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CONTACT: Robert Dawson
(850) 644-4389
By Nancy Kinnally
August 2002
MED3OOO GROUP INC. ESTABLISHES $50,000 FUND FOR FSU COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – MED3OOO Group Inc., a privately-held national
health care management and technology company with a regional
operation center in Pensacola, has established the MED3OOO Fund for
Excellence in Medical Education with a $50,000 gift to the Florida
State University College of Medicine.
The fund will support start-up costs, faculty recruitment and
supplemental operational expenses for the College of Medicine and
its Regional Medical School Campus in Pensacola.
“The gift reflects MED3OOO’s commitment to improving medical
practice performance and patient care in the communities we serve,”
said Ron Parker, president of MED3OOO Health Solutions, Southeast.
FSU’s medical students will be assigned to regional medical school
campuses around the state, including one in Pensacola, for their
third – and fourth – year clinical education. In each location, they
will train with community physicians in local clinics and hospitals.
“FSU is quickly establishing itself as a progressive medical school
focused on educating physicians who will practice the best 21st
century medicine”, said Patrick Hampson, CEO of MED3OOO Group, Inc.
“As a company that is always looking to the future, MED3OOO is proud
to foster this exciting approach.”
The first new medical school to be created in the United States in
20 years, the FSU College of Medicine emphasizes the use of medical
information technology in making medical practices more efficient
and patient-centered.
Beginning in the first year, students learn to use handheld and
laptop computers to access the latest medical information, check for
drug interactions, download patient education materials, and enter
and retrieve patient information. The emphasis is on employing
state-of-the-art technologies, along with excellent patient
communication skills, to provide more individualized,
relationship-based care.
Dr. Joseph E. Scherger, dean of the medical school, said that
through its generous gift, MED3OOO has demonstrated a shared
interest in providing the highest quality patient care.
“By working with forward-thinking institutions and companies like
MED3OOO, the FSU College of Medicine and its graduates will help
advance the quality of medical practice throughout Florida,”
Scherger said.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., with regional operation centers
around the country, MED3OOO specializes in long-term relationships
with physicians, hospitals and health plans focused on achieving
improved clinical outcomes, operational results and financial
returns through evidence-based management and technology. For more
information, please visit MED3OOO.com.
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