Legacy Celebration Program

Here is an excerpt from an Alumni Reunion interview with Drs. Stephanie and Matt Lee from the Class of 2006.

This is a story about two students for whom a little knowledge was not a dangerous thing but, as it turned out,
just the right thing.

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital has seen an increase in the number of older patients admitted in recent years, meaning the potential for more cases of delirium.

Kabbaj, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, is one of six FSU faculty members chosen for Developing Scholar Award from Florida State University.

The College of Medicine is actively pursuing every opportunity to help increase the number of 
available residency positions in Florida.

Far more planning goes into the development of the College of Medicine's pipeline programs, but the intent is the same: a 
diverse student body that can help the medical school achieve its mission of producing the physicians Florida needs most.

 Proteins represent the fastest-growing category of new drug approvals for human therapeutic application.

In the summer of 2008, some of us affiliated with Students Interested in Global Health went to Nicaragua and conducted medical clinics for people with almost no regular health care. We went back in 2009, and started to think, "This might work for a long-term project."

 College of Medicine researcher James Olcese is a step closer to demonstrating there's a better 
way to treat common and serious health issues related to pregnancy.

When he was a medical student at Florida State Nick Seeliger (M.D., '06) sought an opportunity to work where patients had the greatest need for his services. He has found those patients as a captain in the U.S. AirForce.  

Sachin Parikh (M.D., '05) and Joe Rousso (M.D., '07) joined a team of 30 people, including five surgeons, with Healing the Children NE on a medical mission trip to Santa Marta, Colombia, in February. The goal of the trip was to provide treatment for kids with cleft lips and cleft palates.

On May 23, Spencer crossed the stage to receive her medical degree from Florida State Univenrity, and then headed straight for the two men who made it possible.

As part of his efforts to make a strong department stronger, Richard Nowakowskihas just hired four faculty members who represent his vision of the future: 

The College of Medicine lost one of its best friends in May. Charles R. Mathews. 
distinguished physician and active volunteer providing primary care for indigent people, was 
celebrated in a memorial tribute at the medical school.

With little fanfare or money but loads of enthusiasm,theHavana Health and Wellness Center is 
taking shape.

Description of one of our students - one who has excelled despite a challenging childhood and has just received a prestigious national award.

The story behind Vanessa Escobar's journey from Colombia to The Florida State University College of Medicine, from which she graduated on May 21, 2011.

Natasha Spencer's view of the world has changed since she was 12 and living in Tampa's Ponce de
Leon area. Here's an excerpt from the essay she wrote about her experiences. There is a little girl getting ready for school. She dresses, brushes her teeth and rushes downstairs to eat
breakfast. After packing her backpack, she steps outside. As she takes a deep breath, she is overcome by a feeling of
despair. 
She wants so much to break the mold and conquer the fears that have burdened her for her entire life. As she
walks to school she thinks about her future and the options that are typically present for her to choose.

Natasha Spencer has graduated from FSU's medical school with the help of her long-time mentor, former NFL player Derrick Brooks.Watch WTXL News Report  [wmv]

When the 114 members of FSU's College of Medicine graduate on Saturday, they will have a celebrity physician in their midst.

A community college A community college in our area is seeing green after being awarded a half a million dollars in grant money. North Florida Community College was awarded $521,124 in grant money to go toward the North Florida Rural Health Workforce Development Network - and organization aimed at improving health care options and services in rural areas. Founders of the Network include FSU's College of Medicine.

In 2005, Archbold and the Florida State University College of Medicine formed a clinical education partnership to provide FSU medical students third and fourth-year clinical training under the supervision of Archbold physicians.

PRESS RELEASE Florida State University (FSU) experts in medicine, exercise science, nutrition, sports psychology and athletic training have partnered with one of the nation’s premier sports medicine and orthopedic treatment centers to establish the Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (ISSM), a public-private collaboration that spells good news for millions of athletes of all ages. For an online version of this story, associated images, and a video featuring Kasper, Shipman and Jost, visit the Florida State University news site at http://fsu.edu/news/2011/05/11/sports.sciences/.

