Michael Nair-Collins, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, was recognized for his excellence in graduate teaching.

2015 update - MGT Socioeconomic Impact Study

Assessing the Florida State University College of Medicine's socioeconomic impact through its first 15 years of operation. Also including background about the medical school's history and structure.

Read it online: MGT Socioeconomic Impact Study - 2015 Update

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Fourth-year FSU College of Medicine student Adam Field and second-year medical student Zach Field are mentioned in this article about moving on.

A study led by FSU College of Medicine researcher Angelina Sutin shows that parents' perceptions of their child's weight affects future weight gain throughout their childhood.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare made an announcement that their neonatal intensive-care unit would be named The Florida State University College of Medicine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, honoring the hospital’s partnership with the university.

A collaborative team of researchers from Florida State University's College of Medicine and the University of Liverpool examined what effect a parent’s perception of their child’s weight had on children as they become teenagers.

FSU College of Medicine Class of 2010 alumna Nicole (Courtois) McCoy, M.D. is featured in the Tallahassee Democrat.

When Gary Goforth, M.D. isn’t treating patients and overseeing the FSU Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, he’s doing medical missions and bringing medical supplies and care to people who otherwise would not have access to the help they need.

The Florida Department of Health presented Dr. Julie DeCesare with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion award. Dr. DeCesare is an FSU College of Medicine clerkship faculty member in Pensacola.

Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D., the Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine, presented valuable tips on aging well March 21-22 in the communities of Stuart, Vero Beach and Fort Pierce.

Amy Wetherby, PhD, director of the Autism Institute at Florida State University, is testing the validity of a new online screening tool for Autism.

The FSU Center for Brain Repair held a Symposium on the Developing Mind. The symposium was organized by Gregg Stanwood, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the FSU College of Medicine and associate director of the FSU Center for Brain Repair. Speakers included Amy Wetherby, director of the FSU Autism Institute, and Pradeep Bhide, director of the FSU Center for Brain Repair.

Dr. Alice Pomidor, of the FSU College of Medicine, will talk about the clinical aspects of burnout at a caregiver’s conference. The conference will provide helpful information and coping strategies for caregivers.

Fourth-year FSU medical student John Dudley advocated in the Florida Legislature for four years for a needle-exchange program.

On April 12th, Big Bend Hospice, the Florida State University College of Medicine and College of Law will host Take Charge Florida: End-of-Life Decisions and You.

Heather Flynn, associate professor and vice chair for research at the FSU College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, and Dr. Tanya Evers, an OBGYN and faculty member of the TMH Family Medicine Residency Program were quoted in this article about infant deaths and maternal mental health.

On April 8th, the FSU College of Medicine and the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Foundation will present the FSU-TMH Symposium on the Developing Mind.

Dr. Alma Littles, along with two other doctors from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, met with students from the PACE Center for Girls to share what they've learned on the road to becoming a doctor. Dr. Littles is the senior associate dean for Medical Education and Academic Affairs at the FSU College of Medicine.

Kristen Dimas, a fourth-year medical student at the FSU College of Medicine, is following her dream of becoming a doctor and was recently matched for her residency in family medicine with Lee Memorial Hospital.

FSU College of Medicine clerkship faculty member Dr. Emily Ptaszek has been named COO of the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida.

A nine-month program designed by Amy Wetherby, director of the Autism Institute at Florida State University, is helping children with autism between the ages of 12 to 24 months.

Antonio Terracciano, a researcher with the Florida State University College of Medicine, is conducting a study on Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an educational program designed to improve family caregivers’ quality of life.

Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2016 received notification of where they will enter residency training this summer.

The Florida State University College of Medicine had the second lowest acceptance rate among all ranked medical schools for fall 2015. 

First- and second-year students at the FSU College of Medicine will be spending their spring break in Immokalee giving out medical supplies and treatment.

Medical and nursing students from Florida State University are spending their spring break in Immokalee giving out medical supplies and treatment. The students conducting screenings are members of FSUCares, a student-run medical organization that provides services in underserved populations locally and internationally.

