Announcements

HSC Annual Service Pin Award Ceremony

Apr 24 2008
Jan Eller
Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs

The Health Science Center's annual Service Pin Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. in the HPNP Auditorium.  Please encourage your employees who are receiving a service pin to attend the ceremony so that the HSC community may recognize their years of service to the University.

For a list of this year's awardees visit the Employee Recognition website 
This list is based on employees who have completed a five year employment threshold between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. 

The service pin program is a University of Florida-sponsored program and, as such, the program recognizes continuous University employment service.  As the date of the ceremony nears, some employees may be concerned that an error has been made when their years of service was calculated.  Because the program recognizes continuous service and not total years of employment with the University, an employee who has had a break in his/her employment will be recognized with a service pin based on the years of continuous service since the employee was reemployed.  Hopefully, this explanation will help with questions.

Should you have any questions, please contact Jan Eller.

Parking Decal Renewal Begins April 1, 2008

Apr 01 2008
Scott Fox
Director, Transportation and Parking Services

All University of Florida and Shands faculty and staff parking decals will expire on May 1, 2008. Please order your new decal by April 15th to assure receiving it on time and avoid receiving parking tickets.

There are three ways to order:

1. ONLINE (recommended!): Benefits-eligible employees purchasing decals by payroll deduction may order online at www.parking.ufl.edu and will receive their decals by mail.

2. BY MAIL: OPS employees and others wishing to purchase decals by check may visit www.parking.ufl.edu to complete and print a mail order form.

3. IN PERSON: Visit our offices at Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM. Please bring your UFID and vehicle license plate numbers.

If you are considering the Carpool Parking Program, we remind you that UF GreenRide carpool matching services help you find carpool partners by searching for other employees who live near you or along your commute path and have similar schedules and commuting preferences. UF faculty and staff members registered with GreenRide are eligible for drawings for a variety of special prizes including free dining at the Fresh Food Company or Gator Corner, Pepsi products, Gator items from the UF Bookstore and an autographed football from Coach Urban Meyer.

Please visit UF GreenRide today for details at http://portal.greenride.com/UFL/home.aspx to sign up and get on board!

Please note that any outstanding parking fines must be resolved before a new decal may be issued. Feel free to contact Transportation and Parking Services at www.parking.ufl.edu or 352-392-6655 with any questions you may have.

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Traffic changes at Shands UF

Mar 17 2008
Alvin Green
Shands at UF Transportation Supervisor

On Tuesday, March 11, a construction project began that will connect Shands at the University of Florida to the Shands at UF Cancer Hospital with an underground tunnel beneath Southwest Archer Road. This project will affect all traffic entering and exiting Shands at UF, including shuttle routes and ambulance services. Nov. 1 is the expected project completion date.

The following traffic changes will go into affect on Monday, March 17:

Emergency Department traffic:
Shands at UF Emergency Department traffic will pull into the ED entrance and will have to back out to exit. A full-time, traffic-control officer will be on duty to assist at the ED ramp 24 hours, seven days a week. In addition to this on March 11, a temporary pedestrian bridge will be built beneath the covered walkway that leads to the east lobby entrance (this is the east entrance closest to the ED and most readily accessed by the east parking garage - not the east entrance in the front circle). Pedestrian access to this entrance will not be affected during or after the construction of the temporary bridge.

Front circle traffic:
All vehicle traffic to the Shands at UF main entrance (front circle) must enter and exit via the Southwest Archer Road and Southwest 16th Street traffic light intersection. This will include all visitors, patient pick-up/drop-off, valet drop-off/return and patient/visitor shuttle buses. There will be no access to the front circle from Newell Drive. However, access to Newell Drive from Southwest Archer Road will not be affected, nor will access to the east parking garage. In an effort to keep the front circle free of traffic for our patients and visitors, all staff who are picked-up/dropped-off by personal vehicles in the front circle are urged to find an alternate location such as the dental entrance on the west side of the complex. Shands Security will monitor this situation.

Shuttle service:
The Shands AGH shuttle buses that stop in the breezeway will now stop near the Shands at UF Atrium entrance in the front circle. The route and stopping point for visitor and patient shuttles that serve the Shands Med Plaza and visitor parking garages will not change. The employee shuttle buses (ShandsVan) will only enter the front circle after dark.  During the day, they will stop at the RTS bus stop on Southwest Archer Road just west of the front-circle entrance.

We appreciate your patience during this time and we will let you know when our normal traffic patterns resume.

For further information or questions, please call the Shands at UF Safety and Security office at (352) 265-0028, or e-mail Shands at UF Transportation Supervisor Alvin Green at green@shands.ufl.edu

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Spring Diversity Dialogue – Mentoring

Mar 06 2008
Rebecca R. Pauly, M.D
UF Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, Equity and Diversity

Please join us for the Spring Diversity Dialogue designed to discuss 'Mentoring: A Spectrum from Pipeline to Faculty Development'.

