| Date |
Headline |
Publication |
Description |
| 11/5/2009 |
Dancing for a Cause |
FSUnews.com |
On Monday, Nov. 2, the Children's Miracle Networks at Shands
Hospital at UF, who are the official recipients of FSU's
Dance Marathon's proceeds, presented the FSU College of
Medicine with a check for $182,456.42 -- half the earnings
of the 2009 fundraiser. The money will go towards providing
medical care for children across the state. |
| 11/2/2009 |
Dance Marathon
presents check to FSU College of Medicine |
WCTV News |
On Monday, Nov. 2, the Children's Miracle Networks at Shands
Hospital at UF, who are the official recipients of FSU's
Dance Marathon's proceeds, presented the FSU College of
Medicine with a check for $182,456.42 -- half the earnings
of the 2009 fundraiser. The money will go towards providing
medical care for children across the state. |
| 10/26/2009 |
Paul Elliott, retired professor
and founder of the PIMS program, passes away at age 76 |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Paul Elliott, who founded the Program in Medical Sciences (PIMS)
at FSU in 1971, passed away October 24 from heart failure.
Elliott's efforts to reach out to the rural and underserved
populations of Florida laid the groundwork for the College
of Medicine, which continues that effort today. Beginning
the PIMS program was just one of Elliott's many
accomplishments and contributions to Florida and the
Tallahassee community. |
| 10/21/2009 |
Dr. George Whiddon
recognized for excellence in diabetes care |
Tallahassee Democrat |
George "Scottie" Whiddon, M.D. was recognized for excellence
in diabetes care by the Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Foundation and Big Bend Rural Health Network during a
special ceremony Sept. 24. Whiddon practices family medicine
in Quincy, Fl., and is a member of the college's clerkship
faculty. |
| 10/18/2009 |
FSU College of Medicine
doctors test new ways to help patients quit smoking |
WCTV News |
The College of Medicine is using its statewide network of
clinical faculty to study new ways to encourage patients to
quit smoking. By tailoring smoking cessation techniques
directly to a faculty member's specific practice,
researchers hope to find new ways for physicians to
influence their patients' smoking decisions. |
| 10/18/2009 |
Campus Notes, Oct. 18:
Professor Michael Blaber's lab ranked with world's best; NIH
awards FSU $2.4 million for autism research |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Biomedical Sciences Professor Michael Blaber recently saw
his research ranked among the world's best structural
biology labs. The National Institutes of Health awarded
FSU's Autism Institute director Amy Wetherby $2.4 million
for her research focusing on young children with autism. |
| 10/15/2009 |
UF Center for Psychiatry and
Addiction Medicine Exceeding Expectations |
Vero Beach 32963 |
Third- and fourth-year students at the College of Medicine
have the opportunity to work directly with esteemed doctors
across Florida, such as Dr. Wayne Creelman at the University
of Florida Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine in
Vero Beach. This article on the center's success features
third-year Sarah McIver, who's in the process of completing
her six-week psychiatry clerkship. |
| 10/15/2009 |
National Institutes of
Health awards $2.4 million in grants to Autism Institute
director Amy Wetherby |
WCTV News This article was also featured on
PhysOrg.com,
ABC Tallahassee 27,
Tampa Bay Online |
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $2.4
million to the FSU Autism Institute's Amy Wetherby, who
works to diagnose autism in children as young as 18 months.
The earlier the problem is identified, the more negative
side effects can be reduced, and with the NIH funding
Wetherby will conduct background research for an (eventual)
autism screening program. |
| 10/15/2009 |
A Florida medical
school's effort to boost primary care |
TIME |
In this TIME story about Florida International University's
new Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - which focuses on
training primary care doctors and on helping underserved
populations - the FSU College of Medicine gets a shout-out
as one of the FIU program's predecessors. |
| 10/14/2009 |
Many question
direction of health care |
Florida Today |
At the recent health care panel held at Brevard Community
College, Dr. Raymond Bellamy, who is the director of surgery
at the FSU College of Medicine, offered his insights into
the debate over the nation's health coverage. |
| 10/13/2009 |
Does Halloween breed germs or
just fright of the flu? Orlando dean Muszynski answers
questions from ABC News |
ABC News |
College of Medicine professor and dean of the Orlando
Regional campus Michael Muszynski provides answers for an
ABC News story covering the possibilities of contracting the
flu virus from trick-or-treating or other Halloween
festivities. |
| 10/12/2009 |
Professor Michael Blaber's lab
named one of the most influential structural biology labs in
the world |
WCTV News |
Biomedical Sciences professor Michael Blaber was recently
ranked as having the 36th most influential structural
biology research lab in the world. The National Institutes
of Health and the American Heart Association awarded Blaber
with two recent grants to fund his research, which has
focused on developing mutations of specific proteins for
medical uses. |
| 10/11/2009 |
I Am Not a Prop:
Alumnus Stephen Patrick's op-ed about his support of health
care reform |
Ann Arbor.com |
Stephen Patrick, M.D., wrote this AnnArbor.com editorial in
response to Fox News labeling him (and other doctors in
favor of health care reform) a "prop" for meeting with
President Obama earlier this month at the White House.
