College of Medicine

Dance Marathon at Florida State University and Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Children’s Hospital at UF will present a check to the Florida State University College of Medicine for the benefit of children throughout Gadsden and Leon Counties. The proceeds are part of the record $1,435,120.32 raised in 2016 by Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy on the Florida State campus. Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Children’s Hospital at UF distributes part of the money raised to the Florida State College of Medicine for use in pediatric outreach programs. The College of Medicine is using part of the proceeds to pay for a school-based health program in Gadsden County designed to address health care disparities among area children. Other projects funded by the Dance Marathon earnings include equipment for the pediatrics unit at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Scheduled to participate in the signing ceremony are Dr. Alma Littles, senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs of the FSU College of Medicine; Dr. Rick Bucciarelli, associate vice-president for health affairs for government relations at the University of Florida; members of the FSU Dance Marathon overall committee and FSU medical students who are part of the Pediatrics Interest Group.