1 Brochure WJH Program Final

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The William

J. HarringtonMedical TrainingProgramsfor Latin

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1923-1992

Mission Statement

The William J. Harrington MedicalTraining Programs for Latin America and

the Caribbean at the University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine are an extension

of the age-old tradition of providing state

of-the-art medical education to students

and physicians from Latin American

countries: Mexico, Central, South America

and the Caribbean. Dr. William J.Harrington, Sr. felt a sense of responsibility

to develop a program in which highly

selected physicians and students from

Latin America and the Caribbean would

come to our institution for training, then

return home to influence their medical

communities through education and

leadership.

Our Program comprises the Residency

Program in Internal Medicine, the Elective

Program for Latin American Physicians

and the Medical Student Program.

The WilliamJ. Harrington

Medical TrainingProgramsfor Latin America

and the Caribbean


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J. Donald Temple, M.D.,B.S. 74, M.D. 78Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, the William J. Harrington

Medical Training Programs for Latin

America and the Caribbean

Co-Director, Office of Professional

Development and Career Guidance

George Paff Award for Best Teacher,

1986 2010

Dr. Temple is a diplomat of the National

Board of Medical Examiners, the American

Board of Internal Medicine, the ABIM

Subspecialty of Hematology, and ABIM

Subspecialty of Oncology.

His commitment to medical education,

his and that of his students, has earned

him the George Paff Award for Best

Teacher twenty-two times. In addition to

multiple publications in books, journals

and abstracts, he has presented at multiple

international conferences.

Dr. Temple assumed the position of director

of the Harrington Programs in 1992, since

then, he has proudly witnessed the education

and training of hundreds of international

physicians and students.


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INTERNATIONALMEDICINE INSTITUTE

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, founded in 1952, was the first medical school

in the state of Florida. It is the research and education powerhouse behind UHealth University of

Miami Health System, a comprehensive network of 1,200 physicians practicing in more than 100

medical specialties and sub-specialties including Oncology, Cardiovascular, and Ophthalmology.

UHealth operates more than 30 outpatient facilities throughout South Florida, covering 240 miles

from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys.

The Miller School of Medicine is located on the 100-acre UHealth/Miller medical campus in

Miami, along with three University-owned hospitals: University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester

Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and three affiliated hospitals: Jackson

Memorial Hospital, Holtz Childrens Hospital and the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Combined, the medical campus has 3,000 beds, including hundreds of intensive care beds and one

of the worlds busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers.

The William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs is housed within the International Medicine

Institute (IMI), the international component of University of Miami Health System and the Miller

School of Medicine. The IMI provides the global community with access to the highest qualityhealthcare, education and cutting-edge research.

UHealth International provides a gateway into IMIs continuum of care. Thousands of patients

come from all corners of the world for consultations with renowned physicians, advanced treatment

technologies, leading-edge medical therapies, and state-of-the-art surgical procedures. The Research

Division partners with international research scientists, hospitals and healthcare organizations to

generate new knowledge through research projects and clinical trials. The Institutes Education and

Training Division provides excellence in medical education and training to physicians and other

healthcare professionals world-wide.

Through the world-renowned William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs, the University

of Miami Miller School of Medicine offers a wide range of opportunities, including a guaranteed

percentage of residencies to Latin American and Caribbean medical graduates. Since its inception,

more than 400 physicians have completed their Internal Medicine Residency training through our

program, and more than 3,500 international physicians and medical students have participated

in Observerships.

The recently launched Global Observership Program has received over 30 participants from

Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicines team of physicians, researchers, educators,

administrators, and staff, are committed to service, education and scientific advancement.

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Affiliated Hospitals

The Jackson Memorial Hospital is a 1,498 bed general hospital jointly operated by Miami-Dade

County and the University of Miami.

The Miller Schools Department of Medicine is responsible for the professional services of 160

general medical beds, an eighteen bed intensive care unit, an eight bed acute inpatient dialysis unit,

a 35 bed inpatient transplant floor, an eleven bed coronary unit, and a Clinical Research Center

sponsored by the National Institute of Health.

The Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center has more than 750 beds. Of these, 81 are acute

medicine beds, including Medical Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit and Telemetry. In

addition, there is a Dialysis Unit, a Hospice Unit and a Homebound Care Program.