Patrick, who graduated from the FSU College of Medicine in
2007, is now a resident in Pediatrics at the University of
Michigan. |
| 10/9/2009 |
University's presence on
Treasure Coast based in opportunities |
TC Palm |
Like several other Florida universities, the FSU College of
Medicine has transplanted students to the state's Treasure
Coast. Since 2007, the Fort Pierce campus at Indian River
State College has hosted third and fourth-year FSU student
med students as they train with local doctors. |
| 10/7/2009 |
FSU Researcher solves the mystery of
proteins that package the genome, which may lead to better
ways to fight cancer |
Genetic, Engineering & Biotechnology News
This story was also posted by the following publications:
WCTV.com,
R & D Magazine,
PhysOrg.com,
Science Blog,
The Money Times,
Science Centric,
UPI.com and
fsunews.com. |
After more than five years of research, Dr. Akash Gunjan, an
assistant professor in the biomedical sciences department,
solved a mystery of cell biology that has remained unsolved
by scientists for over a century: why "free" histones don't
accumulate in large amounts in human cells. With evidence
supporting his new hypothesis, Gunjan's work may lead to a
new understanding of the inner-workings of our cells... and
therefore better ways to treat certain diseases, especially
many kinds of cancer. |
| 10/4/2009 |
Eight first-year students
receive scholarships from Capital Medical Society Foundation |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Six first-year and two second-year FSU medical students
received scholarships from the Capital Medical Society
Foundation. The recipients were Erin Bascom, Jason Boothe,
Laura Davis, Michelle Harper, Brittany Jackson, Bethann
Mohamed, Sareh Shoraka, and Rashad Sullivan. Congratulations
to them all! |
| 9/30/2009 |
If medical coverage extends to all, will there be enough
primary care doctors? |
St. Petersburg Times |
As our nation faces a potentially dire drought in primary
care doctors, some young docs find that for them, the pros of family
practice outweigh the cons. Many medical school students -
and a sizable percentage of the College of Medicine's
student body - must decide on their specialty during this
stressful economic climate, as their bank account pushes them one way
and our national need pulling them another. |
| 9/29/2009 |
College of Medicine ranked in top five programs for turning
out family doctors |
WCTV News |
FSU College of Medicine was ranked fifth by the American
Academy of Family Physicians in their list of U.S. medical
programs that have the highest percentages of graduates
going into family medicine. |
| 9/28/2009 |
Fourth-year Tanya Anim wins
$10,000 scholarship for her leadership as a woman of color |
fsunews.com |
Fourth-year student Tanya Anim wins a $10,000 scholarship
from AMBI Skincare - an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson -
towards pursuing her medical education. |
| 9/27/2009 |
FSU Researcher
wins $1.2 million grant from NIH |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Professor Tim McGraw recently won a four-year, $1.2 million
grant from the National Institutes of Health. McGraw will
study the role of cilia and centrosomes in the process of
cell division - and how that process directly affects
related human diseases, such as cancer. |
| 9/25/2009 |
Dr. Raymond
Bellamy sits on health care panel |
FloridaToday.com |
Dr. Raymond Bellamy, the Clerkship director of surgery
programs for the Tallahassee regional campus, sat on a
calmer-than-average health care panel at Brevard Community
College. |
| 9/24/2009 |
College of Medicine graduate writes op-ed piece for USA
TODAY: The Tragedy of the Uninsured |
USA Today |
FSU College of Medicine graduate Stephen Patrick, who is now
completing his residency at the University of Michigan,
writes an op-ed piece for USA Today's opinion section about
his mother's tragic experience with the health care
insurance system. |
| 9/23/2009 |
FSU Researcher awarded $1.2 million grant to study
centrosomes and cilia |
Medical News Today |
This month, new College of Medicine professor Tim Megraw
received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes
of Health for his work dealing with cell division and how it
relates to cancer. |
| 9/23/2009 |
Fake
Patients: Real Training |
WFTV News (Orlando) |
Florida State University's College of Medicine has
implemented new technology to teach students how to handle
unique medical conditions and identify emergency treatments.
