Service Overview

The faculty and staff within the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health are committed to the mission of the Florida State University College of Medicine. All faculty provide clinical care to the underserved in numerous communities, including the local Department of Health and in rural areas such as Marianna and Immokalee, Florida.

Service is also provided through participation in numerous local, state, national and international organizations.

In addition, faculty are advisors to the following very active student interest groups:

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) - Stephen Quintero, MD, Faculty Advisor

Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) - Joedrecka Brown Speights, MD, and Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, MD, Co-Faculty Advisors

Family Medical Scholars - Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, MD, Faculty Advisor

Florida Rural Health Association (FRHA) - Medical Student Chapter - Kerwyn Flowers, DO, Faculty Advisor

FSU Cares - George Rust, MD, MPH, Immokalee Service Learning Advisor, Charles Fleischer, MD, Co-Faculty Advisor

Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature (HEAL) - Tana Welch, PhD, Faculty Advisor

Humanities and Medicine (HAM) - Tana Welch, PhD, Faculty Advisor

Students Interested in Global Health (SIGH) - Charles Fleischer, MD, Faculty Advisor

Student National Medical Association (SNMA) - Joedrecka Brown Speights, MD and Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, MD, Co-Faculty Advisors