Fifteen newly minted doctors will graduate this month from the Fort Pierce Regional Campus of the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Finding out that your child has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—or some other developmental delay—is difficult or parents. But getting your child tested at a younger age can lead to earlier intervention, and potentially a better long-term outcome. The use of a simple checklist, developed by Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., The Florida State University College of Medicine, at a baby’s one-year checkup helps pediatricians identify delays that can indicate autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as well as language and other developmental issues. Article also appears at CBSNews.com [pdf]. View gallery.

Shared checkups aim to help patients who are battling certain chronic diseases, and they're far from the typical 15-minute office visit. They're stretched over 90 minutes or even two hours, offering more time to quiz the doctor about concerns, learn about managing the disease — and get tips from fellow patients. Peer pressure among patients helps, says family physician Dr. George Whiddon of Quincy, Fla. He has about 40 diabetic patients divided into groups for shared checkups at Tallahassee Memorial Family Medicine Quincy, and he wants to add more.  

Organized by Indian River Medical Center rheumatologist Dr. Alistair Kennedy, 20 pre-med students from the Florida Institute of Technology toured IRMC’s Critical Care Unit and Vero Radiology Associates recently. Due to their intense interest, the two-hour tour extended to three hours, giving the students the opportunity to ask questions and meet with several Florida State University medical students who are currently rotating through IRMC as part of their medical training. Also featured in The Stuart News [pdf]

New research from the Autism Institute at The Florida State University College of Medicine suggests that a five-minute survey for parents could detect signs of autism spectrum disorders in babies as young as one.

First Words Project at Florida State University (firstwords.fsu.edu) includes the checklist that was used in the new study to help screen 1-year-olds for signs of autism. It also has a “video glossary” illustrating typical behaviors in children with and without autism. Article also appears in NewsLeader.com. [pdf]

In the jittery world of anxiety research, one of the field's most consistent findings is also perhaps its biggest source of controversy: Women, according to countless studies, are twice as prone to anxiety as men. A 2010 study at Florida State University revealed that male rats' higher testosterone levels seem to give them a larger buffer against anxiety than female rats have.

A long-standing goal in de novo protein design has been the exploitation of a hierarchical design strategy, utilizing appropriately designed peptide "building blocks," to spontaneously assemble the desired target architecture.

Academic Medicine's cover art features a work by Jared Rich, a third-year medical student at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Dr. Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor and Chair, Department of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine, will share insights and talk about what can be improved in health-care reform.

The latest research and information concerning health care for older adults will be on the agenda at the 11th Annual Geriatrics Health Care Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine in the University of Louisville School of Medicine. 
Two keynote sessions kick off the day's agenda. At 8 a.m., the 11th Annual Irving B. Perlstein Gerontology Lecture will feature Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D., addressing "Rehabilitation of the Older Patient." Brummel-Smith is the Charlotte Edwards Maguire professor of geriatrics and the founding chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Florida State University in Pensacola

Denmark journalist and author Lone Frank will be speaking about "Science: The Great Changer of Minds" at 3 pm Sunday at the Florida State University College of Medicine Auditorium, Room 1400. The conversation will focus on the two emerging revolutions affecting science and culture: genetics and neuroscience.

Third-year student Alyson Lewis, from the Daytona Beach Regional Campus, is one of five med students to provide insights about a desire to practice primary care for this feature on CNNMoney.com. Read corresponding article from CNNMoney.com: Med students rush to primary care programs  

PRESS RELEASE For five days during the first week in April, the College of Medicine hosted a six-person accreditation survey team representing the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The important visit took less than a week, but the college’s effort to make a strong impression was years in the making. The site visit is a key step in the path to reaccreditation. Current LCME Accreditation Standards

