toll-free at 866-524-2443
or e-mail ahugdahl@LNC.com.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
AND SOUTH FLORIDA
BLOOD BANKS CALL FOR DONATIONS
Give blood and give life at the upcoming School of Medicine Blood Drive,
to be held May 15 and 16 in various locations around campus. Stations will
be set up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UM/Sylvester courtyard, the Retter
Walkway of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and the Rosenstiel Building
second floor student lounge on May 15. The student lounge location also
will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 16. Donors also will receive a
mini-physical, cholesterol test, blood typing, and a free t-shirt.
WALK YOUR WAY TO
WELLNESS WITH
INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
In recognition of National Women's Health Week, the Institute for Women's
Health will host a lunch-time Wellness Walk on May 16 to encourage health
awareness among women. The 30-minute Wellness Walk, sponsored by Wyeth-Ayerst
and TCBY, will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Alamo and end at TCBY with complimentary
frozen yogurt. Make your health a priority and get moving! For more information,
call the Institute for Women's Health at 305-243-2576 or womenshealth@med.miami.edu.
EXPERT TO DISCUSS
OCULAR DEVELOPMENT
AND DISEASE AT BASCOM PALMER LECTURE
The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute presents Chia-Yang Liu, Ph.D., of the University
of Cincinnati College of Medicine on May 16, 5 p.m., at the Retter Auditorium.
Liu will discuss "Transgenic Mouse Models for Ocular Surface Development
and Disease."
LECTURE ADDRESSES
RELATIONSHIP OF LAW
AND ETHICS IN HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH
The UM Ethics Programs present the latest installment in the Dialogues in
Research Ethics Lecture Series with "Who's in Charge? Research Oversight
and the Role of Lawyers, Congress, and Investigators," on May 17, noon,
in the Rosenstiel Building, Room 6018. Rina Hakimian, J.D., M.P.H., of the
National Cancer Institute, will discuss the relationship of law and ethics
in regulation of human subject research. Lunch will be provided. For more
information, call 305-243-5723 or e-mail ethics@miami.edu.
LEARN TO CREATE A
SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL
PLAN FOR INCOME AFTER RETIREMENT
TIAA-CREF presents a seminar on issues you should consider as retirement
approaches. At "Managing Your Retirement Income," participants
will discuss security, flexibility, investment strategies, and other income
options to consider when you retire. Experts also will provide you with
the many retirement income options available through TIAA-CREF. The session
will be held May 23, 10 to 11:30 a.m., and again from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at
the Dominion Parking Garage, suite 155. To register, call Benefits Administration
at 305-284-6834 or visit http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc.
UM EMPLOYEES ENJOY
REDUCED FARES AS
THE MIAMI SOL JUMPSTART THEIR SEASON
University employees are invited to join the Miami Sol for opening night
at the American Airlines Arena on May 28. The Sol will tip off their season
against the Minnesota Lynx at 7 p.m. A halftime presentation will honor
Hurricane female athletes for their achievements during the 2001-2002 season.
Tickets are only $5, and can be ordered when you call 786-777-4246 or visit
http://www.wnba.com/sol/images/miamiflyer.pdf.
SAVE THE DATE FOR
INTERDEPARTMENTAL
DISCUSSION OF SPIRITUALITY IN MEDICINE
Join the Behavioral Science Program of the Department of Family Medicine
and Community Health, along with several other disciplines, for an Interdepartmental
Academic Day to address "Spirituality and Medicine." A primary
aim of this conference is to help physicians and other health care workers
discuss and learn about the beneficial uses of spirituality in medical settings,
such as pediatrics, ob/gyn, and addiction psychiatry. Robert Schwartz, M.D.,
professor and chairman of the Department of Family Medicine and Community
Health, and Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D., M.D., professor and chairman of the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, will be among the members of a faculty
panel that will address spirituality. The event will be held May 29, 8 a.m.
to noon, in Jackson's Diagnostic Treatment Center, Room 270. No RSVP or
registration fee is required, but please arrive early. For more information,
contact Heidi Stanley, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor and director
of the Behavioral Science Program, at 305-243-2872 or hstanley@med.miami.edu.
WINE TASTING TO BENEFIT
ONGOING
RESEARCH AT THE MIAMI PROJECT
Swirl, sip, and swish for a good cause at a special wine tasting presented
by The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. "Raise a Glass for a Cure"
will be held May 31, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., to benefit the Miami Chapter of
the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in support of ongoing research at
the Miami Project. Tickets are $55 per person in advance, $65 at the door.
The event will be held at the Miami City Club, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard,
First Union Building, 55th Floor. For more information or to purchase tickets,
call 305-243-6001 or e-mail bfchapters@miamiproject.med.miami.edu.
For directions, visit http://www.thebuonicontifund.org.
