College of Medicine

Dr. Nicole Bentze will serve as the new Dean of the Sarasota Regional Medical Campus starting on 21 September 2018. She will work with Dr. Bruce Berg as the Dean-Designate until 1 November when Dr. Berg retires.

Dr. Bentze is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Philadelphia, PA and completed her Family Medicine training at the Harrisburg Family Medicine Residency Program in Harrisburg, PA in 2003. She has served as the Family Medicine Clerkship Director for 3rd and 4th year College of Medicine students since 2008 and has worked in both private practice of Family Medicine and as a residency faculty member since completing her residency. She has completed a fellowship in Medical Education Research and Development at Michigan State and is a Fellow of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Medical Student Educator Development institute. In her role as FSU Clerkship Director, she was recognized by the Florida Academy of Family Physicians as Educator of the Year in 2011.