The William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs now opens its doors to trainees in other

specialties beyond internal medicine.

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Residency Programin Internal Medicine

The Department of Medicine of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine offers

internship and residency positions to Latin American medical graduates through our program at

Jackson Memorial Hospital. Our residency training for Latin American physicians is part of the

Jackson Memorial Hospital Residency Training in Internal Medicine. We offer twelve categorical

positions to Latin American physicians with a commitment to return to their home countries upon

completion of training. Once residents complete their Internal Medicine Training, they may pursue

a fellowship in their specialty of choice.

Training in Internal Medicine is supervised by 253 full-time and many voluntary members of our

faculty. All subspecialties are represented by full-time faculty and subspecialty fellows from the

Department of Medicine. Faculty and fellows conduct regular ward rounds and conferences, and

are available for consultation.

The program utilizes primarily the clinical and research facilities of Jackson Memorial Hospital, the

Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of

Miami Hospital and Clinics. Additional clinical research facilities are provided on-campus at the

Papanicolau Cancer Research Institute, the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, the Kathleen

and Stanley Glaser Research Building, the Diabetes Research Institute and, off-campus, at theRosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences of the University. Our house staff (interns

and residents) training offers the assets of a large municipal hospital, a national hospital, private

teaching hospitals, and state-of-the-art clinical and basic science research facilities.

Internal Medicine Training

Each General Medical team consists of two interns (PGY-1) supervised by a PGY2- or a PGY-3

resident, a full-time attending physician, and two medical students. The team cares for an average

of 20 patients. The intern provides the primary patient care and is given as much responsibility

as he is capable of assuming. In general, the initial diagnostic and therapeutic decisions aremade by the intern after discussion with the resident and /or faculty physician. It is the residents

responsibility to supervise and guide the intern in patient care. The resident plays an important role

in the teaching of interns and students.

Straight Medical Internship (PGY-1)

There are over forty straight medical internship positions. Each intern has eleven months

of primary patient care compromised of several months of General Medicine, one month of

Emergency Room Medicine, one month in Intensive Care Medicine, two months of Ambulatory

Medicine, one month of Neurology, one month for research to define, place and begin to work on a

scholarly academic project to be completed and presented at the end of the residency, and a weekly

outpatient continuity clinic. Three weeks of vacation are allotted annually.

Training Year: June 24 to June 23

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Residency (PGY-2 and 3)

The PGY-2 and 3 programs are considered as a unit. During this two-year period, the PGY-2

resident has a total of eight months of primary patient care and three months of electives. Primary

patient care includes assignments to General Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room,

and/or Critical Care Unit, and interdepartmental consultations. Electives include all medical

subspecialties such as Radiology, Neurology, Dermatology, etc. The PGY-3 resident typically will

be the team leader on a ward team for two months and will have five months in total of primary

patient care and several months of electives. One month is spent on the Medical ConsultationService, Emergency Room, and continues rotations in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and

Coronary Care Unit. One month of vacation is allotted annually.

Salary information may be obtained through the website: www.um-jmh.org\jackson.html

Rounds and Conferences

Departmental conference schedules include faculty rounds in general medicine and conferences

with different subspecialty divisions. There are weekly Grand Rounds (clinical seminars on

important current problems related to internal medicine), Interns Report, Residents Report, CPC/

Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Intern Lecture Series, Basic Science for the Clinician Series,

and Noon Conferences.

Subspecialty Training

The sub-specialty programs are supervised by full-time section chiefs and other full-time faculty. In

addition to residents rotating through these programs, each has its own fellows. Each section offers

options in clinical and research training with regularly scheduled conferences, journal clubs, ward

consultations, clinics, and basic investigations.

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Requirements

Outstanding medical school record

Fluency in English

Passing scores in the United States

Medical Licensing Examination

(USMLE) Steps 1 and 2 Clinical

Knowledge (CK) and Step 2 Clinical

Skills (CS)

Enrollment in the Electronic Residency

Application Service (ERAS). This service

is available to foreign medical graduates

through the Educational Commission for

Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

Enrollment in the National Resident

Matching Program

Recommendation from a facultymember that is well acquainted with the

applicants work in home country

Letter of recommendation from the dean

of the applicants medical school

Personal interview and recommendation,

in writing, by one of our voluntary faculty

in the applicants home country. The

voluntary faculty list is provided by

our program

Commitment to return home, preferably

with a role in medical education

Submission of completed application

packet by November 15 (for interview

scheduling purposes). Final deadline

for all materials is December 15

Websites:

United States Medical Licensing

Examinations (USMLE) and Electronic

Residency Application Services (ERAS):

www.ecfmg.org

National Resident Matching Program

www.aamc.org/nrmp

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Elective Program forPhysicians

This program offers individualized options for advanced educational experience to

physicians from Latin America and the Caribbean. The duration ranges between one

and three months and is in effect year-round. Participants travel on a B1/B2 visa.

