The William

J. Harrington
Medical Training
Programs
for Latin
America
and the
Caribbean
 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.
J. Donald Temple, M.D.,
B.S. ’74, M.D. ’78
Associate 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 William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs

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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Training Programs, continued

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 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.
1 Residency Program
in Internal Medicine

Training Year: June 24 to June 23

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 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 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 Program in Internal
Medicine, continued

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 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), Intern’s Report, Resident’s 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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Residency Program in Internal
Medicine, continued

Requirements
Outstanding medical school record 8 Personal interview and recommendation,

in writing, by one of our voluntary faculty
2 Fluency in English in the applicant’s home country. The
voluntary faculty list is provided by
3 Passing scores in the United States
 our program
Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE) Steps 1 and 2 Clinical 9 Commitment to return home, preferably
Knowledge (CK) and Step 2 Clinical with a role in medical education
Skills (CS)
Submission of completed application
10
4 Enrollment in the Electronic Residency
 packet by November 15 (for interview
Application Service (ERAS). This service scheduling purposes). Final deadline
is available to foreign medical graduates for all materials is December 15
through the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Websites:
5 Enrollment in the National Resident
 United States Medical Licensing
Matching Program Examinations (USMLE) and Electronic
Residency Application Services (ERAS):
6 Recommendation from a faculty www.ecfmg.org
member that is well acquainted with the
applicant’s work in home country National Resident Matching Program
www.aamc.org/nrmp
7 Letter of recommendation from the dean
of the applicant’s medical school
2 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
1 Minimum score of 79-80 in the Test of
 3 Written recommendation from the
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) immediate supervisor, department chief,
IBT (internet-based test) or a minimum or the director of the institution at which
score of 550 in the paper-based exam. For the applicant is presently training,
information on TOEFL in your country, working, or is a faculty member
please visit their website: www.toefl.
org. The day of the test, request to have
4 Certified copy of medical school diploma
your scores sent directly to us. Our code 5 Original medical school transcript
number with TOEFL is 5802. We can be
found under University of Miami-Latin 6 Curriculum vitae, in English, including
Training list of publications

2 Personal interview and recommendation,

 7 A 300 word essay, in English, describing
in writing, from one of our voluntary the applicant’s long term plans in the
faculty in the applicant’s country. The medical profession, including where
voluntary faculty list is provided by our the applicant plans to practice upon
program upon request of our application completion of the program
materials
8 Submission of completed application
 packet
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Elective Program for
Physicians, continued

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.

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 University’s 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 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.

Departments which participate in our elective and medical

student programs include:
Anesthesiology Nuclear Medicine Physical Medicine &
Dermatology Obstetrics & Gynecology Rehabilitation
Family Medicine Ophthalmology Psychiatry
Internal Medicine Orthopedics Radiation Oncology
Neurological Surgery Otolaryngology Radiology
Neurology Pathology Surgery
Neuroradiology Pediatrics Urology
3 Medical Student
Program

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
1 Minimum score of 79-80 in the Test of
 Original medical school transcript from
5
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) the beginning of the medical career
IBT (internet-based test) or a minimum to present date. Applicant must have
score of 550 in the paper-based exam. For completed one year of clinical rotations
information on TOEFL in your country, at the home country’s medical school
please visit their website: www.toefl.org. by the application deadline in order to
The day of the test, request to have your participate in medical clerkships through
scores sent directly to us. Our code number our program
with TOEFL is 5802. We can be found
Curriculum Vitae, in English, including
6
under University of Miami-Latin Training
list of publications
2 Personal interview and recommendation,

in writing, from one of our voluntary
7  300 word essay, in English, describing
A
faculty in the applicant’s country. The the applicant’s long term plans in the
voluntary faculty list is provided by our medical profession, including where
program upon request of our application the applicant plans to practice upon
materials completion of the program

Submission of completed application

8
3 Recommendation, in writing, from the

director of medical curriculum, director packet
of clinical rotations, or the department An administrative fee is charged to all accepted
of medicine chairman of the applicant’s applicants. Payment may be made via a United
medical school States bank, money order, cashier’s check, or a
4 Written recommendation from the dean
 check from a bank in the applicant’s country in
o f the applicant’s medical school. Letter U.S. funds.
must include approval of medical
clerkships and duration for each, as
requested by the applicant
Research

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 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.
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 Cata
Programs Director

Barbara Breto
Residency Program

Elvia J. Quevedo
Observership Program

Maria Chanfrau
Administrative Assistant

Eduardo de Marchena, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.

Associate Dean for International Medicine
International 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 Director
Medical Residency Program
TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Residency Program
Olivia Cata
Programs Director
ocata@med.miami.edu

Barbara Breto
Residency Program
bbreto@med.miami.edu

Elective Program for Latin American Physicians

Medical Student Program
Olivia Cata
Programs Director
ocata@med.miami.edu

Elvia J. Quevedo
Observership Program
equevedo2@med.miami.edu

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

Street Address
Jackson Medical Towers
1500 N.W. 12th Avenue
East Building – Room 1027
Miami, Florida 33136

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

checklist
Applicants Name:
_____________________________________

o Curriculum Vitae (1,2,3)

o Original
 Medical School Transcript (1,2,3)

o Personal Interview and Recommendation from

Voluntary Faculty (1,2,3)

o Letters of Recommendation (1,2,3)

o Recommendation from the Dean of Applicants Medical
School (1,3)

o Certified Copy of Medical School Diploma (1,2)

o Essay (2,3)
o TOEFL Scores (2,3)
o USMLE Scores (1)

o ERAS Enrollment (1)

o National 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.