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Miller School alumni share their insights, stories, and words of advice from the front lines of COVID-19. While each one has their own individual take on battling a pandemic, the themes of gratitude, safety, and compassion are universal.
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“Alumni represent the ingenuity, courage, and commitment that are at the core of the Miller School mission. On behalf of our faculty, staff, and students, thank you for everything you do to protect the health and safety of our communities,” said Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., dean and chief academic office of the Miller School of Medicine. View video here
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Marking their 25th reunion, members of the Class of 1995 celebrate at the Reunions Banquet.
A record-setting number of medical alumni returned to the Miller School, prior to COVID-19 restrictions, to reunite and reconnect for Medical Alumni Weekend 2020.
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Captain John R. Rotruck, M.D. ’96, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy, which recently provided care to COVID-19 patients in Los Angeles, attributes his success to his time at the Miller School of Medicine.
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Aileen Marty, M.D. ’82, is one of the world’s foremost experts in strategic response to infectious diseases. On January 30, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, Dr. Marty’s phone had already been ringing for weeks.
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The excitement of intellectual inquiry has kept Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D. ’79, energized, from studies in physics and nuclear medicine, to founding an innovative research institute, and now, new academic programs.
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The memory of a young cancer patient lost drives Esther Obeng, M.D. ’07, Ph.D. ’05, to search for cures. Last year, she received the American Association for Cancer Research’s Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award for her important work.
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Tara Conway Copper, M.D. ’10, was the first Miller School alumna to be part of a rotation of University of Miami physicians helping doctors in the Bahamas provide treatment after the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.
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The Miller School of Medicine alumni community recently lost one of its earliest members; someone who was an integral part of the intitution's legacy. Norman M. Kenyon, M.D. ’56, (1929-2020), gifted surgeon, teacher, and mentor, passed away on April 4, 2020. He was 90.
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From a summer job exploring medicine and technology to becoming the director of the University of Miami Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, S. Barry Issenberg, M.D. ’95 has been fascinated by medical simulation and computer-based teaching systems
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From receiving lifetime achievement awards to taking on new leadership roles, Miller School of Medicine alumni are making a difference and being recognized for their expertise. See what your peers are up to in the Class Notes section of University of Miami Medicine.
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Keep your classmates up-to-date. Click here and submit your career or life updates!
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Miller School of Medicine alumni celebrated their 2020 graduates from a distance during the school's first-ever virtual commencement on May 9.
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Watch the recording of the Miller School Class of 2020 commencement ceremony.
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Even though we couldn't celebrate Match Day in person, we captured the excitement of the Miller School Class of 2020 as they waited to “meet” their match in this video. One hundred and seventy-nine Miller School students learned of their residency matches on March 20.
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Twenty-six percent of the Miller School Class of 2020 matched at UM/JMH or UM at Holy Cross Hospital, up from 21 percent last year. Thirty-six percent matched in Florida, up from 30 percent. Explore complete 2020 Match Day results.
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— Miller School of Medicine
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