Doctors Facing 10 Percent Pay Cut in June Hurricane Andrew, Medical Reform Blamed for Salary Reductions

DAY, MARCH 9,1993 doctors facing 10 percent pay cut in June Hurricane Andrew, medical reform blamed for salary reductions •V ED PORTER the industry. n unknown person left a Assistant News Editor "The med school will survive and bounce back. It wiN have to lean to "I think it's going to be phased in gradual threatening message March Doctors at tbe University of Miami become more efficient." ly. This is just part of the realities of state A 2 on an Otto G. Richter School of Medicine will be facing a 10 per FRED KAM, and federal government. We're going to Library terminal designed to take cent pay cut on June 1. Director have to be price-competitive. That is why student and faculty suggestions, Two reasons for the pay cuts are the UM Health Center we're making the pay cuts now," Fogel said. according to a Public Safety report. expected implementation of managed medi cal care by President Clinton and the dam In addition to the upcoming changes in A printout from the computer he thinks the economic and governmental going to raise tuition in exorbitant percent national health care, the current condition of showed the unknown person age inflicted by Hurricane Andrew, accord circumstances that necessitated the pay cuts ing to Dr. Bernard Fogel, dean of the school. ages," Kam said. Tuition at the medical the economy has kept some patients away logged onto the terminal at 4:47 will adversely affect the School of Medicine school for the 1993-94 school year is from the doctor's office. Also, Hurricane p.m., and typed in a message that Nurses and other School of Medicine in the future. $19,900. Andrew required many members of the said the library should be employees will have their salaries frozen. "The unfortunate thing is that if you look Kam said he thinks there are several rea School of Medicine's staff to take some time destroyed. These cuts have been made to prevent the ahead and try to find a light at the end of the sons why the med school was forced to cut off from work, thus decreasing the amount of "Learning and reading are need for layoffs in the future, according to tunnel, I don't think there is one," said Kam. pay. patients that could be seen, according to wrong and promote thought," said Fogel. "The med school will survive and bounce Fogel. With managed care quickly approaching, The school is receiving "low reimburse the message. "I think this place back. It will have to learn to become more ment from all sources — Medicaid, Medi Looking ahead to the upcoming reforms should be shut down and the books we have to look into next year," Fogel said. efficient. We're going to have to be less "The revenues just aren't going to care, private insurance. Hurricane Andrew in the health care system, Kam said he antic burned. Would it be possible to charitable. We're going to have to be like the hurt us. It was something that was neces ipates another increase in costs. start a movement who's ultimate, appear. We have to prepare for the effects rest of the business world and demand mon now. One of the major reasons for this cut is sary," he said. "The Clinton plan is going to lead to low goal is the destruction of the ey up front." The national health care system will be library?" to avoid job cuts." er reimbursement," he said. "It will, accord Kam said he thinks the pay cuts are nec seeing changes as soon as the national health ing to [Clinton], increase the access to cures, Thomas Rogero, assistant direc Dr. Fred Kam, a University of Miami essary for the med school to carry on with associate professor of clinical medicine and care task force decides where to make them. but it will increase costs. tor of Public Service at the library, out laying off employees or raising tuition. According to Fogel, this will lower the price "Obviously the faculty are going to be who reported the incident to the director of the Student Health Center, said "If our costs are going to go up we're not of health care and increase competition in Public Safety, said "off-the-wall" upset and dissatisfied," Kam said. suggestions are common, but that this one seemed more threatening. • AFTER ANDREW • A CLOSER LOOK: CRIME FRATERNITY SPONSORS REGISTRATION DRIVE Some faculty i Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a student voter still feeling P registration drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the University Center Breeieway in time for the upcom effects of ing local and county elections. Students will be required to give bask information in a registration hurricane form and then take a abort oath. The completed forms will be sent BY LISA J. HURIASH BY MARIBEL PEREZ to the Department of Voter Regis Hurrlcana Staft Writer Hurricane Staff Writer tration for processing. For some UM faculty, the devas niversities across the Junior Paul Saluzzi, who is the tating effects of Hurricane Andrew country reported a high head of the registration drive, said are still being felt even seven U number of crimes last year, that college students tend to be months later, insurance payments according to The Chronicle of apathetic when it comes to voting are slow in coming, trees are miss Higher Education. oA the county and local level. ing and, for some, homes are still Duke University was the being repaired. national leader in reported "In a local election, there isn't a For faculty and staff members burglaries with 1,030. UCLA was lot of voter turnout from students who are still recovering from the second with 598. San Diego State at UM," Saluzzi said. "And what's destruction of their homes, UM is University had the most motor sad is that the biggest concentra offering through the Plaza Bank vehicle thefts — 214. Eighteen tion of voters in Coral Gables is on loans of up to $20,000 at the prime rapes, more than any other school, this campus." rate until March 31, said UM Vice were reported at the University of President and Treasurer Diane Massachusetts at Amherst. Cook. Last year, of the 167 crimes NORTH-SOUTH SPONSORS Cook said the program is avail reported at UM, 112 of those were FREE TRADE CONFERENCE able so that faculty members who burglaries and 42 were have difficulty with their insurance motor-vehicle thefts. claims have an alternate method of Sixty crimes were reported at conference sponsored by financing the rebuilding of their Florida International University the North-South Center on home. and 35 at Barry University. There A free trade between the "I'm seeing people helped by this were 265 crimes reported at all United States and Colombia will be program," Cook said. "People are four Miami-Dade Community from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m. on March able to put their Uves back togeth CoUege campuses. More than half 23 and 24 at the Coconut Grove er." of those were reported at North Doubletree Hotel, 2649 South Several faculty members said Campus. Bayshore Drive. they and their families are still try This is the first year colleges and the conference will be the first ing to do just that. universities have been required to public reporting of a one-year Rhonda DuBord, associate direc publish crime statistics according study conducted by UM and the tor of Campus Sports and Recre to the Student Right To Know and Instiluto Colombiano de Estudios ation, said she and her family Campus Security Act of 1990. JOY BROCKMAN / The Hurricane Superiores de INCOLDA in Cali, should be ready to move back to • TO PROTECT AND SERVE: Officer Armando Planas takes a call at the UM Department of Public Colombia. their Cutler Ridge home by next Seepage _?/CRIME Safety. Public Safety officers are sworn members of the Coral Gables Police Department. The implications of a free trade week. agreement between the two coun DuBord said winds ripped half tries will be discussed. The confer the roof off her two-story home ence will be conducted in English and destroyed her patio. Water and Spanish with simultaneous damaged the rest of the house. • WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH translations. "I cried a week after the storm," The cost for attending both days of the conference is $60. It is $120 she said. "But now I have accepted for the conference and lunch. it. Compared to many others, I am very, very lucky. I have neighbors NOW leader: Congress guilty of child care double talk who have not even been able to FACE THE FACTS start rebuilding their house because they just got their insur BY ANNETTE 4. GALLAGHER Ireland encouraged women to Ireland told of chasing Iron This Is the fan '82 breakdown ance money which won't even cov Opinion Editor take an active role in influencing Arrow off campus with squirt guns ol stafl in tha UM School of er the cost." In Congress today, "a double policy making in the United States. while attending law School because Medicine: the group did not admit women. She said she has been Uving in a standard, double burden and dou "Through a grass-roots effort, Research/Training 328 Coral Gables apartment with her ble talk" exists regarding women's we actively recruited women to "I've known [Ireland] since the husband and two children, ages 8 roles as care givers, Patricia Ire run for public office in 1992," Ire days we used to stand on South and 10, since the storm.

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