The four robots can be controlled by professors to teach the
students how to respond to a given situation. |
| 9/22/2009 |
Professor Tim Megraw
receives $1.2 million grant to study centrosomes and cilia |
WCTV News |
This month, new College of Medicine professor Tim Megraw
received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes
of Health for his work dealing with cell division and how it
relates to cancer. |
| 9/18/2009 |
Jones receives award from
FSU College of Medicine |
Thomasville Times-Enterprise |
Thomasville, GA pediatrician Dr. Tim Jones received the
college's Guardian of the Mission Award in September, 2009.
Jones practices at The Pediatric Center in Thomasville and
Cairo, GA, and at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville.
He's been a Thomasville clerkship faculty member for almost
four years. |
| 9/13/2009 |
Campus Notes (college
news from the Tallahassee area) |
Tallahassee Democrat |
FSU's college of medicine has been ranked 7th in the nation
for Hispanic students, according to Hispanic Business
magazine. This is a step up from 2008's rankings, which
ranked the college 11th. |
| 9/10/2009 |
Mina Jo Powell
passed away in Tallahassee on Sept. 8 |
Tallahassee Democrat |
FSU Alumna and long-time supporter Mina Jo Powell, whose
generous support helped establish the college of medicine,
passed away peacefully in her home on Sept. 8. She was 81. |
| 9/9/2009 |
New AMA Leader:
No "silver bullet" for health reform |
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
In preparation for his presidency of the American Medical
Association next year, Dr. Cecil Wilson said that the health
care reform is necessary for the American medical system,
but getting it right is going to be a difficult process. |
| 9/9/2009 |
HPV vaccine
approved for males, whether they'll get it or not |
Politics Daily |
The FDA recently approved the HPV vaccine for males looking
for protection against the virus. This news comes amid
concerns about the need for the male version of the vaccine,
in light of Professor Mary Gerend's FSU study from earlier
this year that determined that most men would not, in
fact, get the vaccine since the primary thing to gain were
their future sexual partners' safety from the disease (which
primarily affects women). |
| 9/4/2009 |
FSU
College of Medicine ranks in the top ten medical schools in
the country for Hispanics |
WCTV Eyewitness News |
As reported in their September issue, Hispanic Business
magazine named FSU as one of the nation's top ten medical
schools for Hispanic students. |
| 9/1/2009 |
Fake Patients provide real
training to FSU med students |
West Palm Beach News |
Florida State University's College of Medicine has
implemented new technology to teach students how to handle
unique medical conditions and identify emergency treatments.
The four robots can be controlled by professors to teach the
students how to respond to a given situation. |
| 8/26/2009 |
Fake patients:
real training |
WJXT Jacksonville |
Florida State University's College of Medicine has
implemented new technology to teach students how to handle
unique medical conditions and identify emergency treatments.
The four robots can be controlled by professors to teach the
students how to respond to a given situation. |
| 8/26/2009 |
Med
school actors get "sick" on the spot |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Standardized patients - or local actors who portray sick
patients - are a key learning device used by FSU professors
and students. By seeing actors who display certain (fake)
symptoms and report specific (also fake) problems, students
learn how to identify patients' problems as well as how to
interact with a variety of (real) people. |
| 8/25/2009 |
Dennis Mayeaux
named president of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians
|
Pensacola News Journal |
Dr. Dennis Mayeaux, who serves not only as the college's
family medicine clerkship director but also as an associate
professor at the college's Pensacola campus, has been named
the 63rd president of the Florida Academy of Family
Physicians. |
| 8/21/2009 |
National research eyes local health care |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The Tallahassee medical community was recently acknowledged
by a research team from the New York Times, who named it as
one of the top ten regions in the country for providing
affordable health care to its population. |
| 8/20/2009 |
FSU Researcher to
study obesity prevention in Latino children |
WCTV Eyewitness News |
FSU researcher Javier Rosado recently received a $75,000
grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in order to
study how rural clinics and school health programs inform
parents about their children's weight. The study will take
place over two years in Immokalee, Florida. |
| 8/18/2009 |
SMH, FSU
partnership benefits both hospital, school |
Charlotte Sun (Port Charlotte) |
Twenty-one third year students arrived in Sarasota to
complete their third and fourth years of medical school at
the college's Sarasota regional campus. Sarasota Memorial
Hospital will open a new 24-hour emergency room on Sept. 1,
where these students may one day treat patients. |
| 8/14/2009 |
White-coat
ceremony continues despite AMA concern over infection |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The college's class of 2013 received their traditional white
coats after their first semester as medical students.