In addition to being St. Patrick's Day, Thursday was national Match Day at medical schools across the country, the festive event when fourth-year students learn where they will spend the first three — or four — years of their lives as physicians. 
FSU's young College of Medicine — celebrating its 10th anniversary this year — is preparing to graduate its seventh class, and its first at full capacity. The Class of 2011 is sending 114 soon-to-be doctors to residency programs at dozens of medical centers across the country. Also featured at FSU.com. FSU College of Medicine announces residencies for 2011 graduating class [pdf] Also featured at WCTV.tv. FSU Med Students Meet Their Match [pdf] Video [wmv] Also featured at WTXL.com. Medical students find out residency location [pdf] Video [wmv] 

PRESS RELEASE All 114 students in the Class of 2011 — the seventh and largest class to graduate from the medical school — found out during a Match Day ceremony today where they will enter residency training this summer after graduation. For information about FSU’s Match Day history, visit http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfmpage=alumniFriends.whereTheyMatched 
To see where past College of Medicine graduates are practicing, visit http://med.fsu.edu/alumni/alumni.aspx?class=2005

PRESS RELEASE Members of the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2011 will find out where they will receive residency training — a defining moment in their medical careers — during a Match Day ceremony on Thursday, March 17. The ceremony also will be webcast live. Visit http://www.med.fsu.edu/ for more information.  

Leslie M. Beitsch, MD, director of the Center for Medicine and Public Health at Florida State University College of Medicine, comments on the long-term risks of radiation leakage in an article focusing on Japan's radiation scare.

Ken Brummel-Smith, chair of the department of geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine, said that essentially, you are only as old as you feel. "You can't have an expectation based on age," Brummel-Smith said. With regard to health issues that come up later in life, everyone is different, so the way health problems affect people is different. In the work place, it is not so much a person's disability that is the issue, he said. "It's can they do the job."

Commented Jonathan Appelbaum, MD, director of internal medicine education at Florida State University College of Medicine: “Many medical students don't even see it as much of an issue because a diverse learning environment seems only natural to them....

Representatives from some of California’s largest physician groups recently shared their most pressing concerns regarding geriatric care at the annual meeting of SCAN Health Plan’s geriatric advisory board in Long Beach. The geriatric advisory board was formed in 2004 to help guide the senior-focused health plan in its approach to member-centered programs and services, to bring innovative ideas from the field, and to provide SCAN leadership with broad perspective into pressing geriatric health policy issues. One member of the SCAN geriatric advisory board is Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D., Charlotte Edwards Maguire, professor of geriatrics and the founding chair of the Department of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

FSUCares will send groups of students to far-and-away places to assist the less-fortunate population by supplying basic necessities. Six students, two faculty members and one resident will travel to Filipinas, Panama, while McAllen, Texas, and Immokalee, Fla., will see host to four students and two members of faculty.

The first National Medical Students for Life of America (Med SFLA) Bioethics Symposium and Tour will visit Florida State University College of Medicine Friday. Organizers did not provide a starting time for the event. 
Dominique Monlezun, national coordinator for Medical Students for Life, will be speaking with Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortion provider and founder of the pro-life Tepeyac Family Center in Virginia. He is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost medical experts on pro-life health care.  

PRESS RELEASE Some of the biggest names in evolutionary medicine will be in Tallahassee Feb. 25 and 26 for an international conference at The Florida State University. Register for the conference and find a complete schedule at www.bio.fsu.edu/FowlerII/. For a map of the Florida State campus, go to http://map.campus.fsu.edu/index.aspx.

PRESS RELEASE If it’s spring break, don’t look for the students of FSUCares on a beach or at a bar. This year, like every year since the Florida State College of Medicine welcomed its first class in 2001, these students will be giving out medical supplies and treatment — and getting a cultural education in return. For more about FSUCares, visit http://www.med.fsu.edu/students/FSUCares/default.asp.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Baltimore School of Law said Tuesday that they would forge an unusual formal collaboration aimed at fostering a stronger relationship between doctors and lawyers so they may better understand the evolving health care landscape. There are many schools that have medical-legal programs aiming to educate future lawyers on health care issues. Most of these programs are housed in one school or the other for the benefit of those students, said Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine & Law, which was created last year and appears to have a similar form and mission to the planned Hopkins-Baltimore center.