Participation in various activities are available. These include: teaching (curriculum

design and methodology); patient care in general medicine, medical subspecialties,

other specialties, new procedures, methods, etc. Participation in our teaching units

include attendance to morning rounds, clinics, case presentations, lectures and

seminars. Our faculty and staff evaluate participants progress at the end of each

rotation.

The specific program is individually scheduled according to availability in the area

requested.

Many other University clinical and basic science departments participate in our

program. All inquiries should be directed to us; they will be forwarded to the

appropriate office.

Requirements

Minimum score of 79-80 in the Test of

English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

IBT (internet-based test) or a minimum

score of 550 in the paper-based exam. For

information on TOEFL in your country,

please visit their website: www.toefl.

org.The day of the test, request to have

your scores sent directly to us. Our code

number with TOEFL is 5802. We can be

found under University of Miami-Latin

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in writing, from one of our voluntary

faculty in the applicants country. The

voluntary faculty list is provided by our

program upon request of our application

materials

Written recommendation from the

immediate supervisor, department chief,

or the director of the institution at which

the applicant is presently training,

working, or is a faculty member

Certified copy of medical school diploma

Original medical school transcript

Curriculum vitae, in English, including

list of publications

A 300 word essay, in English, describing

the applicants long term plans in the

medical profession, including where

the applicant plans to practice upon

completion of the program


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Acceptance depends upon completion of all requirements and space availability. Due to our limited

space, applications should be received in our office at least nine to twelve months in advance.

n Application packets for June and Novembersessions must be received by January 31. Selection

results will be available on March 15.

n Application packets for December and Maysessions must be received by July 31. Selection

results will be available on September 15.

An administrative fee is charged to all accepted applicants. Payment may be made via a UnitedStates bank, money order, cashiers check, or a check from a bank in the applicants country in

U.S. funds.

Reciprocity

It is recognized that there are many opportunities for the faculty of the University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine to learn from their Latin American colleagues. Exchanges have greatly

enhanced the knowledge and research productivity of the Universitys faculty. We welcome

reciprocity with medical schools in Latin America.

Additional Information

Although we are unable to provide travel, housing or financial aid, our office staff will do everything

possible to be of assistance in these and any other matters. At times, per diem support (i.e., for

room, meals, laundry) has been provided by the physicians academic institution or a sponsor

organization. In some instances, travel expenses have been given by various agencies, such as

Partners of the Americas, Fogarty International, the Kellogg Foundation or the governments of

the respective countries.

Anesthesiology

Dermatology

Family Medicine

Internal Medicine

Neurological Surgery

NeurologyNeuroradiology

Nuclear Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otolaryngology

PathologyPediatrics

Physical Medicine &

Rehabilitation

Psychiatry

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

SurgeryUrology

Departments which participate in our elective and medical

student programs include:

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We accept medical students into our clinical electives in

general medicine, its subspecialties and in other areas of

medicine depending on space availability. Most students

come from three to six months and are assigned to our

teaching units with our own students. Participation in our

teaching units include attendance to morning rounds, clinics, case presentations, lectures and

seminars. Students are scheduled so as not to dilute the learning experiences of other students. For

a worthwhile experience, the specific program is scheduled individually according to availability inthe areas requested. Our faculty and staff evaluate students progress at the end of each rotation.

This program is in effect the twelve months of the year. Participants travel on a B1/B2 visa.

Requirements

Minimum score of 79-80 in the Test of

English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

IBT (internet-based test) or a minimum

score of 550 in the paper-based exam. For

information on TOEFL in your country,

please visit their website: www.toefl.org.

