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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1402 |
| Biomedical PhD Programs |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Richard J. Bookman |
Organization: |
University of Miami Medical School |
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| Project Title: |
Biomedical PhD Programs |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 6:13:22 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program makes available advanced training that is not otherwise available to Floridians in South Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
University of Miami Medical School |
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Contact: |
Dr. Richard J. Bookman |
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1600 NW 10 Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 243-4487 |
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Miami 33136 |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Biomedical PhD Program at the Unversity of Miami School of Medicine provides for doctoral level research training for Florida residents in five specific areas of biomedical science. This program makes available advanced training that is not otherwise available to Floridians in south Florida. In addition to the specific benefit of this program to Floridians who receive the training, the region and the state benefit through the creation of a more favorable environment for economic development. Both pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies thrive best in environments where they can recruit from such advanced training programs. Further, the employees of such companies often seek additional research training such as that we provide under the contract. For 2003, we are seeking to serve a greater unmet demand. We want to add support for a PhD-level training program in Neuroscience. The are of neuroscience research is vitally important to Floridians as it includes research on diseases such as Alsheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy, MS and muscular dystrophy. Our Neuroscience PhD program is nationally recognized as of outstanding quality but, until now, has not been able to provide training for all qualified Florida residents. We are seeking to support three Florida neuroscience PhD students, at a level that follows the full-cost study that provided the basis for our current funding. The requested amount will provide educational support for a total of 21 Floridians. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Creation of a more favorable environment for economic development. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,255,333 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,255,333 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$1,076,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,255,333 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Applications from qualified Florida residents who were denied admission to the biomedical PhD progra |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