Sponsored by the HSC Office of Equity and Diversity.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Includes UFHSC/Jacksonville Teleconference to Deal Boardroom

Schedule of Events:

8:30am: Breakfast & Poster Presentation, Founder's Gallery, ARB

9:15am: Panel Discussion, DeWeese Auditorium, McKnight Brain Institute
Panelists:

  • Henry Frierson, Ph.D., Associate Vice President & Dean, UF Graduate School
  • Mary Jo Koroly, Ph.D., Director, Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, UF College of Medicine
  • Josephine McElrath, ARNP, Assistant CHN Director, Alachua County Health Department
  • Michael G. Perri, Ph.D., Interim Dean, UF College of Public Health and Health Professions
  • Elisa A. Zenni, M.D., Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs, UF College of Medicine, Jacksonville
  • Moderator, Rebecca R. Pauly, M.D, UF Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, Equity and Diversity

10:00am: Keynote Speakers, DeWeese Auditorium, McKnight Brain Institute

  • Rosalyn C. Richman, Co-Director Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Drexel University College of Medicine
  • The Honorable Carolyn K. Roberts, Chair, Florida Board of Governors

Contact: Sharon Milton-Simmons (352) 273-5310

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W. Wallace McLendon, appointed Director of the Health Science Center Libraries

Jan 31 2008
Douglas J. Barrett, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Health Affairs

I am pleased to announce the appointment of W. Wallace McLendon, MSLS, as director of the Health Science Center Libraries, effective March 3, 2008. Mr. McLendon comes to us from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as deputy director of the UNC Health Sciences Library since 2004, and associate director, library services, from 2001-2004.

Mr. McLendon's extremely broad background in library leadership and information technology will serve him well here. He has held library management positions at two large academic medical centers, UNC and the University of Pennsylvania; at an Area Health Education Center in North Carolina; at a three-hospital corporation in Washington state; and with state and local government agencies. His expertise in emerging information technologies, the electronic medical record and the changing landscape in scholarly communication is particularly relevant. He will also play an important role in planning and eliciting philanthropic support for a new HSC educational facility.

Mr. McLendon holds a bachelor of arts degree in English and a master of science degree in library science from UNC-Chapel Hill and has completed work toward a doctorate at Drexel University. In addition, he has to his credit an extensive list of professional service and committee contributions, as well as professional presentations, publications, grants and consultations.

I wish to extend my congratulations and thanks to the search committee and its chair, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs Russell Armistead, for the successful completion of this search.

Please join me in welcoming Wallace McLendon to the University of Florida.

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Online Course: Teaching Principles for Health Care Professionals

Jan 22 2008

The University of Florida Professional Certificate in Teaching Principles for Healthcare Professionals, is designed for current health care faculty that do not have formal training in education: new faculty wishing to develop teaching efficacy, understand learning styles and teaching methodologies that develop critical thinking skills and multi modalities of assessment; or practicing health professionals considering a courtesy appointment in an education or transitioning from practice to academia as a second career.

Upon completion of the 3 courses, individuals will receive a certificate in Teaching Principles for Healthcare Professionals.

Course 1: Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning (24 hours)
February 18, 2008-March 24, 2008

Course 2: Best Practices in Learning and Teaching (24 hours)
to be scheduled

Course 3: Assessment of Teaching and Learning (24 hours)
to be scheduled

Goals of the Program:

  • Curriculum elements: instruction, teaching, and evaluation
  • To engage educators in engaging online learning communities.
  • To guide faculty in the development of a teaching philosophy, teaching efficacy and the use of varied instructional practices.
  • To write learning objectives that expands the development of critical thinking skills and reflective judgment throughout the curriculum.
  • To transition the culture of professional education through blending synchronous and asynchronous active learning, use of technology, varied models of teaching and authentic assessment.
  • To develop a teaching portfolio for use in award submissions, promotion, tenure.
Students learn through a combination of assigned textbook reading, on-line power points and recorded lectures.

Register at this link: http://hcp.dce.ufl.edu/

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College of Nursing to showcase 2020 Vision for the Future of Health Care

Jan 10 2008

National health care leaders, nursing educators, scholars, clinicians and students will discuss their vision for excellent health care at the 3rd Dorothy M. Smith Nursing Leadership Conference. The conference is scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2008 at the UF Health Professions/Nursing/ Pharmacy Complex.

The UF College of Nursing will bring together national health care leaders to discuss their vision of the education, research, practice and policy necessary to develop excellent health care by the year 2020.

This conference will present the latest data and trends related to the nursing shortage, nursing education and the impact of nurses on patient care. Also planned is a panel discussion on nurse work environments and strategies to improve patient outcomes, encouraging an interactive dialogue with the attending health care professionals.

Among the featured speakers are Dr. Joanne Disch, Director, International Center
for Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota; Ms. Bobbi Kimball, Healthcare Management Consultant and Executive Coach, and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Health Professions at the University of California San Francisco; and UF’s own Dr. Bruce Kone, Dean of the College of Medicine and Dr. Kathleen Long, Dean of the College of Nursing, who will be jointly presenting about challenging the status quo in health professions education.

Registration now underway! To register, visit www.conferences.ufl.edu/nur or for more information, contact Tracy Wright at 352-273-6421 or e-mail tracyb@ufl.edu

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Pending Holiday Closing & 2008 Holidays

Dec 20 2007

This year the university will observe Monday, December 24, 2007, as a holiday in addition to the regular December and New Year holiday closing period which runs from December 25, 2007, through January 1, 2008. The December 24 holiday also will be observed by the university’s various outpatient health clinics.

