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S Four University of Miami faculty members are recipients of the Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity.
4 Village rising: University Village, the first
new student housing in 38 years, is on schedule for a fall semester opening.
Associate Professor Ira
Jewish demographic studies
and international impact.
Sheskin’s have national
Volume 48 ■ Number 7 ■ April 2006 For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami
www.miami.edu/veritas
DEAN PERAGALLO RECEIVES FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
The National Institutes of Health is mandated to promote minority health and ultimately help eliminate health disparities. In what is an ideal opportunity to improve care for vulnerable populations across the country, School of Nursing and Health Studies Dean Nilda Peragallo has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services to serve on the National Advisory Council to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD).
In this
distinguished position, Peragallo will consult and provide advice to the NIH director, with a major responsibility to review and make recommendations regarding grants for biomedical research and research training activities to improve minority health.
POSTSEASON VICTORY: BANKUNITED CENTER IS PREPPED ON SHORT NOTICE
The University of Miami men’s basketball squad wasn’t the only team that put forth a winning effort for a first-round National Invitation Tournament (NIT) game played at the BankUnited Center on March 15. Despite the limited timeframe—less than 48 hours—that BankUnited Center employees were given to prepare the arena for hosting its first-ever postseason game, they came through with flying colors.
“The entire arena had to be reconfigured for basketball after hosting a volleyball tournament the night before,” says Mel Tenen, assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services. “Within 24 hours the operations staff put down the basketball floor, set up the baskets, shot clocks, general seating, and all of the NIT signage.”
It was a winning effort, says Tenen, as “challenges were overcome with flawless operational execution—and a Hurricane basketball team win to boot.”
NiH appointment: Dean Nilda Peragallo
Medical school extending its mission northward with new facilities and academic partnerships
Beyond borders: Miller School's influence grows
Though its central hub of activity is located in the bustling Civic Center area, the Leonard M.
Miller School of Medicines influence extends far beyond Miami, reaching into Broward and Palm Beach Counties, where expansion projects and educational partnerships are truly making the medical institution a school without borders.
Nowhere is that growing influence more obvious than in Palm Beach County.
There, the Miller School recently signed an agreement with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Boca Raton Community Hospital to create a regional academic medical center that could change the face of health care in Palm Beach County and, perhaps, throughout Florida.
Currently, a group of University of Miami medical students attends the first two years of medical school on FAU’s Boca Raton campus
Growth spurt: From top to bottom, a rendering of Bascom Palmer’s expansion project in Palm Beach County, the signing of an agreement that will create a regional academic medical center in the county, and UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach.
before moving to Miami for the final two years. The recently signed agreement calls for expanding the two-year
David Lieberman announces his retirement
G
it for an hour and chat with V-/ David A. Lieberman, and it becomes crystal clear how this former Arthur Andersen consultant helped transform the University of Miami’s infrastructure and improve its financial strength.
He speaks with a chief financial officer’s tone and exudes a corporate-world type of confidence that is a direct reflection of the University’s enormous success. Indeed, during Lieberman’s tenure as senior vice president for business and finance, UM has developed
into a powerhouse academic and research institution, having annual revenues of $1.4 billion and an economic impact of more than $3.9 billion in Miami-Dade County alone.
Now, Lieberman is stepping down after almost three decades of leadership. “For 28 years David Lieberman has brought intelligence, great financial and modern management skills, and leadership to his position,” says President Donna E. Shalala. “He recruited an extraordinary team, which will serve the University for years to
Business savvy: David A. Lieberman has introduced improvements that have impacted all aspects of the University’s infrastructure.
For Lieberman, pride in the University is what
Continued on page 3
program to a full four-year track that will allow students to stay on the Boca Raton campus while doing their clinical rotations at Boca Raton Community Hospital.
The agreement also addresses a critical physician shortage in the area by training tomorrow’s doctors. Many of those physicians will be trained as part of the graduate medical education program to be established at Boca Raton Community Hospital, with an estimated 123 medical residents in the first year. To train the residents, the University of Miami Medical Group will establish a clinical faculty practice on the regional campus with at least 50 physicians representing various specialties.
“This agreement makes it possible for thousands more people to benefit from the research, biomedical breakthroughs, and clinical expertise of the faculty at the Miller School of Medicine,” says UM President Donna E. Shalala.
Meanwhile, the Miller School’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is building a $17 million expansion of its Palm Beach County facilities, tripling the space available for its nationally recognized patient care, research, and educational programs.
Located on a seven-acre campus in Palm Beach Gardens, the new Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches will be one of the country’s largest academic ophthalmology centers, with a 35,000-square-foot patient care facility and an adjacent 10,000-square-foot surgical center.
The new facility will be a model for 21st-century ophthalmology centers, according to Bascom Palmer Chairman Carmen A. Puliafito. “It will allow us to see three times the number of patients, to perform surgery in our own custom-designed surgical center, and to create a magnet for the best and brightest ophthalmologic health care specialists.”