Despite the American Medical Association's current debate
over whether to do away with the lab clothing, 119
first-years completed the traditional rite of passage in
front of an audience of family and friends. |
| 8/11/2009 |
Florida State student paying homage to father |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Bryan Rill, son of Dr. Randy Rill, a cherished College of
Medicine professor who passed away in July, recently earned
a $40,000 Fulbright-Hays grant to complete his dissertation
on spiritual power and healing in contemporary Japan. Rill
considers his work a tribute-in-progress to his father. |
| 8/5/2009 |
Newly
renovated medical center in Immokalee ready for physicians
from FSU and CHS |
Naplesnews.com |
After $4 million worth of renovations, the Isabel Collier
Read Medical Center opened in Immokalee in early August. The
college's rural medicine training program offers 10 elective
options at the site for third- and fourth-year students. |
| 8/2/2009 |
Medical Students
find their match; depart for residencies |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
Students in their fourth year of medical school at FSU
participated in Match Day last March, when they found out
where in the country they would be spending their
residencies. These same students are now scattering across
the country, prepared to represent the college as they take
yet another step closer to becoming a full-fledged
physician. |
| July/Aug. 2009 |
Before there was FSU's
Med School, there was PIMS |
Tallahassee Magazine |
For Tallahassee Magazine's 30-year anniversary issue, this
article on FSU's PIMS program represented the year 1995 in
the magazine's history. |
| July 2009 |
For
Kevin Sherin, serving the community goes beyond just
medicine (cover story) |
Florida Doctor Magazine |
Dr. Kevin Sherin, a member of the Clerkship faculty at the
College of Medicine's Orlando campus, was profiled for his
extensive body of volunteer work in Orange county's
communities. |
| 7/30/2009 |
Dennis
Mayeaux: Time for meaningful health care reform is now |
Gainesville Sun |
Dr. Dennis Mayeaux, the Clerkship Director for Family
Medicine at the college's Pensacola regional campus, voices
his support for President Obama's health care reform
proposal. |
| 7/29/2009 |
Health Department has new administrator |
Bradenton Herald |
Dr. Jennifer Bencie Fairburn named new administrator of the
Manatee County Health Department. |
| 7/23/2009 |
For
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, superlative in area of
geriatrics |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
Sarasota Memorial Hospital placed 37th in U.S. News & World
Report's annual hospital rankings in the area of geriatric
care. |
| 7/21/2009 |
Ex-health care secretary to join USF |
Health News Florida |
Dr. Robert Brooks, who until recently served as the
college's associate dean for health affairs, will be joining
the faculty of the USF medical school this August as both a
professor of medicine and public health and USF's associate
vice president for health leadership. |
| 7/20/2009 |
Rolle-ing Along |
fsunews.com |
Beloved FSU alumnus and ex-football player Myron Rolle
announced his foundation's intentions to build and fund a
free clinic in his parents' hometown of Steventon, Exuma.
FSU College of Medicine doctors and students will help
provide the clinic's free care to the island's residents. |
| 7/20/2009 |
Initiative
addresses health care for women in Gadsden and Wakulla
counties |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Beginning with Gadsden and Wakulla counties, TMH and FSU are
working together to increase breast cancer screenings for
women in Florida's rural, underserved populations. College
of Medicine professor Robert Glueckauf is heavily involved
in the establishment of the program. |
| 7/16/2009 |
Rolle's most amazing
accomplishment yet |
ESPN.com; ACC blog |
Beloved FSU alumnus and ex-football player Myron Rolle
announced his foundation's intentions to build and fund a
free clinic in his parents' hometown of Steventon, Exuma.
