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.

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 drug to treat cognitive inflexibility. The financial support from the university will help transform promising research into viable products for the global marketplace.

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.

Jonathan Appelbaum, M.D., professor of internal medicine at the FSU College of Medicine, was quoted in this article about the HIV population including both patients infected for many years and those with newly acquired HIV.

FSU’s College of Medicine is reshaping North Florida’s health care and improving economic development opportunities by recruiting rural doctors, creating residencies and expanding opportunities.

This article features the FSU College of Medicine’s Sarasota Regional Campus.

The faculty of the Florida State University College of Medicine recently joined Congressional Democrats and others in declaring their opposition to campus carry legislation in Florida.

Dr. Joedrecka Brown, of the FSU College of Medicine, is quoted in this article about racial health disparities in Leon County.

The faculty of the Florida State University College of Medicine, stand with FSU president John Thrasher and the Faculty Senate against the proposal to allow students and others to have concealed handguns, or openly carry handguns, on campus.

Dr. Christie Alexander, family physician and professor at the FSU College of Medicine was quoted in this article about the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed.

Bond Community Health Center was rewarded for its approach to treating and preventing pediatric obesity with a $75,000 grant. The proposal to star a cooking school was approved by the Florida State University College of Medicine and the Children’s Miracle Network.

Angelina R. Sutin and Antonio Terracciano, researchers from the FSU College of Medicine, discovered that people subjected to discrimination because of their weight may face a higher risk of dying.

Dr. Joedrecka Brown, of the Florida State University College of Medicine, is quoted in this article about racial health disparities in Leon County.

The FSU College of Medicine hosted the First Annual HIV & Aids Awareness Candlelight Vigil to reduce the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and encourage people to know their status.

On December 6, 2015, the Florida State University College of Medicine Sarasota Regional Campus celebrated its 10th anniversary with a Jazz Brunch at the Ca'd'Zan Campiello.

The FSU College of Medicine's Student National Medical Association will host its first annual HIV & AIDS Awareness Candlelight Vigil on December 2.

The FSU College of Medicine is asking for donations on giving Tuesday for the Alexander "Sandy" Halperin Alzheimer's Research Fund.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Wednesday at the FSU College of Medicine to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS’ impact on public health locally as well as nationally.