The day of the test, request to have your

scores sent directly to us. Our code number

with TOEFL is 5802. We can be found

under University of Miami-Latin Training


in writing, from one of our voluntary

faculty in the applicants country. The

voluntary faculty list is provided by our

program upon request of our application

materials

Recommendation, in writing, from the

director of medical curriculum, director

of clinical rotations, or the department

of medicine chairman of the applicants

medical school

Written recommendation from the deanof the applicants medical school. Letter

must include approval of medical

clerkships and duration for each, as

requested by the applicant

Original medical school transcript from

the beginning of the medical career

to present date.Applicant must have

completed one year of clinical rotations

at the home countrys medical school

by the application deadline in order to

participate in medical clerkships through

our program

Curriculum Vitae, in English, including

list of publications

A 300 word essay, in English, describing

the applicants long term plans in the

medical profession, including wherethe applicant plans to practice upon

completion of the program


packet

An administrative fee is charged to all accepted

applicants. Payment may be made via a United

States bank, money order, cashiers check, or a

check from a bank in the applicants country in

U.S. funds.

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William J. Harrington, Jr., M.D.,1954-2009

Viral Oncology Research Scholarship

To commemorate the late, William Harrington,

Jr.,the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

and the International Medicine Institute (IMI)

initiated an international research scholarship

at the University of Miami for the funding of a

postdoctoral associate whose research focus is

viral oncology. This scholarship provides research

experience and scientific training to promising

young investigators from Latin America and

the Caribbean. Its recipients return home and

utilize their experiences to contribute towards

medical research within their own institutes and

communities.

Scientific Research Scholar

The Scientific Research Scholar Program promotes

the advancement of biomedical research through

international collaborations by developing

scientific interaction between the IMI and other

research centers of excellence in Latin America

and the Caribbean. This program employs an

innovative mentoring model that places a juniorresearch scholar between a senior investigator

in their home institution and another senior

investigator at the University of Miami, creating a

bridge which facilitates collaboration between the

two countries researchers and laboratories.

physicians and students.

RESEARCH

For other opportunities in research, it is advisable

to search through the Universitys websitewww.med.miami.eduto find the area of interest.

Once the area is identified, our program will be

pleased to assist in the application process.


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The William J. HarringtonMedical Training Programs for

Latin America and the Caribbean

P.O. Box 016760, (R-36)

Miami, Florida 33101, U.S.A.

Telephone: 305-243-6826

Fax: 305-243-6830


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J. Donald Temple, M.D.Medical Director

Thomas J. Harrington, M.D.Co-Director

Olivia CataPrograms Director

Barbara BretoResidency Program

Elvia J. QuevedoObservership Program

Maria ChanfrauAdministrative Assistant

Eduardo de Marchena, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.Associate Dean for International MedicineInternational Medicine Institute

Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., F.A.C.C.Senior Vice Presidentfor Medical Affairs and Dean

Mark E. Lippman, M.D., F.A.C.P.ChairmanDepartment of Medicine

Steven M. Symes, M.D.General DirectorMedical Residency Program


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Residency Program

Olivia Cata

Programs Director

[email protected]

Barbara Breto

Residency Program

[email protected]

Elective Program for Latin American PhysiciansMedical Student Program

Olivia Cata

Programs [email protected]

Elvia J. Quevedo

Observership [email protected]

Submit application packets to:

The William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs

for Latin America and the Caribbean

P.O. Box 016760 (R-36)Miami, Florida 33101, U.S.A.

Telephone: 305-243-6826Fax: 305-243-6830

Street Address

Jackson Medical Towers1500 N.W. 12th AvenueEast Building Room 1027

Miami, Florida 33136

Please use our street address for messenger/courier mail deliveries.

TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:


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oCurriculum Vitae (1,2,3)

oOriginal Medical School Transcript (1,2,3)

oPersonal Interview and Recommendation from

Voluntary Faculty (1,2,3)

o Letters of Recommendation (1,2,3)

oRecommendation from the Dean of Applicants Medical

School (1,3)

oCertified Copy of Medical School Diploma (1,2)

oEssay (2,3)

o TOEFL Scores (2,3)

oUSMLE Scores (1)

oERAS Enrollment (1)

oNational Resident Matching Program

Enrollment (1)

1 = Residency Program

2 = Elective Program

3 = Medical Student Program

Please send only complete application

with all attachments and payment.

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