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Dec 17, 2012
Tallahassee Democrat
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According to a new study by the Annals of Family Medicine, the country will need 52,000 more primary-care physicians by 2025 to account for population growth and aging and to cover preventive-care provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Florida State University College of Medicine has a direct goal of training physicians to meet the needs of patients in Florida. Alma Littles, senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs at the FSU College of Medicine, explains how medical schools can and should take steps to influence the types of doctors they produce in order to meet the state’s needs.

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Dec 17, 2012
American Medical Association
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Medical schools are working to fill gaps in primary care as more students express interest in becoming family physicians. The prominence of the specialty is rising as the nation moves toward lowering costs and improving patient outcomes with preventive care and better management of chronic conditions. John Fogarty, MD, dean of Florida State University College of Medicine, and Alma Littles, MD, senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs, are quoted in this article from American Medical News.

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Dec 13, 2012
fsunews.com
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Four research projects from Florida State University have recently been granted a total of $106,000 by the Florida State University Research Foundation. Two professors from the College of Medicine,  Dr. Bhide and Dr. Hurt, were awarded funding to further pursue their research.

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Dec 10, 2012
Tallahassee Democrat
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Myra Hurt, Raed Rizkallah, and Pradeep Bhide, in the College of Medicine, are a few of the winners from the latest round of awards from FSU’S biannual, $250,000 Grant Assistance Program.

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Dec 06, 2012
WTXL
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Two professors from the College of Medicine, Dr. Pradeep Bhide and Dr. Myra Hurt, were awarded funding by the Florida State University Research Foundation to help move their discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace.The latest round of awards from Florida State’s biannual, $250,000 Grant Assistance Program (GAP) are intended to help each project reach new milestones on their march to real-world implementation

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Nov 29, 2012
Health News Florida
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There is a contract dispute between BayCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare. The fight between the two affects 400,000 patients and thousands of physicians, which makes it a matter of public concern. It all started when BayCare Health System, a network of 10 major non-profit hospitals, notified United that it was ending their contract early because, according to the hospital system, United had failed to pay bills totaling $11 million. Marshall Kapp, director of FSU’s Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, is quoted in the story. Bay United Depth

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Nov 20, 2012
Tallahassee Democrat
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Tallahassee is well positioned in offering local and regional residents with a variety of academic choices. Many people associated with the universities are engaged in what they can develop here in Tallahassee that can lead to advancements globally in several areas such as health care, business and product development. Their work essentially benefits us all in promoting this community as a top research and development community.

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Nov 03, 2012
Psychological Science
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Angelina R. Sutin and Antonio Terracciano from the Florida State University College of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging are researchers on this study. The focus of this study is on weight gain and changes in impulsivity-related personality traits. According to the study, personality traits, which reflect our characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, contribute to abnormal weight and weight gain.

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Nov 02, 2012
Huffington Post
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Angelina Sutin of the Florida State University College of Medicine, working with colleagues at the National Institute on Aging, used data from two large and ongoing studies to see if the process of gaining weight might lead people to see themselves differently.

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Nov 02, 2012
Huffington Post
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November starts the season of temptation and while some people are conscientious and disciplined and know where to draw the line on indulging, others seem to lack control of their impulses and desires. Some experts have even suggested that there is an obese personality type - a neurotic style of thinking and feeling and acting that leads inevitably to unhealthy weight gain.

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