2008 Holidays
- New Year/'/s Day, Tuesday, January 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr./'/s Birthday, Monday, January 21
- Memorial Day, Monday, May 26
- Independence Day, Friday, July 4
- Labor Day, Monday, September 1
- UF Homecoming, Friday, October 24
- Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11
- Thanksgiving Holiday, Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28
- Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25
- 2008 Holiday Closing Period: Friday, December 26, and Monday, December 29, to Wednesday, December 31

For additional information please visit the Human Resource web site at http://www.hr.ufl.edu/benefits/holidays.htm

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Important Diversity Dialogue on Nov 14th

Nov 14 2007

The HSC Office of Equity and Diversity invites all Faculty to the first in a series of workshops designed to discuss and strategize Equity and Diversity related issues in the UF Health Science Center.

Workshop will also be teleconferenced to UFHSC/Jacksonville Campus (See details below) Workshop is Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 11:00a – 2:00p and includes:

  • Keynote Speaker Martha Barnett, JD, UF Distinguished Alumnus, in MBI Auditorium, LG-101A.
    Dr. Barnett is the second woman to serve as the American Bar Association’s President and is a champion of minorities in the legal profession. She offers both personal and professional experience advocating for equity and diversity.
  • Panel Discussion follows in MBI Conference Rooms LG-110A/B (Lunch provided). Panelists include:
    • Moderator: Rebecca R. Pauly, MD, Associate Vice President, Health Affairs, Equity & Diversity.
    • Douglas J. Barrett, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Affairs
    • Cynthia M. Chestnut, DPA, Director, Shands Eastside Community Relations and Education Coordination
    • Eric Conde, MSA, CFAAMA, Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs, College of Medicine, Jacksonville
    • Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH, Dean, College of Dentistry
    • Bruce C. Kone, MD, Dean, College of Medicine
    • Ester Tibbs, MSW, Circuit Administrator, Department of Children and Families

UFHSC/Jacksonville Campus: Teleconference in Deal Board Room, 4th floor, Learning Resource Center (Lunch provided).

For further information contact Sharon Milton-Simmons, miltosm@UFL.EDU, 273-5310.

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Superior Accomplishment Awards

Oct 19 2007
Louise Brophy
Chairperson, Health Science Center Superior Accomp

Do you know a Health Science Center employee whom you would like to see recognized for his or her outstanding performance, service and dedication? If you do, nominate that employee for the University of Florida/'/s Superior Accomplishment Award. Deadline for nominations is October 31st.

The Superior Accomplishment Award program, now in its 19th year, recognizes academic personnel, TEAMS and USPS employees who have contributed outstanding service to their fields during the academic year of August 1, 2006, to July 31, 2007. The nomination period for this year/'/s awards began September 14, 2007, and will end on October 31, 2007, so there is still time to nominate that special, hardworking and deserving employee.

Award winners initially will be recognized at the Health Science Center division level and will receive $200 and a certificate. All Health Science Center divisional winners automatically become eligible to be selected for one of six university-level awards of $2,000 each, or for one of eight $1,000 awards sponsored by The Gabor Agency and HRH of Gainesville, Inc. In addition, each of the six university-level winners and his or her guest will be invited to attend a University of Florida football game in the President’s Box.

Each Health Science Center College has a representative on the Health Science Center Superior Accomplishment Awards Committee. The Committee members are:

  • College of Dentistry – Colette Cimino
  • College of Medicine – M. Louise Brophy
  • College of Nursing – Jennifer Moscoso
  • College of Pharmacy – Terry Whisenant
  • College of Public Health and Health Professions – Cathy Di Lena
  • College of Veterinary Medicine – Robert Hockman
  • Student Health Care Center – Joan Street
  • Office of the Sr. Vice President, Health Affairs - Dennis Hines

Superior Accomplishment Award nomination forms may be obtained from a committee member or accessed from the University Of Florida Division Of Human Resources/'/ web page: http://www.hr.ufl.edu/saa/

Nominations may be submitted to your college representative as listed above.

Show an employee how much you appreciate his or her work and commitment to your area by nominating an outstanding employee for the UF Superior Accomplishment Award.

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Shands at UF Ranked Among ‘Best Hospitals’ in America

Jul 19 2007

Shands at the University of Florida has once again been named one of America/'/s premier medical centers, according to a 2007 list of the nation/'/s most elite health-care facilities compiled by US News & World Report in its "Best Hospitals" issue of July 16th. Seven Shands specialties were ranked among the top 50 this year, bolstering the hospital/'/s status as a "center of excellence" and billing Shands as the prime place in Florida for patients to mend broken hearts, breathe easier and age more gracefully.

Nearly 5,500 hospitals across the nation were considered for positions on the magazine/'/s annual list, but Shands at UF-the primary teaching hospital for UF College of Medicine faculty-was one of just 173 hospitals to make the final cut. The rankings are based on the use of sophisticated technology, the number of patients assigned to each nurse and the number of people admitted and successfully released. The score also considers the hospital/'/s reputation among board-certified physicians in each of 16 medical specialties. Pediatric ratings are calculated separately and will be released in the Sept. 3 issue.

