Veritas, Vol. 16, No. 19, February 2, 1976

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Volume 16, Number 18 February 2, 1976
Among the scientists who convened at the University last month to participate in Orbis Scientiae 1976, sponsored by the Center for Theoretical Studies, were (from left) Nobel Laureates Dr. Lars Onsager, Dr. P. A. M. Dirac, Dr. Willis Lamb, Jr., and Dr. Murray Gell-Mann.
Courses Added to Health Care Administration
Three new graduate courses in health administration, begun this semester, have been announced by Dr. Edward J. Fox, dean of the School of Business Administration.
• “Issues in Health Care Administration,” taught by Dr. Thomas A. Natiello, director of the School’s Institute for Health Administration and Research, is a seminar on current problems and issues in health care administration discussed from the perspective of the executive at the policy making level. The course is designed to utilize behavioral techniques, such as role playing, transactional analysis and case work relating to important real-life situations found the delivery of ambulatory care in various
Women’s Commission Schedules Luncheon
The UM Women’s Commission will present Dr. Edith Lord, professor of psychology and president of the Florida Psychology Association, as guest speaker at its third monthly luncheon meeting February 11. Her topic will be “Coping with Life and Death.”
Open to the public as well as to University personnel, the luncheon will start at noon in the Wesley Foundation, main campus. For reservations at $1.50, phone 661-1695.
UM students having meal tickets will be admitted free.
types of health organizations today. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and the University of California have joined UM in developing this prototype course in health care administration.
t “Legal Aspects of Health Care,” taught by Dr. Albert Harum, professor of business law, presents the liability for acts of omission or commission by health care providers, administrators and supportive personnel for acts of the medical staff, residents, interns, nurses, special duty nurses, and non-professionals.
t “The Politics of Health Care,” taught by Dr. Robert Zuckerman, associate professor of politics and public affairs, focuses on the political and economic aspects of the current health care crisis in the United States, with emphasis placed on public policy as it affects health care delivery.
These courses are part of the health care administration concentration of the M.B.A. program. Currently, according to Dr. Natiello, about a dozen colleges and universities teach this type of specialty on a graduate level, “but most follow the traditional ‘hospital administration’ approach. Few take the managerial approach to health, which applies managerial and administration con^pts to the entire health care field.”
“The quality of care that a patient receives is based on the ability of the physician or hospital administrator to
bring the entire health care delivery system to bear on the patient’s behalf,” said Dr. Natiello. “Using management and administration techniques, we try to show the students the best way to structure an organization for efficient health care delivery, how to develop programs that will serve the needs of the organization and allocate resources fairly and properly.”
Using the concept of health administration rather than just hospital administration gives the program more flexibility to deal with other important areas of the health care field, according to Dr. Natiello—health maintenance organizations, group practices, clinics, ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, and government planning agencies.
“Students are enthusiastic about the program,” he said. “They feel that it will help them make a contribution to the quality of life and become socially responsible.”
University OF MIAMI
Coral Gables, Florida
50 Years of
Progress
1925-26/1975-76
Bowman Foster Ashe
First President / University of Miami / 1926-1952
Eight Receive Sabbaticals
The Faculty Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee has recommended that the following members of the full-time faculty be awarded leaves for the period indicated. The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs endorsed the recommendations of the Committee and President Stanford has approved them.
“This year there were far more requests for sabbatical leave than the University could accommodate with its limited resources,” said Dr. Sidney Besvinick, acting vice president for academic affairs. “Despite the constraints of a tight budget year, I am pleased to announce that eight awards have been approved for 1976-1977.” They are as follows:
Dr. Lowell Thomas, biology and living resources (Feb. 1977 to May 1977). To develop field aspects of marine biology courses and complete work on a book dealing with the shallow water marine flora and fauna of tropical Florida and the Caribbean.
Dr. Oscar Owre, biology (Jan. 1977 to May 1977). To study the red-whiskered bilbul in the Seychelles Islands, near India, in conjunction with meetings of the Pan African Ornithological Congress, and to compare its behavior to the behavior of the species in the South Florida environment.
Dr. Douglas Ribbons, biochemistry (July 1976 to May 1977). To study new approaches for the construction and selection of microorganisms with new biochemical capabilities, suitable for the biodegradation of man-made chemical pollutants.
Dr. John McCollum, English (Jan. 1977 to May 1977). To complete an edition of William Harrison’s Description of England, originally published in 1587 as part of Holinshed’s Chronicles.
Fred Wickstrom, applied music (Jan. 1977 to May 1977). To study music of non-western origins at the California Institute of the Arts in the Music Cultures of the World Program.
Dr. Frank Stuart, history (Jan. 1977 to May 1977). To complete a third television course of 24 lectures based on the twentieth century for the Universal College Television Series, “Civilization.” Also, to research and prepare two new courses for the history curriculum, “Victorian England and the British Empire (1815-1901)” and “Britain and the Commonwealth in the Twentieth Century (1901 to the Present),” and to complete a manuscript on the British imperial ex-(continued on page 4)
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