The University of Miami Graduate School, in coordination with the Office of the Provost and Student Health Service, sponsors a $500 credit towards the cost of University of Miami Student Health Insurance coverage. This credit applies only to Coral Gables Campus Teaching Assistants (TAs), Graduate Assistants (GAs), Research Assistants (RAs), Fellows and Trainees who are enrolled in Ph.D. and DMA programs, who wish to purchase 2008-2009 student health insurance offered through the University of Miami Student Health Service.

Research Assistants (RAs) on grants enrolled in UM Student Health Insurance coverage, will receive the $500 credit from their respective grant assignment (unless the grant already provides full coverage).

This credit does not apply to Graduate Students on the Medical Campus or RSMAS Campus.

To take advantage of this credit, please select the payroll deduction option under the employee tab on MyUM.

Instructions for enrolling in payroll deduction

1. Sign into MyUM
2. Click on Employee tab
3. Click on Health Insurance
4. Follow instructions

If the payroll deduction option does not appear on your MyUM screen, please contact your department to verify the status of your assignment. The payroll dedution option will not appear on your MyUM screen until your student assignment has been processed by your department and entered by the Office of Student Employment. Although the deadline to waive the insurance is July 25th, for those who accept the insurance and the $500 credit, the deadline to sign up for payroll deduction is October 1st.

All students receiving the University of Miami Coral Gables Health Insurance Credit must be coded with special identifiers GAFE, GAGA, GARA, GATA, GATR respectively. For information on the processing of your assignment, please contact these representatives at your respective school/college:

School of Architecture - Luis Abella
College of Arts and Sciences - Gylla Lucky
School of Communication - Luis Herrera
School of Education - Patricia Capps
College of Engineering - Junko Kazumi
School of Nursing and Health Studies - Anne Stabb
Frost School of Music - Ed Asmus

Graduate Students on the Medical Campus, click here for information. Graduate Students on the RSMAS Campus should contact Susan MacMahon for additional details.

If you have further questions regarding the $500 credit, please contact:

Sandra S. Abraham
Assistant Dean
Graduate School
University of Miami
Ph. (305) 284-4154
E-mail: sabraham@miami.edu

For additional information on the University of Miami Student Health Insurance Program, please click here to visit the website.

You can also download the Student Health Brochure for more information about your options.