Shands at UF placed in seven of the specialty areas, earning a spot at No. 20 for its expertise in respiratory medicine. Close behind were ear, nose and throat medicine at No. 23 and geriatrics at No. 27. Specialists in urology, heart, kidney disease, and gynecology were also ranked in the top 50.

"A big part of this ranking is how well we are known," said Marco Pahor, M.D., director of UF/'/s Institute on Aging and chairman of the College of Medicine/'/s department of aging and geriatrics, which was recommended by more board-certified physicians than any other Shands specialty. "This is an important first step. We have achieved major accomplishments in aging and we will strive to continue improving our patient-oriented care."

Shands was ranked the top Florida hospital for geriatric, heart, kidney, respiratory and urology care. Related Links

  • Shands at the University of Florida
  • US News (Shands entry)

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UF HSC Acceptable Use Policy for IT Resources

Jun 06 2007
Jan J. van der Aa, Ph.D.
Assistant VPHA for Information Services/CIO

To all HSC Faculty, Staff and Students,
UF provides us with computers, computer systems and networks to facilitate the support of our academic, research and service missions. The UF Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) combined with Unit-specific policies and guidelines direct our use of Information Technology resources. For a description of the policies and guidelines visit UF HSC AUP.

  • Acceptable Use Policy Checklist:
    • Do not install software that your department has not approved.
    • Refrain from sending or forwarding junk e-mail or SPAM.
    • Visit web sites related to your work and check with your supervisor about visiting web sites for personal use.
    • Use safe and approved instant messaging software and avoid using it to send and receive files.
    • Download personal pictures, video and music to storage that only affects you, i.e., the local drive on your workstation, if permitted, CD or a USB drive.
  • Occasional personal use of UF IT-Resources is permitted when it:
    • is not for personal gain
    • is not excessive or disruptive
    • does not consume a significant amount of computing resources
    • does not interfere with the performance of the user/'/s job or other UF responsibilities and is otherwise in compliance with the UF AUP

Users who violate the UF AUP may be denied access to UF computing resources and may be subject to other penalties and disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

If you have any questions, please contact your Supervisor or IT Coordinator.

Jan J. van der Aa, Ph.D.
Assistant VPHA for Information Services/CIO
vanderaa@ufl.edu

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HSC Annual Service Pin Awards Ceremony

May 02 2007
Jan Eller
Assistant Dean, Administrative Affairs

The Health Science Center/'/s annual Service Pin Award Ceremony is Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. in the HPNP Auditorium. Please come and join us in recognizing our fellow employees who have completed 5 to 35 years of service to the University. Visit the Employee Recognition site for a list of this years awardees.

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Measles case on campus

May 02 2007
Dr. Philip Barkley
Director, UF Student Health Care Center

The Alachua County Health Department on Tuesday confirmed three cases of measles, one of which involves a University of Florida student. The student received a waiver from showing proof of immunization against measles for religious reasons. Some UF students have received waivers for medical reasons as well. As a precaution, the university has taken the following actions to limit the possibility of exposure for anyone who may be at risk of contracting measles:

  • The affected student has been advised to refrain from visiting campus until he is no longer at risk of spreading the infection, unless he receives the immunization.
  • Those students who received medical or religious waivers are being advised to refrain from visiting campus until they are no longer at risk of spreading the infection, unless they receive the immunization.
  • Additionally, because the student had contact with the Hare Krishnas who serve lunch at the Plaza of the Americas on the UF campus, the health department has asked that group to suspend serving meals for 30 days until the danger has passed, unless they receive the immunization.

Measles generally is a benign illness in children but in the adult population it can produce serious complications. Because the measles vaccine has been available in the United States for more than 40 years, the likelihood of contracting the infection is considered to be low. If you fall into either one of the following two categories, you are unlikely to be at risk:

  • Anyone born before 1957, and
  • Anyone who can document having received two doses of the measles vaccine.

While the university tracks students/'/ vaccination records, it does not have records for faculty or staff. If you have received one dose of the vaccine, you have some degree of protection but two doses are recommended for full protection. Therefore, if you are uncertain as to whether you are fully immunized against measles, you are strongly urged to see your health care provider, the health department or the UF Student Health Care Center and have a blood test and/or be vaccinated as soon as possible.

Beginning today, the university is making blood tests and vaccines available to UF students, faculty, and staff free of charge. Anyone who wishes to take advantage of those services may do so at the Infirmary. In addition, anyone who believes he or she may be at risk of contracting measles should consider avoiding large gatherings, such as this week/'/s UF commencement ceremonies, until the danger has passed.

If you have any questions regarding measles, the blood test, or the vaccine, please contact your health care provider, the Alachua County Health Department at 352-334-7900 or the UF Student Health Care Center at 352-392-1161. Information also is available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/measles/faqs.htm

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HSC shines in UF’s Superior Accomplishment Awards ceremony

Apr 28 2007

Health Science Center employees won three of the six university-wide Superior Accomplishment Awards that were up for grabs April 25. The trio was joined by three colleagues who also received university recognition, giving HSC representatives six of the 14 awards presented.

