The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, September 30 from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. David Sandberg, associate professor of clinical neurosurgery, will present “Management of Pineal Region Tumors in Children.” For more information or to add your name to the department’s educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

This is a unique opportunity for those who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise with others. This multilevel trainer certification program recognizes excellence in facilitation of training sessions. The three-day course covers all of the major aspects of delivering knowledge and skills to others.

Part I
Thursday, September 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Miller School of Medicine campus, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155.

Part II
Thursday, October 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Miller School of Medicine campus, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155.

Part III
Thursday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Miller School of Medicine campus, Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155.

You must complete the corresponding online CBL prior to enrolling in the course. To register for the CBL and the live session, visit ulearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090.

The AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Session will take place on Thursday, September 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. The event brings together undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students at all levels to address educational pathways and explore career options in the cancer field at an international scientific conference. The program includes a keynote lecture; a panel discussion of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers on a variety of topics, including survival skills, transitioning to medical or graduate school, and career paths in cancer research; an opportunity for students to present their own research; and a networking lunch with mentors. The program is free and lunch is provided. Advance registration is required. Visit www.aacr.org/usc or e-mail [email protected] for more details.

The AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Session will take place during the American Association for Cancer Research’s Third Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, occurring September 30 through October 3 in Miami.

Trudy Kane, professor of flute in the Frost School of Music, will give a faculty flute recital on Thursday, September 30 at 8 p.m. in Gusman Concert Hall. She will perform works by Feld, Faure, Bozza, and Gaubert, assisted by pianist Paul Schwartz. The final piece on the program will be Angels and Devils by Henry Brant, conducted by Douglas L. Phillips, doctoral student in wind conducting. Members of the Frost Flute Studio will accompany Professor Kane on the piece. The event is free and open to the public.

John G. Kennedy, orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, will present “Cartilage Injuries in the Talus” on Thursday, September 30 from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. The presentation is sponsored by the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedics. For more information, please contact Ledinaida Figueroa at [email protected].