University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Type Private
Established 1952
Dean Pascal Goldschmidt, MD
Academic staff
 1,397
Students 753 medical, 420 graduate
Location Miami, Florida, USA
Campus Urban
Website http://www.med.miami.edu/

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) is the graduate medical school of the University of Miami. Founded in 1952, it is the oldest medical school in the state of Florida.

Campus

The main medical campus is located in the Civic Center, Miami, Florida within the 153-acre (0.62 km2) UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. The medical center includes three University-owned hospitals that make up the UHealth System: University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, home to the top-ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Affiliated hospitals on the medical campus include Jackson Memorial Hospital, Holtz Children's Hospital, and the Miami VA Healthcare System. Jackson Memorial Hospital serves as the school's major teaching facility and is one of the largest hospitals in the United States with more than 1,550 beds.[1]

Regional Campus

From 2004 - 2011 the Miller School offered instruction on the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of the parent campus in Miami. FAU is a public university, and the State of Florida supported the Boca Raton program with an annual contribution of $15 million.[2][3] MD students were admitted to either the Miami or Boca Raton programs and spent all four years studying on the selected campus.[2] In April 2005, the Boca Raton program was expanded into a full four-year medical degree program.[3] All graduates of the Boca Raton program received University of Miami degrees rather than FAU degrees. As of 2011, FAU has created its own medical school, independent of the University of Miami.[4]

Starting with the Class of 2014, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine no longer offers incoming students the option of attending the Boca Raton campus. Training sites and Miller School faculty associated with the regional campus are being integrated into the MD/MPH program (see below). The University continues to sponsor multiple residency programs in Broward County and Palm Beach County under the umbrella of the Palm Beach Regional Campus (UMPBRC).

Academic programs

Teaching and Training Affiliates

The majority of residency and fellowship training sponsored by the Miller School of Medicine is offered in conjunction with Miami-Dade County's Jackson Memorial Hospital System.[7] Additional residency programs are available through the Palm Beach Regional Campus[8][9]

Joint Programs

The School of Medicine offers joint-degree programs in coordination with other disciplines in the University:

M.D./M.P.H. program

Beginning in 2011, the school and the UM Department of Public Health Sciences initiated a four-year joint M.D./M.P.H. program designed to train public health physicians.[14] This is one of the few programs in the United States that enable students to complete both degrees concurrently.[15] Students in the MD/MPH program spend their first two years studying at the main campus in Miami before moving to the Palm Beach Regional Campus to complete their third and fourth years. In addition to traditional hospital and office based clerkships, students rotate through clinics located at the Palm Beach County Department of Health.[16]

Rankings

Sebastian the Ibis in scrubs.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is currently ranked 42nd overall for NIH funding, the highest in Florida.[17] As of 2015 the school is ranked 45th in research by U.S. News & World Report.[18] In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Miami Physical Therapy Department 9th in the nation.[19]

In 2015, U.S. News & World Report listed Bascom Palmer Eye Institute as the number one hospital in the country for ophthalmology for the twelfth year in a row.[20] In addition, Holtz Children's Hospital was nationally ranked in 5 pediatric specialties.[21]

Research

The Miller Medical School has more than 1,500 ongoing projects funded by more than $200 million in external grants and contracts to UM faculty.[22] The medical campus includes more than 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of research space. The recently completed Building I of the University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park added an additional 252,000 sq ft (23,400 m2) of dedicated research space and is the first phase of a five building, 1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2) lab ready research park. It is located in the Miami Hospital District and adjacent to the medical campus.[23]

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a research center dedicated to research in the field of paralysis and spinal cord injury, with the eventual object of finding a cure for paralyzing injuries. Based at the Miller School of Medicine, it is considered a world leader in neurological injury research. The center was founded in 1985 by a research physician and three people who had dealt with spinal cord injuries. The center has identified a family of genes that may control the ability of the optic nerve to regenerate.[24] The Miller Medical School also developed the famous “Harvey” teaching mannequin that is able to recreate many of the physical findings of the cardiology examination, including palpation, auscultation, and electrocardiography.[25][26][27] The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) and Dr. Joshua Hare are leading cutting edge medicine including injections of a person's own bone marrow stem cells to repair damage from massive heart attacks.

