e-Update
July 1,
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.
ANNIVERSARY ALBUM
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 dream of a medical school at
the University of Miami came one step closer to fruition when Bowman Foster
Ashe, UM’s first president, struck a deal with the Veterans Administration
on August 21, 1951. He persuaded the VA to permit the University to lease the
service and supply facility – commonly known as the servants’ quarters
– at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables as a temporary location for classes
at the School of Medicine. This building served as the school’s teaching
site until 1969.
Ashe and Florida State Senator R.
Bunn Gautier furthered the budding medical school’s collaboration with
the community when they appealed to Dade County for permission to use the facilities
at Jackson Memorial Hospital for instruction. In return, the School of Medicine’s
faculty physicians would care for the hospital’s indigent patients. To
meet one of the requirements for accreditation, the school also was authorized
to appoint the teaching and medical personnel of Jackson.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--University Closed on Thursday for Fourth of July Holiday
--Benefits Administration Revises Dependent Tuition Remission Rules
--Make an Ally of Your Computer with Free IT Training Classes
--Campus Yoga Classes Benefit Your Health and the United Way
--Upcoming Calendar Events
REMINDER: UNIVERSITY
CLOSED ON FOURTH OF JULY
All University of Miami campuses, including the School of Medicine, will be
closed this Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
NOTE CHANGES TO DEPENDENT
TUITION
REMISSION BENEFIT, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1
Benefits Administration announces a change in the tuition remission benefit
to affect the dependents of new employees hired on or after September 1, 2002.
The changes include a longer waiting period for dependents to become eligible
for the reduced tuition benefit. Also revised is an extended period of continuous
employment to gain eligibility for the 100 percent tuition remission benefit.
All dependents, regardless of employee hiring date, will be affected by changes
that include a revised definition of "normal progress," establishment
of a maximum age limit, and an amended certification requirement for eligible
dependents. You are encouraged to review these changes through the Human Resources
Policies and Procedures Manual at http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,13610-1,00.html.
Faculty members should review the Faculty Manual (Section C16.5, Tuition Remission)
at http://www.miami.edu/FacultySenate.
If you have any questions, contact Sheri Goldberg at sheri.lee@miami.edu.
GET USER FRIENDLY WITH FREE
EMPLOYEE TRAINING CLASSES
The medical campus Information Technology Training Center offers free Microsoft
Office, Windows, and Internet Explorer classes for UM faculty and staff. Classes
are small and interactive, covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
For more information and a schedule of classes, contact Yvette A. Garcia at
305-243-3665.
STRETCH YOUR MIND AND YOUR
BODY AT DAILY YOGA SESSIONS
Relieve stress or simply improve your posture with yoga classes offered on the
medical campus. Classes are held daily and last about 45 minutes. They are held
at the Ortho-Rehab Building, third floor conference room, 1 p.m., on Mondays
and Tuesdays; at the Mailman Center, room 7046, 1 p.m., on Wednesday through
Friday; and at the Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, 5:15 p.m., on Monday and Wednesday
evenings. The fee for one class is $11, but you can buy a pass for 10 classes
for $60, 15 classes for $82.50, or 20 classes for $100. All proceeds benefit
the United Way. For more information or to register, contact Vilma Robles at
vrobles@med.miami.edu or call Sue
Radcliffe at 305-243-3663.
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 2, with "Confidentiality -
Secondary Subjects," presented by Lora Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., associate
professor of epidemiology and public health, noon to 1 p.m., at the Mailman
Center, Room 3023. Future seminars to be announced. 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.
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.
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