e-Update
June 26, 2000
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.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--Call for Applications: Interim Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
--Regional NCI Initiative on Cancer and Hispanics to be Directed by UMSM Professor
--University Breaks $100 Million Mark in Annual Donations; Majority from Med School
--Medical and Nursing Schools' Tele-Care Program Offers Counseling to Caregivers
--Upcoming Calendar Events
MEDICAL SCHOOL SEARCH COMMITTEE SEEKS INTERNAL CANDIDATES FOR INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN POSITION
The School of Medicine is calling for internal candidates with outstanding
scientific leadership skills to fill the position of interim associate dean
for research and graduate studies. This person will work with the dean and faculty
advisors in identifying new research initiatives to lead the continued development
of basic and clinical research programs at the medical center. Candidates must
have an advanced degree (M.D., Ph.D.) in a branch of biomedical science as well
as an active funded research program. Experience in graduate and postgraduate
research training and administration is required. This interim associate dean
will lead efforts in reorganizing and coordinating the School of Medicine's
research and graduate education infrastructure, including executing a strategic
plan, attracting research funding, and allocating institutional research resources.
Send nominations and applications, including a C.V. and names of persons to
serve as references, to Eckhard Podack, M.D., Department of Microbiology and
Immunology, P.O. Box 016960 (R-138), Miami, 33101, or e-mail epodack@miami.edu
by July 7.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF UM/SYLVESTER TO LEAD SOUTHEAST REGION OF NCI HISPANIC CANCER INITIATIVE
Redes en AcciÛn, a major new initiative funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will combine efforts from several organizations across the country to address the fight against cancer in Hispanic populations. Six regional centers are to be established across the United States, and Edward Trapido, Sc.D., associate director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, chief of the Division of Cancer Control, and professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, has been selected to direct the Southeast Regional Network Center. Redes en AcciÛn will foster a national infrastructure for Hispanic cancer prevention and control activities, provide training and research opportunities for Hispanic students and researchers, and support cancer awareness activities in Hispanic communities.
UM CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING YEAR IN FUNDRAISING
UM received more than $100 million in donations for fiscal year 1999-2000, and over 68 percent of that total was generated from fundraising activities at the School of Medicine. This achievement marks the highest annual fundraising total in the University's 74-year history and the first time the University has broken the $100 million mark in annual contributions. For more details, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;3000-2;4007-3,00.html.
TELE-CARE PROGRAM TAKES CARE OF CAREGIVERS
Understanding that caring for a loved one with a serious illness can be stressful to all those affected, the Schools of Nursing and Medicine have created the Tele-Care project. The program, made possible by a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research, offers assistance to caregivers of persons who are seriously ill with cancer through regular telephone counseling. Tele-Care, available in English or Spanish, is offered once a week for 10 weeks from UM nurses and faculty. For more information, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;3000-2;3972-3,00.html.
QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE BILLING?
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Address questions regarding Medicare billing and compliance to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 1-877-415-HELP. For more information about the help line or training programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
DNA TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS
The School of Medicine, in conjunction with PE Biosystems, presents "New
Technologies for Research and Diagnostic Laboratories," a DNA technology
seminar, June 28, at 9 a.m. in the Mailman Center Auditorium. Paul Shapshak,
Ph.D., research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
will give the introduction, and representatives from PE Biosystems will conduct
lectures and a question and answer session. To register, contact Danny Hall
at 800-545-7547 or e-mail Dr. Shapshak at pshapsha@med.miami.edu.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SURGEON TO DISCUSS PLASTIC SURGERY IN ON-LINE CHAT
Seth Thaller, M.D., professor in the Department of Surgery and chief of
the Division of Plastic Surgery, will discuss "Plastic Surgery from
Head to Toe" in an on-line chat on AmericasDoctor.com, June 30 from
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Those interested in joining this discussion can log
on to http://www.AmericasDoctor.com and
click on "Upcoming Events."
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