More than 350 employees gathered in the Reitz Student Union’s Grand Ballroom for the ceremony. The annual program recognizes staff and faculty members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service, efficiency and/or economy, or to the quality of life for students and employees.

The Superior Accomplishment Awards are presented each spring semester for the period covering the previous academic year — in this case Aug. 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. Awards are given first at the divisional level and then at the university level in six categories: clerical/office support, support services, scientific/technical, administrative/supervisory, administrative/professional, and academic personnel.

Division-level award recipients receive cash awards of $200 each, then compete for university-level awards, which offer eight $1,000 and six $2,000 cash awards.

The following individuals received awards at the university level, the Superior Accomplishment Awards’ highest honors, and were awarded with a $2,000 check, a commemorative plaque, a football autographed by Head Football Coach Urban Meyer, and an invitation to the President’s Box during an upcoming UF home football game:

  • Clerical/Office Support
    Audrey Duke, executive secretary, Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
  • Support Services
    Thomas Willingham, senior custodial worker, Housing and Residence Education
  • Scientific/Technical
    Wayne Walker, senior pest control technician, Housing and Residence Education
  • Administrative/Supervisory
    Patricia Shore, accountant, Student Government Finance
  • Administrative/Professional
    Ann Welch, coordinator of clinical programs, College of Medicine
  • Academic Personnel
    Dr. Alison Morton, assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine

The following individuals received the Jeffrey A. Gabor Employee Recognition Award, sponsored by the Gabor Agency, and were awarded with a $1,000 check and a commemorative plaque:

  • Kristi Esmiol, coordinator of academic support services, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Arthur Holsey, groundskeeper, Physical Plant
  • Amy Osborne, library technical assistant, Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
  • Salena Robinson, program assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The following individuals received the HRH Employee Recognition Award, sponsored by HRH of Gainesville Inc., and were awarded with a $1,000 check and a commemorative plaque:

  • Bahar Armaghani, assistant director, Facilities Planning and Construction
  • Suzanne Johnson, office manager, Health Science Center / College of Medicine
  • Charles Napier, coordinator for development/alumni affairs, UF Foundation
  • Khuong Nguyen, senior biological scientist, Entomology / Nematology, IFAS

“The Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize outstanding individuals and their contributions to the university, the community, and the world,” said Kyle Cavanaugh, senior vice president for administration. “We are very proud of all the winners and look forward to seeing how they will continue to help UF grow into the nation’s top university. I encourage faculty and staff to take part in the nomination period this fall for the 2008 awards to recognize their peers and colleagues.” Jerry Kidney, assistant vice president for administrative support at the Health Science Center, was master of ceremonies for the event. Kidney has been involved with the awards for the past 15 years and has served as chair of the university-level awards committee for the past seven.

UF’s Superior Accomplishment Awards Program was developed to recognize deserving university employees and is coordinated by the Office of Human Resource Services. For more information about the Superior Accomplishment Awards and the nomination process, and to view photos from the ceremony, please visit www.hr.ufl.edu/saa.

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New Biomedical Sciences Building Update

Apr 16 2007
Frank Javaheri
Facilities Planning & Construction

This is reminder to advise you that the shoring for the Biomedical Science Building Project will start Monday, April 16, 2007 for a period of a week and there will be some noise and vibration associated with this work.

Those with State vehicles or construction vehicles / bins parked in the Communicore loading dock must remove the vehicles/bins prior to 3:00 PM on Friday, April 13, 2007. The Loading dock will be closed immediately after for mobilization of the shoring equipment and will stay closed for the duration of the construction. Please pass this to all others who might have a vehicle in the area. The actual demolition of the loading dock will begin on May 7, 2007 after exams are completed. This will carry high noise and vibration in the area for a period of three weeks.

Also, please refer to our website at www.facilities.ufl.edu under "Project Information" "UF-269" for the construction / schedule updates which are provided bi-weekly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks,
Frank Javaheri, Sr. Project Manager
Facilities Planning & Construction
University of Florida
232 Stadium, P. O. Box 115050
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Telephone: 352-294-0079
Fax: 352-392-6378
Mobile: 352-494-7671

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Bruce C. Kone, M.D., appointed next dean of the College of Medicine.

Mar 23 2007
Douglas J. Barrett, M.D.
Sr. Vice President, Health Affairs

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce C. Kone, M.D., as the next dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine. His first day in the position will be May 15th.

Dr. Kone is presently chair of internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He has a stellar national reputation as a scientist and clinician and has also been a champion of medical education at his institution. Indeed, I believe he is the best choice to sustain the college/'/s national prominence in medical education while building on Dean Craig Tisher/'/s work to lead us to elite status in our research and clinical activities. I/'/ve also been impressed with Dr. Kone/'/s success in enhancing the diversity of his faculty through the recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities and women.

This was a very difficult choice to make from an exceptionally large field of talented applicants, including those from our own institution. I think that response is testament to the hard work of the search committee, led by College of Nursing Dean Kathleen Long, and also to the sense of excitement applicants expressed that the College of Medicine/'/s star is rising.