FSU biology professor Hengli Tang, along with researchers from the College of Medicine, made a breakthrough discovery about the Zika virus. The report was published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Dance Marathon at Florida State exceeded one million dollars once again. All of the funds raised will go to providing medical care, treatment and research at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Shands and the FSU College of Medicine.

Dance Marathon is organized by students to raise money for sick children at Shand’s Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. In addition to supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, 50 percent of their efforts support the FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Outreach programs.

Researchers from the FSU College of Medicine report that people who feel older than their actual age are more likely to be hospitalized.

The annual Dance Marathon at Florida State University starts Friday. Over the past two decades, the Dance Marathon has raised more than $6 million for the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and the FSU College of Medicine.

Universal screening for autism improves the lives of kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disorders. The newly introduced Autism Navigator, developed with autism expert Amy Wetherby at FSU’s College of Medicine, is a free resource for families or anyone interested in learning about autism.

Hearts Afire, a medical missionary group, is currently in the process of completing a hospital in El Doret, Kenya, primarily for outpatient services and labor and delivery. The majority of the participants are from Sarasota and Manatee counties, including students from the local Florida State University College of Medicine campus.

With the backing of Florida State University’s College of Medicine, Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee is taking a bold leap towards a new residency program.

Calhoun Liberty Hospital submitted its corrective action plan to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration with support from members of the medical community including John Fogarty, M.D., dean of the FSU College of Medicine and Alma Littles, M.D., senior associate dean for Medical Education and Academic Affairs at the FSU College of Medicine.

An annual Alzheimer’s disease conference will provide free education and training for area caregivers and professionals at the FSU College of Medicine.

Ten years ago, FSU's College of Medicine established an agreement with Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville that would give students close proximity for clinical studies, while increasing the center’s options for recruiting new doctors.

Angelina R. Sutin and Antonio Terracciano, researchers from the FSU College of Medicine, report that people who feel older than their actual age are more likely to be hospitalized. The study was published in the journal Health Psychology.

Joedrecka Brown, M.D., an associate professor in the FSU College of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, was interviewed about Leon County's infant mortality statistics.

Marshall Kapp, director of FSU’s Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, is quoted in this article regarding free-market economics and the future of health care in Florida.

Marshall Kapp, director of FSU’s Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, is quoted in this article regarding free-market economics and the future of health care in Florida.

Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine & Law, is quoted in this article regarding medical malpractice.

Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D., Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor of Geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine, blogs about the single-payer health insurance reform idea known as Medicare for All.

FSU College of Medicine professor of geriatrics Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith and second-year medical student Chase West were mentioned in this New York Times story about the geriatrician shortage.

The Florida State University College of Medicine and Children’s Miracle Network provided Bond with $75,000 to establish the Bond Community Health Center’s Cooking Club. The cooking club intends to raise healthier children by teaching them the basis of a healthy diet.

More than $400,000 is being funded at FSU by the American Heart Association and experts are using that to perform state-of-the-art research at the FSU College of Medicine.

Alma Littles, M.D., senior associate dean for Medical Education and Academic Affairs at the FSU College of Medicine will speak about the Role of Clergy and Faith Communities in the Support of Health and Wellbeing from a physician’s perspective at Big Bend Hospice’s Tallahassee Office.

John Fogarty, M.D., dean of Florida State University’s College of Medicine, was appointed to the Calhoun Liberty Hospital Task Force regarding the handling of Barbara Dawson.

FSU College of Medicine researcher Pradeep Bhide will receive funding from FSU’s GAP program to work on a new treatment for cognitive inflexibility. The financial support is geared towards university researchers who have ideas and concepts that have commercialization potential.

FSU College of Medicine researcher Pradeep Bhide will receive funding from FSU’s GAP program to work on a new drug to treat cognitive inflexibility. The financial support from the university will help transform promising research into viable products for the global marketplace.