FSU College of Medicine doctors and students will help
provide the clinic's free care to the island's residents. |
| 7/16/2009 |
Myron Rolle to Build
Free Medical Clinic in Bahamas |
WCTV News Online |
Myron Rolle and his family announced his foundation's plans
to build a free medical clinic in Steventon, Exuma, in
conjunction with FSU College of Medicine and the Bahamas
Ministry of Health. The college's students and doctors will
help provide free care to Exuma residents, while the
complex's wellness and training facilities will be available
for the island's athletes and visitors. |
| 7/15/2009 |
Our Opinion: Surgeon General nominee has what we need |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The Tallahassee Democrat editorial board voices
support for President Obama's pick for the new U.S. surgeon
general, Dr. Regina Benjamin, who has strong ties to the
Tallahassee area. Benjamin has been strongly committed to
improving health care for the underserved for her entire
career, and has worked with poor Gulf Coast populations
since finishing her residency in the late 1980's. |
| 7/12/2009 |
Health Clinic Gets its
Groove Back |
Tallahassee Democrat |
After a year of revitalization, Neighborhood Health Services
- one of Tallahassee's two free or low-cost health care
clinics for the uninsured - signed an agreement with FSU's
College of Medicine guaranteeing 24 hours of patient care
per week from four different providers. Although the
college's physicians have been donating time to the clinic
for almost nine years, July 8's formal agreement should
cause the clinic to continue to thrive in the future. |
| 7/11/2009 |
Obituary: Randolph
Lynn Rill |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Professor and faculty scholar Randy Rill passed away on July
6 in Tallahassee. A much-loved teacher, colleague,
researcher and friend, Dr. Rill will be sorely missed by the
College of Medicine's faculty, staff and students. |
| 7/11/2009 |
My View - Dr.
Christie Sain: Tar Wars can help break the habit |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Dr. Christie Sain comments on the upside of Florida's
recently created cigarette tax - with the increased price,
fewer teenagers are likely to pick up the habit and more
smokers may decide to quit. Sain graduated from the College
of Medicine in 2005 and is now a Clerkship faculty member. |
| 7/8/2009 |
Affordability top
concern raised in rural health care report |
Sebring News Sun |
Dr. Gail Bellamy's rural health study - for which she held
five town hall meetings in rural communities across the
state back in Feb./Mar. - has shown that many of Florida's
rural citizens share the same concerns about their health
care future. Affordability, literacy, and insurance costs
topped Bellamy's report's list of worries. |
| 7/6/2009 |
FSU Think Tank aims to
eradicate disease |
fsunews.com/FSView |
FLCURED, a think tank previously housed at the Florida
Department of Health, has moved to the FSU College of
Medicine. The center facilitates collaboration among
different biomedical research entities throughout Florida.
Its research programs help improve the health resources for
the state's citizens. |
| 7/1/2009 |
FSU Initiative STEERS Rural Women Toward Breast Cancer
Screening |
WCTV Eyewitness News |
FSU College of Medicine and TMH together now offer an
automated notification system that alerts participants to
medical appointments. "STEER" offers users information about
community resources that can help them overcome barriers to
keeping appointments, such as transportation, childcare
needs and insurance issues. |
| 6/27/2009 |
Summer outreach
program offers "mini-med school" for minority high school
students |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The college hosted two weeklong Summer Institutes which gave
minority high school students an inside glimpse of what life
is like for both med school students and practicing
physicians. |
| 6/17/2009 |
College of
Medicine ranked best in Florida |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The college received a "B" grade from the American Medical
Student Association, based on the school's policies for
avoiding conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical companies
and other institutions that could pose a risk to a
physician's integrity. As for other medical schools in the
state: UCF received a "C," UF got an "F," and UM also
received a "B." |
| 6/4/2009 |
Will Men Get
Gardasil? (The Checkup Health News column) |
The Washington Post |
With Gardasil for men up for approval by the FDA, an FSU
study showed that most men would not pursue the vaccine,
even after being told that it could protect their female
partners against cervical cancer. |
| 6/3/2009 |
Self-interest motivates men
for HPV shot |
UPI.com |
After being told that an upcoming HPV vaccine only protected
them against rare genital cancers and genital warts, most
men opted not to pursue vaccination, regardless of how it
could protect their sexual partners. |
| 6/3/2009 |
FSU
study finds that men are unlikely to get an HPV vaccine
|
Medical News Today This story was also
printed in
American
Chronicle,
Genetic Engineering & Biotech News,
Health News
Track,
Infection Control Today,
Official Wire,
PhysOrg.com,
RedOrbit News,
Science Blog,
Science Centric,
Science Daily
and
Science Live |
A recent study at the college has shown that men were
unlikely to get the vaccine for the human papillomavirus,
even after being informed that it would protect their female
partners from getting cervical cancer from the infection.