We can take pride that Dr. Kone is one of our own, since he is a member of the UF College of Medicine Class of 1983. A graduate of Princeton University, he completed a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in nephrology at the Brigham and Women/'/s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He joined our faculty for four years in the early 1990s before leaving for UT-Houston, where he assumed his current department chair position in 2004. He is also chief of the internal medicine service and director of patient care management at Memorial Hermann Hospital, and serves as chief of the nephrology section at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Kone/'/s research, funded continuously by NIH for two decades, focuses on the molecular mechanisms of inflammation, injury and repair to the kidney, blood vessels and intestine, and he has authored more than 80 scientific articles. He is a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American College of Physicians.

He is a member of AOA, the honor medical society, and has been active in the leadership of the American Heart Association/'/s programs dealing with the kidney in cardiovascular disease. Committed to medical education at all levels, he is a four-time winner of his school/'/s award for teaching.

I/'/m delighted that Bruce, his wife Daisy, and their three daughters will be joining us. I know that each of you will enjoy working with him as he leads our College of Medicine to new heights. To learn more about Dr. Kone see: http://www.news.health.ufl.edu/story.aspx?ID=4383

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Retirement Reception for Faith Meakin, Director, Health Science Center Libraries

Feb 23 2007
Gerald Kidney

To All Health Science Center Faculty, Staff, and Students:

The Office of Senior Vice President, Health Affairs, invites you to join us as we honor Faith A. Meakin, MLS, AHIP, FMLA who is retiring after 13 years of exemplary service to the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries. A reception to celebrate Ms. Meakin and her accomplishments will take place on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Health Science Center Library.

Please join us for this special celebration. No RSVP is required. Because of the Library/'/s critical role in the academic lives of our students, we wish to extend a special invitation to all Health Science Center students. We also invite you to share your memories of Faith using the online guest book at: http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/pub/faith.htm

Contact Ms. Pansy Poppell, Executive Secretary, 273-5602, pcp@ufl.edu with any questions.

Sincerely,
Mr. Gerald Kidney
Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs

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College of Pharmacy 20th Annual Research Showcase

Feb 19 2007
William J. Millard, Ph.D

We invite you to the College of Pharmacy 20th Annual Research Showcase on Thursday February 22nd

Events include:
Keynote Address: "Improved Drug Development Based on Modeling and Simulations" by Richard L. Lalonde, PharmD, Global Head of Clinical Pharmacology at Pfizer
4:00PM in HPNP Bldg, Room G101

Poster Competition:
9:00am - 11:30am in Reception Hall, HPNP Building
Oral Competition:
1:00pm - 3:50pm in G-112, HPNP Building

The Showcase is a daylong event whereby graduate students, PharmD students and fellows present their research programs in either poster or oral (platform) sessions.

Please join us for this event!

William J. Millard, Ph.D.
Professor and Executive Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy
millard@cop.ufl.edu

Richard L. Lalonde, PharmD.
Richard is currently Global Head of Clinical Pharmacology at Pfizer and has been with Pfizer (and Warner Lambert) since 1998. He was previously Scientific Director and Head of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics at Phoenix International (now MDS) in Montreal from 1991 to 1998. From 1984 to 1991 he was Assistant Professor and then a tenured Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee, and Memphis. He also worked from 1980 to 1984 at the University of Ottawa Health Science Center. Richard is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. He was elected in 2004 to the Board of Regents of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and he currently chairs the Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism Section of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He is currently an Associate Editor for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and was previously on the editorial board of Pharmaceutical Research. Over the past 26 years, Richard has been an invited speaker at various meetings of professional societies, PhRMA, FDA and served on advisory committees at FDA. His research has been focused on the application of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles to the optimal development and utilization of new drugs in patients. He has built a Clinical Pharmacology organization at Pfizer that is considered a leader in the application of model-based drug development. He was named the 2005 Manager of the Year at Pfizer Global Research and Development, Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (PharmD.) and the University of Toronto (B.Sc. Pharmacy).

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Open Forums – Candidates for Dean of College of Medicine

Jan 29 2007
Tom Fortner

Open forums continue featuring candidates for the position of dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Unless otherwise indicated, all forums will be held in the Communicore Bldg, C1-4 at 5 p.m.

The schedule thus far includes:

  • Terence R. Flotte, M.D., University of Florida, Jan. 22.
  • James M. Crawford, M.D., Ph.D., University of Florida, Jan. 24
  • Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jan. 29
  • Bruce C. Kone, M.D., University of Texas - Houston, Jan. 31
  • G. Richard Olds, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Feb. 5
  • Joanna M. Cain, M.D., Oregon Health and Science University, Feb. 7
  • Dennis W. Choi, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University, Feb 15

See additional details about the candidates at: http://www.med.ufl.edu/deansearch/candidates.shtml

Members of the HSC community are encouraged to fill out the "Candidate Feedback Form" located at this site as soon as possible after each candidate/'/s visit to allow time for the Search Committee members to consider all input.

