120 FSU College of Medicine students received their white coat during the white coat ceremony at Ruby Diamond Auditorium on Friday night.

Dr. Aref Rifai, a clerkship faculty member at FSU’s College of Medicine, is the first American-based eye doctor to perform surgeries in hospitals located in two northern Syria towns in territory currently held by the Free Syrian Army, the rebel group trying to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Mohamed Kabbaj, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Medicine, received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his research on the general anesthetic drug ketamine.

Mohamed Kabbaj, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Medicine, received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his research.

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital has started a transition center that would not only help people stay healthy after leaving the hospital but also help those in danger of being hospitalized in the first place. It opened in partnership with the Capital Health Plan and the Florida State University College of Medicine and gives patients who don’t have ready access to a doctor a chance to sit down with a health professional, be evaluated and receive treatment if necessary.

A study published in the August 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry demonstrates support for the changes in autism symptom structure for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. The study was led by Whitney Guthrie, Health & Human Services Specialist, of the Autism Institute at FSU.

Michael Sweeney, M.D., M.B.A. (B.S. ’75), surgeon and FSU College of Medicine assistant professor, was elected to the FSU Alumni Association National Board of Directors.

Mohamed Kabbaj, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the FSU College of Medicine, is learning more about why the drug ketamine, used as an antidepressant for the last decade, requires a higher dosage to improve depression in males.

Researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, weight discrimination increases risk for obesity.

Minority faculty face difficulties remaining in academic medicine for most of the same reasons that minority students have trouble remaining in college. Kendall M Campbell M.D. and José E. Rodríguez, MD, associate professors of family medicine and rural health at FSU’s College of Medicine explain in this letter to the editor.

Ad in the Tallahassee Democrat featuring Ajay Mhatre, M.D., Class of 2005, who was just hired at Capital Regional Cardiology Associates.

On July first, TMH stopped using the purple “Do Not Resuscitate” wristbands on patients who’d chosen to not be resuscitated if their heart or breathing stopped. Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith, chair of Florida State University’s Department of Geriatrics, is quoted in this article.

Gerry Maitland, a professor of neurology in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Medicine, has teamed up with fellow Florida State University researchers to investigate a new use for a popular sports supplement to improve the lives of Parkinson’s disease and Multiple sclerosis patients.

Dr. Mark Stavros, education director of emergency medicine for the FSU College of Medicine and clerkship director for emergency medicine at the College of Medicine’s Pensacola regional campus, recently made his eighth FSUCares trip to Panama with a group of medical students to help provide care to residents in a remote area. This time, he took with him a Transportable Examination Station, or TES, from GlobalMed which allowed him to consult with colleagues back home in Florida on medical cases.

Researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine say rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, weight discrimination increases the risk for obesity.

Last year, medical students from Florida State University College of Medicine assisted the Healthcare Network which provided $3.4 million in uncompensated health care to 45,000 under- or uninsured people (32,000 of whom were children).

New research from FSU’s College of Medicine shows that making people feel bad about their bodies actually increases the risk of obesity, rather than encouraging people to lose pounds. The research, done by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano, was published in the journal PLOS One on July 24.

The Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at Florida State University will hold a “Grand Rounds” at the College of Medicine at 4 p.m., September 12, in the auditorium of the College of Medicine (Thrasher) Building.

Angelina Sutin, a psychologist at the Florida State College of Medicine, and a colleague, found that weight discrimination may drive people to become fatter instead of motivating them to lose pounds.

New research suggests people respond to fat-shaming by eating more and avoiding the gym — not losing weight. A study, done by researchers from Florida State University’s College of Medicine, found that people who were discriminated against because of their weight were 2.5 more likely to be obese four years later.

In a study published in the health journal PLoS ONE Florida State University psychologist Angelina Sutin found that “fat-shaming" is not only hurtful and demeaning, it has real consequences for the individual's physical health.

A new study shows that discriminating against people because of their weight may only increase their likelihood of gaining more weight. The study was led by Angelina Sutin, professor of psychology at Florida State University College of Medicine, and published in the latest issue of the online journal PLOS One.

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, humiliating older adults about their weight problem doesn’t make them slim down. Angelina Sutin, a psychologist at the Florida State University’s College of Medicine is the study author.

Florida is testing the "physician orders for life-sustaining treatment" document in pilot projects around the state and hoping to build enthusiasm for the concept outside of the political arena. Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University medical school's Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, is quoted in the article.