When it is completed this year, the new center will support a dramatic expansion in research and greater access to clinical trials for Palm Beach and
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| Full Text | S Four University of Miami faculty members are recipients of the Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity. 4 Village rising: University Village, the first new student housing in 38 years, is on schedule for a fall semester opening. Associate Professor Ira Jewish demographic studies and international impact. Sheskin’s have national Volume 48 ■ Number 7 ■ April 2006 For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami www.miami.edu/veritas DEAN PERAGALLO RECEIVES FEDERAL APPOINTMENT The National Institutes of Health is mandated to promote minority health and ultimately help eliminate health disparities. In what is an ideal opportunity to improve care for vulnerable populations across the country, School of Nursing and Health Studies Dean Nilda Peragallo has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve on the National Advisory Council to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). In this distinguished position, Peragallo will consult and provide advice to the NIH director, with a major responsibility to review and make recommendations regarding grants for biomedical research and research training activities to improve minority health. POSTSEASON VICTORY: BANKUNITED CENTER IS PREPPED ON SHORT NOTICE The University of Miami men’s basketball squad wasn’t the only team that put forth a winning effort for a first-round National Invitation Tournament (NIT) game played at the BankUnited Center on March 15. Despite the limited timeframe—less than 48 hours—that BankUnited Center employees were given to prepare the arena for hosting its first-ever postseason game, they came through with flying colors. “The entire arena had to be reconfigured for basketball after hosting a volleyball tournament the night before,” says Mel Tenen, assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services. “Within 24 hours the operations staff put down the basketball floor, set up the baskets, shot clocks, general seating, and all of the NIT signage.” It was a winning effort, says Tenen, as “challenges were overcome with flawless operational execution—and a Hurricane basketball team win to boot.” NiH appointment: Dean Nilda Peragallo Medical school extending its mission northward with new facilities and academic partnerships Beyond borders: Miller School's influence grows Though its central hub of activity is located in the bustling Civic Center area, the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicines influence extends far beyond Miami, reaching into Broward and Palm Beach Counties, where expansion projects and educational partnerships are truly making the medical institution a school without borders. Nowhere is that growing influence more obvious than in Palm Beach County. There, the Miller School recently signed an agreement with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Boca Raton Community Hospital to create a regional academic medical center that could change the face of health care in Palm Beach County and, perhaps, throughout Florida. Currently, a group of University of Miami medical students attends the first two years of medical school on FAU’s Boca Raton campus Growth spurt: From top to bottom, a rendering of Bascom Palmer’s expansion project in Palm Beach County, the signing of an agreement that will create a regional academic medical center in the county, and UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach. before moving to Miami for the final two years. The recently signed agreement calls for expanding the two-year David Lieberman announces his retirement G it for an hour and chat with V-/ David A. Lieberman, and it becomes crystal clear how this former Arthur Andersen consultant helped transform the University of Miami’s infrastructure and improve its financial strength. He speaks with a chief financial officer’s tone and exudes a corporate-world type of confidence that is a direct reflection of the University’s enormous success. Indeed, during Lieberman’s tenure as senior vice president for business and finance, UM has developed into a powerhouse academic and research institution, having annual revenues of $1.4 billion and an economic impact of more than $3.9 billion in Miami-Dade County alone. Now, Lieberman is stepping down after almost three decades of leadership. “For 28 years David Lieberman has brought intelligence, great financial and modern management skills, and leadership to his position,” says President Donna E. Shalala. “He recruited an extraordinary team, which will serve the University for years to Business savvy: David A. Lieberman has introduced improvements that have impacted all aspects of the University’s infrastructure. For Lieberman, pride in the University is what Continued on page 3 program to a full four-year track that will allow students to stay on the Boca Raton campus while doing their clinical rotations at Boca Raton Community Hospital. The agreement also addresses a critical physician shortage in the area by training tomorrow’s doctors. Many of those physicians will be trained as part of the graduate medical education program to be established at Boca Raton Community Hospital, with an estimated 123 medical residents in the first year. To train the residents, the University of Miami Medical Group will establish a clinical faculty practice on the regional campus with at least 50 physicians representing various specialties. “This agreement makes it possible for thousands more people to benefit from the research, biomedical breakthroughs, and clinical expertise of the faculty at the Miller School of Medicine,” says UM President Donna E. Shalala. Meanwhile, the Miller School’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is building a $17 million expansion of its Palm Beach County facilities, tripling the space available for its nationally recognized patient care, research, and educational programs. Located on a seven-acre campus in Palm Beach Gardens, the new Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches will be one of the country’s largest academic ophthalmology centers, with a 35,000-square-foot patient care facility and an adjacent 10,000-square-foot surgical center. The new facility will be a model for 21st-century ophthalmology centers, according to Bascom Palmer Chairman Carmen A. Puliafito. “It will allow us to see three times the number of patients, to perform surgery in our own custom-designed surgical center, and to create a magnet for the best and brightest ophthalmologic health care specialists.” When it is completed this year, the new center will support a dramatic expansion in research and greater access to clinical trials for Palm Beach and Continued on page 3 |
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