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UF Wins National Championship

Jan 09 2007

Gators congregated in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on the University of Florida campus Jan. 8th to watch the Gator football team win its second national championship. With the win, UF became the first university to hold both the football and men’s basketball national championships at the same time. http://news.ufl.edu/campus/special-announcements/

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Electronic Media Secure Disposal Days

Dec 15 2006
Colleen Ebel
UF HSC Chief, Information Security

Please join the UF HSC Security Office for Electronic Media Secure Disposal Days on Dec. 19-22 and Jan 2-5, from 9:00am-4:00pm.

Contact your Unit ISM or bring your stored boxes of unneeded electronic media to the UF HSC Information Security Office – Communicore Bldg, 3rd Floor, Rooms C3-39 & C3-40. They will securely dispose of it for you. Please visit the SPICE website for further information.

Unneeded electronic media is dangerous to keep around if it has confidential information on it, or if you don’t know what is on it. Do not throw it in dumpsters or your office waste baskets.

There is no charge to HSC Colleges and Units for this service. The electronic media will be destroyed in a secure manner and will not be recycled.

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New Clinical Trials Compliance Process & Website

Nov 30 2006
Yvonne Brinson

Beginning February 14, 2007, a new process and materials will be required for all Clinical Trials in the College of Medicine, Gainesville Campus. The new Clinical Trials Compliance (CTC) Website is available to assist everyone with this new process. Visit and bookmark http://ctc.health.ufl.edu/ for details, forms, training and contact information.

Training sessions are now available, visit http://ctc.health.ufl.edu/education_training.shtml for more information or to schedule a session by contacting the CTC Office at verlisaw@dean.med.ufl.edu or call 273-5946.

Also visit ‘Getting Help > Contact: Who can help?’

The first quarterly CTC newsletter includes announcements, training opportunities, FAQs and more.

Contact the Clinical Trials Compliance Office for more information: verlisaw@dean.med.ufl.edu, Phone: 352-273-5946, Fax: 352-273-5960.

Thank you and please contact me for any questions.
Yvonne Brinson, RN, MHSc
Director, Clinical Trials Compliance Office
ybrinson@dean.med.ufl.edu

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Time capsule ceremony Nov. 9

Nov 09 2006
Tom Fortner

Activities surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Health Science Center will culminate with the planting of a time capsule at 3 p.m. Nov. 9 in the courtyard of the Academic Research Building.

The capsule, slated to be unearthed again in another 50 years, will contain the contents of the original time capsule buried in 1956 as well as items that represent what life is like today. The capsule will be covered with a stone and an engraved plaque.

During a short ceremony, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Doug Barrett will speak and an HSC student singer will perform.

The original capsule was encased in the foundation of the Stetson Medical Science Building.

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Change in Voice Mail

Oct 18 2006
Jan van der Aa
Assistant VPHA for Information Services/CIO

HealthNet is upgrading the Voice Mail system for phones that start with 273-XXXX (ONLY). This will result in your current Voice-Mailbox being replaced by a new one on Friday November 3rd at 5 PM.

You will need to do the following:

  • By Friday, November 3rd: Be sure that you make note of any important information in your saved messages. Any stored voice messages will go away November 3rd.
  • Beginning Saturday, November 4th (or the next time you access your voice-mailbox): You will need to enter a new password and record a new personal greeting.
For instructions see http://www.healthnet.ufl.edu/services/IPhones/VMConversionFAQ
After visiting the website, if you have any difficulties please call the IT Center/'/s Help Desk at 273-5300

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Nominations for Superior Accomplishment Awards

Oct 18 2006
Louise Brophy

Do you know a Health Science Center employee who you would like to see recognized for his or her outstanding performance, service and dedication? If you do, why not nominate that employee for the University of Florida/'/s Superior Accomplishment Award?

The Superior Accomplishment Award program, now in its 17th year, recognizes all academic personnel, TEAMS and USPS employees who have contributed outstanding service to their fields during the academic year of August 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. The nomination period for this year/'/s awards began September 15, 2006, and will end on October 31, 2006, so there is still time to nominate that special, hardworking and deserving employee.

Award winners initially will be recognized at the Health Science Center division-level and will receive $200 and a certificate. All Health Science Center divisional winners automatically become eligible to be selected for one of six university-level awards of $2,000 each, or for one of eight $1,000 or $500 awards sponsored by The Gabor Agency and HRH of Gainesville, Inc. In addition, each of the six university-level winners and his or her guest will be invited to attend a University of Florida football game in the President/'/s Box.

Each Health Science Center college has a representative on the Health Science Center Superior Accomplishment Awards Committee. The Committee members are:

  • College of Dentistry - Colette Cimino
  • College of Public Health and Health Professions - Tonia Lambert
  • College of Medicine - Louise Brophy
  • College of Nursing - Joan Hill
  • College of Pharmacy - Terry Whisenant
  • College of Veterinary Medicine - Ron McKeever
  • Student Health Care Center - Joan Street
  • Office of the Sr. Vice President, Health Affairs - Dennis Hines

Superior Accomplishment Award nomination forms may be obtained from a committee member or accessed from the University of Florida Division of Human Resources/'/ web page: Superior Accomplishment Awards

Nominations may be submitted to your college representative as listed above. Show an employee how much you appreciate his or her work and their commitment to your area by nominating outstanding employees for the UF Superior Accomplishment Award.