A new study, led by psychologist Angelina Sutin at the Florida State University College of Medicine, collected the body mass indexes of 6,157 Americans ages 50 and over who were either normal weight, overweight or obese. The research team found that weight discrimination increases risk for obesity.

A study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, found that people who are stigmatized for being fat are more likely to become obese. Angelina Sutin, researcher from the FSU College of Medicine, said that weight discrimination is often justified on the grounds it shocks people into action but it can have the opposite effect.

Angelina Sutin, researcher  from the Florida State University College of Medicine, found that rather than acting as a motivating factor to lose weight, discrimination based on a person's BMI may actually increase an obese person's risk of gaining weight. The study was published in the journal PLOSE ONE.

Humiliation doesn't encourage people to get in shape according to a new study published in PLOS One by Angelina Sutin, a psychologist and assistant professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Weight discrimination may drive people to become fatter instead of motivating them to slim down, according to research done by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

A study led by Angelina Sutin, a psychologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine, has found that discriminating against fat people only makes them fatter. Sutin's study was published in the latest issue of the online journal PLOS One.

Making overweight or obese people feel bad about their bodies doesn’t do anything to motivate them to lose weight – actually, a new study led by Angelina Sutin, a psychologist and assistant professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine, finds it does just the opposite.

Overweight people teased for their weight – fat shaming – will actually eat more, according to a study done by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine. For overweight peoples' family, friends, and peers, "just being honest" about fat gain can have consequences.

For the past 10 years ‘Pensacola’s Medical School’ has been helping meet the demand for health care services and  now Dr. Paul McLeod, Senior Associate Dean for Regional Campuses at the FSU College of Medicine in Pensacola, is beginning to see some of the doctors return to the area after completing their residencies.

Trying to motivate overweight and obese friends to shed pounds through tough love, name-calling and teasing may raise their risk for becoming or staying obese, according to new research led by Dr. Angelina R. Sutin, a psychological scientist at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Weight discrimination may increase risk for obesity rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Weight discrimination may increase risk for obesity rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, according to research published July 24 in the open access journal PLoS ONE by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Social problems can be as serious as health problems and can make our physical problems even worse, according to provocative new research. Two researchers from FSU's College of Medicine published their study, “Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity” in PLOS ONE.

Weight discrimination may increase risk for obesity rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, according to research published July 24 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine used the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study in 2006 and 2010 to see if weight discrimination could lead to overeating.

The AIGISRx N Antibacterial Envelope from TYRX, Inc., designed to help reduce infections associated with implantable medical devices, is now FDA-cleared for use with vagus nerve stimulators used to treat seizure disorders and depression. Christopher Rumana, MD, FACS, Clinical Assistant Professor at FSU’s College of Medicine, and Chairman of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Division of Neurosurgery, is quoted in the article.

A profile of Dr. Cody VanLandingham who received his M.D. from the FSU College of Medicine.

FSU's College of Medicine is the only public medical school in Florida with an emphasis on geriatrics, which requires academic and clinical geriatric training in all four years of medical school. Ken Brummel-Smith, director of Florida State University's geriatric department, is quoted in this article.

The demographics of an aging population present a pressing need for specialists in Geriatrics, yet FSU’s College of Medicine is the only one of Florida's six public medical schools requires academic and clinical training in geriatrics in all four years of medical school.

Lee Memorial Hospital is constructing a Family Medical Center large enough to accommodate incoming residents and will hopefully keep medical students from leaving Florida when they graduate and become medical residents.

Jonathan S. Appelbaum, M.D., has been named the Laurie L. Dozier Jr., M.D., Education Director and Professor of Internal Medicine at the FSU College of Medicine.

After 10 years in development, a new drug to help people with concussions is about to undergo testing. The drug, which was developed at FSU’s College of Medicine by Dr. Jake VanLandingham, may stop the concussion from turning into a more serious health issue.

Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, states that doctors have a professional and legal obligation to ask about guns in the homes of seniors suffering from depression or mental impairment.

The FSU College of Medicine Pediatrics Interest Group participated in the Dreams Come True’s Kids Helping Kids program for the 2012-13 school year.

Lea Parsley, medical director for the Clinical Genetics Center at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and a professor at the FSU College of Medicine, is featured in this article about the great potential that genetic testing has and how it can impact future healthcare decisions.

Florida State University's new summer institute in Immokalee is helping students find their passion for medicine and for helping their community. The students got an inside look at what it means to be a doctor and a medical student.