Being told that the vaccine only offered them protection
against rare genital cancers and genital warts, most men
opted not to pursue vaccination, regardless of how it
affected their sexual partners. |
| 5/25/2009 |
FSU College of Medicine seeks to meet the needs of the state |
FSUnews.com |
After being founded in 2000, the FSU College of Medicine has
become a major educational center for doctors hoping to
serve Florida's growing older population as well as the
state's traditionally underserved rural population. |
| 5/22/2009 |
Editorial:
Harbor Branch grant will tap ocean of potential |
Palm Beach Post |
FSU's program with Indian River State College of Medicine
will benefit from the recent grant awarded to the
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Ft. Pierce, FL,
along Florida's Treasure Coast. |
| 5/20/2009 |
Governor Crist signs
bill to benefit rural hospitals |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Governor Charlie Crist signed a bill so that Gadsden County
could spend another year working toward reopening its
community hospital. Without this legislation, the county
would lose its licensure on June 30, after already
weathering harsh financial setbacks. |
| 5/19/2009 |
FSU College of Medicine's budget can
weather economic storm |
WCTV Eyewitness News |
Although recent budget cuts trimmed $3.6 million off the
college's budget for next year, the FSU COM will
receive $3 million in stimulus money, so overall the school
should emerge relatively unscathed by the economy's recent
downturn. |
| 5/18/2009 |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson receives $2.2 mill. grant to study
childhood obesity |
FSUnews.com |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 5/14/2009 |
FSU COM
graduates 73 in 2009 |
Tallahassee Democrat |
As valedictorian, Leslie Davis-Singletary led the 73-member
class of 2009 through graduation celebrations and ceremonies
this month. |
| 5/13/2009 |
FSU Budget cuts
spare the College of Medicine for 2009-2010 |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Because FSU's College of Medicine is not yet at 100%
capacity, the recent university budget cuts gave the young
college $48.2 million for 2009-2010, up from 2008-2009's
$47.3 million. |
| 5/13/2009 |
The First Words project
offers a free autism screening for young children |
WMBB ABC News 13/wmbb.com |
The First Words Project, located in the Panama City area of
NW Florida, offers free autism screenings for young children
who may have the disease. FSU College of Medicine faculty
and students run the project with the help of a 4-year CDC
grant. |
| 5/13/2009 |
FIRST WORDS program
helps autistic children develop important skills |
WJHG.com - Panama City Channel 7 NBC News |
Based in the rural Panama City area of Northwest Florida,
the FIRST WORDS program has greatly benefitted many children
suffering from autism, whom would otherwise have little
specialized education to help them cope with their disease.