Louise Brophy, Chairperson
Health Science Center Superior Accomplishment Awards Committee

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Welcome to the new HSC Website

September 18, 2006
HSC Web Team

We are pleased to welcome you to the redesigned HSC Website. Please help us in making this new website a success by sending your suggestions and feedback to the HSC Web Team.

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Welcome to the new HSC Website

Sep 18 2006
HSC Web Team
We are pleased to welcome you to the redesigned HSC Website. Please help us in making this new website a success by sending your suggestions and feedback to the HSC Web Team.

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‘Changing The Face of Medicine’ Exhibit

Aug 18 2006
Faith A Meakin, MLS, AHIP, FMLA
Director, Health Science Center Libraries

The HSC Libraries invite all interested HSC faculty, staff & students to visit the /'/Changing the Face of Medicine,/'/ a special exhibition from the National Library of Medicine. This multimedia exhibition tells the story of women/'/s struggle for the right to study and practice medicine in the US, and you are invited to join us in several events involving participants from the six HSC colleges celebrating the many ways women have influenced and enhanced ALL areas of health science and healthcare.

Events and lectures are scheduled for August 30 – October 6, 2006, as part of 50th Anniversary celebrations for the HSC Libraries and Office of the Senior Vice President, Health Affairs. All events and lectures are free and open to the public. However, since space is limited for some events, we ask you to please preregister online at the library/'/s website. A full schedule of events and preregistration form is at http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/pub/exhibit/, or please contact Ned Davis or call 352.392.2362.

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College of Veterinary Medicine - Dean Named

Aug 07 2006
Douglas A. Barrett, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Health Affairs
Jimmy G. Cheek
Senior Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Res

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Glen F. Hoffsis, D.V.M., as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. His appointment, the result of a nationwide search, is effective Oct. 1.

Dr. Hoffsis, former dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University, has an extensive background and a compelling vision that promises to propel our College of Veterinary Medicine -- the only one in the state of Florida -- further into national prominence.

During his 11 years as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at OSU, Dr. Hoffsis boosted the college//'//s research and academic output, expanded its clinical teaching hospital and oversaw its building program. Thanks to his efforts, the college is recognized today as one of the best in the United States.

Furthermore, Dr. Hoffsis is an established and visible leader among veterinary medical school deans, serving as a former president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. He has also been president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and chairman of the Food and Drug Administration//'//s veterinary medicine advisory committee.

More recently, he served as the associate director of veterinary services for Iams, a Procter & Gamble company. The position enabled him to visit colleges of veterinary medicine throughout the country and learn about their programs and strengths.

His leadership in academic veterinary medicine, his perspective on how to build, strengthen and grow a college, and his firsthand experience with virtually every college of veterinary medicine in the nation will be valuable assets for the University of Florida.

He will take over the College during a very exciting time. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Hoffsis and offering support as he assumes this important role.

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Search Committee - Dean, College of Medicine

Jul 24 2006
Douglas J. Barrett, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Health Affairs

I am pleased to report that the Search Committee charged with helping to identify the next Dean for the University of Florida College of Medicine has been selected.

I have asked Kathleen Long, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N., Dean of the College of Nursing, to chair the committee and Dr. Win Phillips, UF//'//s Vice President for Research to serve as vice-chair. The committee members will include the following faculty:

  • Mavis Agbandge-McKenna, PhD
  • Ken Berns, MD, PhD
  • Ed Block, MD
  • Kendall Campbell, MD
  • Fonda Eyler, MD
  • Terry Flotte, MD, PhD
  • William Friedman, MD
  • Susan Frost, PhD
  • Heather Harrell, MD
  • Richard Johnson, MD
  • Lucia Notterpek, PhD
  • Robert Nuss, MD
  • Marco Pahor, MD
  • Johannes Vieweg, MD
  • Charles Wood, PhD

In addition to these faculty, Mr. Tim Goldfarb, CEO of Shands HealthCare, Ms. Karen Bodnar, Med IV, and Dr. Karl Altenburger from the FMA, will also serve.

The committee will cast a wide net to find the absolute best candidates who have the skills and experience to lead the college through a future filled with opportunities and challenges. The committee will be assisted by an executive search firm that will be named by early to mid-August. The development of the position description, recruitment and screening of applicants by the search firm, and the initial evaluation of prospective candidates will occupy much of the fall. Ideally, on-campus interviews of the most competitive candidates will occur in late winter/early spring, with the new dean selected by late spring and in place by next summer.

Mr. Fred Malphurs and Dr. Brad Bender will be available to the committee as liaisons to the VAMC.

Public documents, meeting times and other information pertinent to the search are posted at http://www.med.ufl.edu/deansearch/. In addition, there will be ample opportunity for faculty and staff to interact with the top candidates during their campus visits.

I greatly appreciate the willingness of Dean Long and Dr. Phillips, and the other members of the Search Committee to take on this responsibility of vital importance to the College of Medicine and the University. July 24 2006

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