On March 2016, Steven Altschuler (Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of UHealth) announced that "As we transition to value-based care and expand our reach throughout the region and beyond, we must become more efficient, selective and cost-effective in everything we do." and that "One of the actions I am asking that we take at UHealth and the Miller School of Medicine is to close all open positions that are not directly related to patient care."

Admissions

For the traditional MD-only medical class entering in 2015, 577 out of a total 8291 applicants were interviewed for a class of 147 students. The entering class presented an average overall GPA of 3.78, science GPA of 3.76, and composite MCAT score of 33.9.[28]

For the combined MD/MPH medical class entering in 2014, 171 out of a total 7667 applicants were interviewed for a class of 48 students. The entering class presented an average overall GPA of 3.65, a science GPA of 3.55, and a composite MCAT score of 32. [29]

Donation

In December 2004, the University of Miami School of Medicine received a $100 million donation from the family of Leonard M. Miller, former President and CEO of Lennar Corporation. It was the single largest donation in University of Miami history and the second largest gift ever given to a university in Florida. The school was renamed in Mr. Miller's honor.[30]

In February 2014, Oscar de la Renta recreated his entire Spring presentation, Designed for A Cure 2014 collection to raise money for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.[31]

In October 2014, The Lennar Foundation announced a $50 million naming donation for a new UHealth ambulatory services center located in Coral Gables, FL.[32] To be located adjacent to the main University of Miami campus, the new Lennar Foundation Medical Center at UHealth Coral Gables will expand outpatient access to UHealth physicians in South Miami. Future plans include relocating the UMiami Student Health Center to the new facility as well.[33]

In May 2015 Stuart Miller, chairman of Lennar Corporation and chairman of the University of Miami Board of Trustees, unveiled a $50 million donation for construction of a new medical education building to be located on the main medical center campus.[34]

Notable alumni

In popular culture

Plastic surgeons Sean McNamara and Christian Troy from the television series Nip/Tuck are graduates of the University of Miami School of Medicine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jackson Memorial Hospital". Jackson Memorial Hospital. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "UMSM@FAM | University of Miami". University of Miami. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. 1 2 "UM/FAU Medical School Partnership Receives Final Approval". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  4. ↑ http://med.fau.edu/about/college_history.php
  5. ↑ "University of Miami". Universityof Miami. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  6. ↑ "First Human Trial Tests Stem-Cell-Based Treatment For Heart Attacks". Science Daily. Mar 28, 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  7. ↑ http://www.jacksonhealth.org/residents-fellows.asp
  8. ↑ http://www.umpbc.com/
  9. ↑ http://www.ummedicineatholycross.com/
  10. ↑ http://mdphd.med.miami.edu/
  11. ↑ http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/md-jd-program
  12. ↑ http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/md-mba-program
  13. ↑ http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/md-ms-in-genomic-medicine
  14. 1 2 http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/md-mph-program
  15. ↑ https://www.aamc.org/students/mdmph
  16. ↑ http://www.pbchd.com
  17. ↑ http://www.brimr.org/NIH_Awards/2014/NIH_Awards_2014.htm
  18. ↑ "Research Rankings - Best Medical Schools". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  19. ↑ "USNews.com". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  20. ↑ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/fl/bascom-palmer-eye-institute-anne-bates-leach-eye-hospital-6390522
  21. ↑ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/fl/holtz-childrens-hospital-at-um-jackson-memorial-medical-center-PA6390573/rankings
  22. ↑ http://www.med.miami.edu/communications/facts_and_figures.asp
  23. ↑ "Facts, Figures, Accolades, and Accomplishments". University of Miami. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  24. ↑ "Research Landing". University of Miami. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  25. ↑ "simulation". Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  26. ↑ Simulation#Type of models
  27. ↑ "Harvey: Major Changes". Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education.
  28. ↑ http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/general-md/class-profile. Retrieved 2014-09-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/md-mph-program/class-profile. Retrieved 12 October 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ↑ http://www.med.miami.edu/millerRelease.asp
  31. ↑ Kleinman, Rebecca (19 February 2014). "Oscar de la Renta Takes Collection to Miami". WWD. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  32. ↑ http://med.miami.edu/news/gift-of-50-million-to-name-uhealths-new-gables-medical-center
  33. ↑ http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2014/10/24/gables-uhealth-facility-named-the-lennar-foundation-medical-center-after-50-million-donation/
  34. ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article21319716.html

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