The program is run by the FSU College of Medicine at their
PC facility. |
| 5/6/2009 |
Could the swine flu
outbreak have been overblown? |
WCTV News Online |
The College of Medicine's Dr. John Agens commented for a
WCTV news story about the swine flu outbreak. |
| April 2009 |
Sustainable Computing:
How Digital Health Care can help the environment, reduce
costs, and improve patient service |
Digital Health Care |
This article, co-written by third-year student Nihar Ganju,
explains how Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) is
revolutionizing the entire healthcare industry by providing
better patient service at a lower cost, all while doing the
environment a huge favor. |
| 4/29/2009 |
Colleges of medicine, social sciences
team up to boost literacy and discourage smoking |
Med.fsu.edu |
The link between literacy and health care is well-known at
the Florida State University College of Medicine, whose
students and faculty have frequent encounters with medically
underserved communities around the state. |
| 4/28/2009 |
FSU Researcher wins
$2,2 million grant to study childhood obesity |
Medical News Today |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 4/28/2009 |
FSU Researcher wins $2.2 million
grant to study childhood obesity |
Health News Track |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 4/28/2009 |
FSU Researcher wins $2.2 million
grant to study childhood obesity |
Food Product Design |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 4/27/2009 |
FSU Researcher wins $2.2
million grant to study childhood obesity |
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 4/27/2009 |
FSU Researcher wins $2.2
million grant to study childhood obesity |
Los Angeles Chronicle |
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, an FSU College of Medicine researcher
and department chair of the medical humanities and social
sciences, has received a $2.2 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health to study the impact of
in-school screenings on student fitness and parental
behavior. Resulting from increasing worry over widespread
childhood obesity in the U.S., Johnson's study will last
four years and involved 12 Leon County Elementary Schools. |
| 4/27/2009 |
Shortage of Doctors an Obstacle to Obama Goals |
New York Times |
Obama administration officials try to increase the number of
primary care physicians in the U.S. in order to both provide
care for the aging population and, eventually, provide
health insurance coverage to the all U.S. citizens. |
| 4/24/2009 |
Doctor Holds Health Fair to Help Those with Inadequate
Insurance |
Ft. Pierce Hometown News |
A week before Mother's Day, third-year FSU Med students in
Ft. Pierce will help Dr. Lisa Rankin provide drastically
discounted health exams to women who do not have adequate
health coverage. |
| 4/22/2009 |
Former
College of Medicine Dean Honored for Contributions to Rural
Health |
WCTV News Online |
Dr. Ocie Harris, the former dean of FSU's College of
Medicine, will be honored in early May by the National Rural
Health Association for his contributions to advancing rural
health education. |
| 4/17/2009 |
Loss of favored administrator riles UA medical students |
Arizona Daily Star |
Medical students at the University of Arizona protested when
news broke that Dr. Christopher Leadem had been dismissed
from his post as dean. Leadem will assume the role of
Associate Dean for Student Affairs at FSU College of
Medicine in July 2009. |
| 4/17/2009 |
Proposed
Bill to Change Medical School Funding |
Orlando Business Journal |
A proposed law in the Florida state Legislature would
require the state to provide a base level of state support
per medical student to each medical school. |
| 4/16/2009 |
Professional
Partnership Creates Unique Opportunities |
FSUnews.com |
FSU's College of Medicine and Tallahassee Memorial
HealthCare have joined together to create the FSU-TMH
Research Collaboration Agreement, an official partnership to
further both institutions' research endeavors. |
| 4/15/2009 |
FSU Med Students raise
awareness for uninsured population |
WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee/Thomasville News |
During Cover the Uninsured Week, FSU Medical students
volunteered to assist local individuals who do not have
health insurance. |
| 4/14/2009 |
More Doctors
Convert to All-Electronic Offices |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
Dr. Bruce Berg, dean of the FSU College of Medicine's
regional Sarasota campus, comments on the growing trend of
doctors choosing to convert their offices' files to
electronic databases. |
| 4/14/2009 |
Natasha
Demehri's My View: Med students campaign for the uninsured
(full page version) |
Tallahassee Democrat |
First-year medical student Natasha Demehri's editorial
discusses the problems facing individuals in Florida who are
uninsured, as well as how widespread the problem has become
in Florida. She encourages people to become informed about
and active in any attempts to improve the current system. |
| 4/14/2009 |
Natasha
Demehri's My View: Med students campaign for the uninsured |
Tallahassee Democrat |
First-year medical student Natasha Demehri's editorial
discusses the problems facing individuals in Florida who are
uninsured, as well as how widespread the problem has become
in Florida. She encourages people to become informed about
and active in any attempts to improve the current system. |
| 4/13/2009 |
FSU Med Students spotlight uninsured |
Tallahassee Democrat |
This week the College will host several events designed to
highlight the current issues surrounding citizens who do not
have health insurance. |
| 4/12/2009 |
Sen. King
has no plans for another chiropractor school campaign |
St. Petersburg Times |
State senator Jim King says that he does not plan to revive
his campaign to start a chiropractor school at the FSU
College of Medicine. His history with the project has been
scrutinized recently, since he is a candidate for the state
university system chancellor. |
| 4/10/2009 |
TMH & FSU forge
new research alliance |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Tallahassee Memorial Health Care and FSU COM will work
together in the future on many research projects; two are
already in the works. The goal is improving community
medicine and opening up new research resources for the
College. |
| 4/1/2009 |
Osteoporosis study
by Dr. Kevin Sherin and colleagues |
American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
A recent research study concluded that all adult patients
aged 50 or over should be evaluated for osteoporosis risk
factors; females 65 or over and males 70 or over should also
have their Bone Mineral Density (BMD) tested. FSU COM's Dr.
