Congratulations to the UMMSM Palm Beach Regional Campus class of 2012 from the Internal Medicine Residency Program. The ceremony took place June 15th at the West Palm Beach Marriot. Highlights included a keynote address by Dr. Stuart Bagatell, Director of Ambulatory Education. Faculty Teaching Awards were presented to Dr. Kenneth Ness , WPB VA Medical Center and Dr. Danny Lichtstein, UM Regional Dean for the Palm Beach Regional Campus. Resident Awards went to Dr. Camilo Ortega, Intern-of-the-year, Dr. Mostafa Shalaby, Teaching Resident Awar...

The Regional Campus Internal Medicine Residency Program is pleased to announce the approval of six preliminary intern positions for the upcoming academic year. This will bring the program´s intern complement to a total of 28.

The program requested the additional positions after receiving a full five-year accreditation from the ACGME in September. "This will be an ideal program for an individual looking for a comprehensive experience in Internal Medicine prior to pursuing specialty training." says Dr. Frederick Williams,...

Danon Garrido and Vanitha Vasudevan after receiving the award

The team of Vanitha Vasudevan PG3 and Danon Garrido PG2 won the annual "Sunshine State Surgical Resident Trivia Contest" during the May meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Our team defeated 8 other teams from surgical residencies throughout the state of Florida. This is a remarkable achievement considering all of the other teams had PG5 contestants. The winning question involved the various levels of lymph nodes in the neck. The 2011 winners came from the University of South Florida.

The University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine is very proud of its Regional Campus in Palm Beach County. For the past three years, UMMSM Regional Campus students have completed third year clinical clerkships and participated in several fourth year rotations in Palm Beach and Broward counties. These extremely important clinical experiences have been accomplished by working in close collaboration with JFK Medical Center, Bethesda Memorial Hospital and South County Mental Health Center, along with the medical staffs and administration of the...