April 19, 2019
The Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine recently hosted the Senior Capstone Course for fourth-year students.
April 16, 2019
This year’s Second Look Day — an event in which accepted applicants who have not yet made a commitment are invited to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to learn more about what its academic programs have to offer — attracted a record number of participants.
April 12, 2019
Ernesto H. Weisson, a medical student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, won the Alving Award — the top prize — at the 2019 Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, an annual four-day international conference held at the Miller School.
March 22, 2019
The first indication that something is afoot is the sound of a slow-beating drum moving across campus. When the source of the sound comes into view, you see that the drummer is accompanied by a group of individuals wearing colorful jackets and marching slowly, solemnly in line. For those in the know, the big question is: Who are they looking for this time?
March 15, 2019
“It looks like we only have five minutes to go,” Henri R. Ford, M.D., MHA, dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said to the excited crowd at Match Day 2019. “Unfortunately, I brought a 15-minute speech.” The groans had barely begun when he flashed his big smile and said, “Just kidding,” generating laughter and applause. Still he used the time he had to great effect.
March 11, 2019
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has received full accreditation for an eight-year cycle from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). “This was a three-and-a-half-year effort, with teams of faculty and students putting their heart and soul into the process,” said Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., executive dean for education and policy.
March 01, 2019
Thursday, March 7, at 4 p.m., is the deadline for pre-registration for early race-packet pickup for the 10th annual SunSmart 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk, which will be held on Sunday, March 10, at 7:30 a.m., in Bill Baggs Park on Key Biscayne. It will celebrate skin and heart health by supporting skin cancer research and helping to make AEDs available in public and private places in Miami.
February 13, 2019
The work of several University of Miami Miller School of Medicine students and residents was highlighted at the Palm Beach County Medical Society’s James J. Byrnes Future of Medicine Poster Symposium, held February 7 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Among them was third-year M.D./MPH student Nicole Lin, who won second place for her project “Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Trauma in an Asylum Seeking Cohort.”
December 19, 2018
Throughout the morning and early afternoon of December 8, 197 people from Liberty City and surrounding communities lined up to learn about their risks for high blood pressure, diabetes, colorectal cancer and much more.
November 30, 2018