Kevin Sherin co-authored the article. |
| 3/28/2009 |
Editorial
on FSU's new Geriatric Deanship |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
In an editorial, former Herald-Tribune editor Waldo Proffitt
praises the College's recently created Florida Gulf Coast
Deanship in Geriatric Medical Education. |
| 3/21/2009 |
Nation-wide Geriatrician
Shortage affects even Sarasota |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
The national shortage of working doctors specializing in
geriatrics affects even Sarasota, FL, one of the areas most
heavily populated with elderly people in the nation. |
| 3/19/2009 |
Orlando
Pediatric Care Initiative |
Orlando Sentinel |
Pediatric doctors completing their residency in Orlando will
take part in a new program to benefit the area's
lower-income children. The doctors should also benefit from
getting out of the hospital and into the field. |
| 3/15/2009 |
Ft. Pierce
campus highlighted for use of technology |
Los Angeles Times |
Doctors are using more technology in their practices on a
day-to-day basis, and the practice seems to be improving
health care across the nation. |
| 3/11/2009 |
Rural
Health town hall meeting in Highlands County, FL |
Highlands Today |
FSU COM prof. Gail Bellamy will lead a town meeting for
Highlands county and surrounding areas in Sebring, FL, on
Thursday, Mar. 12. Hosted by the Florida Office of Rural
Health, the meeting is the first in a five part series
designed to gather information from citizens in the area.
Similar meetings are being held in other areas throughout
Florida. |
| 3/7/2009 |
Health Screenings
for Immokalee farmworkers |
Naplesnews.com |
At the sixth annual Migrant Expo in Collier County, free
health screenings and medical advice was available to
hundreds of people, including many Immokalee farmworkers and
their families. FSU COM professors and students volunteered
to help take blood-sugar and blood-pressure readings, as
well as give advice to those in need. |
| 3/1/2009 |
Three FSU
COM students complete Thomasville community rotation |
Thomasville Times-Enterprise |
Three third-year FSU COM students completed a rotation in
Thomasville, GA, designed to broaden their understanding of
the critical role agencies play in health promotion in local
communities. The students rotated between agencies to get a
good idea of the services offered to local residents. |
| 2/4/2009 |
Community
medicine article |
Tallahassee Democrat |
Third-year FSU medical students based in Tallahassee
completed a required community medicine rotation throughout
area medical agencies in order to learn the importance of
reaching out to those in need. |
| 1/30/2009 |
Why Kids Get Sick |
Parenting.com |
Thorough explanations of seven different common afflictions of children. FSU COM
prof. Santiago Martinez provides input on allergies and asthma. |
| 1/26/2009 |
Spike; professors use tv
shows to teach medical ethics |
American Medical News |
Medical Ethics professors across the country are beginning
to use medical-themed TV shows, such as "House" and "Grey's
Anatomy," to spark conversations and debates in their
classes. FSU professor Jeffrey Spike advocates using the
programs to engage students in discussions, even if the
shows are often unrealistic. |
| 1/22/2009 |
Rural health town hall meeting |
Bradford County Telegraph |
FSU professor Dr. Gail Bellamy facilitated a town meeting
for Bradford & Union counties which discussed local health
care issues. |
| 1/12/2009 |
Jamila
Horabin NIH grant |
Medical News Today
|
Professor Jamila Horabin received a 4-year, $1.2 million
grant from the NIH to pursue her work studying the
relationship between the cellular process of RNA-induced
silencing complex and the genes at work in most dieseases
and cancer. |
| 1/11/2009 |
Bodies exhibit |
Tallahassee Democrat |
The Mary Brogan Museum of Arts and Sciences opened a new
exhibit in January 2009 called "Our Body: The Universe
Within" with the hope of inspiring kids to take interest in
medical-related studies. |
| 1/4/2009 |
Pensacola health care symposium |
Pensacola News-Journal |
Co-sponsored by the FSU COM, a clinical practice symposium
took place on Jan. 17 at the Sacred Heart Conference Center
at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. |
| 1/1/2009 |
AAMC
reporter |
AAMC Reporter |
Many of the nation's medical schools are considering
switching from traditional residency-based clerkships to
preceptorships, in order to cover the anticipated enrollment
increases to med schools over the next few years. |