The William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs for Latin America and the Caribbean

1923-1992

Mission Statement

The William J. Harrington Medical Training 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 William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs for Latin America and the Caribbean

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.

InTernaTIonal MedIcIne 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 Children’s 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 world’s 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 quality healthcare, education and cutting-edge research.

UHealth International provides a gateway into IMI’s 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 Institute’s 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 Medicine’s team of physicians, researchers, educators, administrators, and staff, are committed to service, education and scientific advancement.

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Affiliated HospitalsThe Jackson Memorial Hospital is a 1,498 bed general hospital jointly operated by Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami.

The Miller School’s 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 Program in 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 the Rosenstiel 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 TrainingEach 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 are made by the intern after discussion with the resident and /or faculty physician. It is the resident’s 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.

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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 Consultation Service, 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 ConferencesDepartmental 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), Intern’s Report, Resident’s Report, CPC/Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Intern Lecture Series, Basic Science for the Clinician Series, and Noon Conferences.

Subspecialty TrainingThe 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 faculty

member that is well acquainted with the

applicant’s work in home country

Letter of recommendation from the dean

of the applicant’s medical school

Personal interview and recommendation,

in writing, by one of our voluntary faculty

in the applicant’s 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 for Physicians

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 Training

Personal interview and recommendation, in writing, from one of our voluntary faculty in the applicant’s 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 applicant’s 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 November sessions must be received by January 31. Selection

results will be available on March 15.n Application packets for December and May sessions 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 United States bank, money order, cashier’s check, or a check from a bank in the applicant’s country in U.S. funds.

ReciprocityIt 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 University’s faculty. We welcome reciprocity with medical schools in Latin America.

Additional InformationAlthough 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 physician’s 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.

AnesthesiologyDermatologyFamily MedicineInternal MedicineNeurological SurgeryNeurologyNeuroradiology

Nuclear MedicineObstetrics & GynecologyOphthalmologyOrthopedicsOtolaryngologyPathologyPediatrics

Physical Medicine & RehabilitationPsychiatryRadiation OncologyRadiologySurgeryUrology

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 in the 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

Personal interview and recommendation, in writing, from one of our voluntary faculty in the applicant’s 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 applicant’s medical school

Written recommendation from the dean of the applicant’s 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 country’s 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 applicant’s long term plans in the medical profession, including where the applicant plans to practice upon completion of the program

Submission of completed application packet

An administrative fee is charged to all accepted applicants. Payment may be made via a United States bank, money order, cashier’s check, or a check from a bank in the applicant’s country in U.S. funds.

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

Viral Oncology Research ScholarshipTo 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 junior research 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.

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For other opportunities in research, it is advisable to search through the University’s website www.med.miami.edu to find the area of interest. Once the area is identified, our program will be pleased to assist in the application process.

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: 305-243-6826

Fax: 305-243-6830

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 President for Medical Affairs and Dean

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

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

Residency ProgramOlivia CataPrograms Directorocata@med.miami.edu

Barbara BretoResidency Programbbreto@med.miami.edu

Elective Program for Latin American PhysiciansMedical Student ProgramOlivia CataPrograms Directorocata@med.miami.edu

Elvia J. QuevedoObservership Programequevedo2@med.miami.edu

Submit application packets to:The William J. Harrington Medical Training Programsfor Latin America and the CaribbeanP.O. Box 016760 (R-36)Miami, Florida 33101, U.S.A.

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

Street AddressJackson Medical Towers 1500 N.W. 12th AvenueEast Building – Room 1027Miami, Florida 33136

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

TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

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 Program2 = Elective Program3 = Medical Student Program

Please send only complete application with all attachments and payment.

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