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PRESS RELEASE Dr. Niharika Suchak, an associate professor in the Department of Geriatrics, has been named Clinician of the Year by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). She will receive the award in May at the group’s annual scientific meeting.

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Dr. Curtis Stine, associate chairman and education director in family medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine, said the emerging data shows that detecting cancer early doesn't always translate into fewer cancer deaths.

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The 117 graduating students at Florida State University's medical school had plenty to celebrate on Match Day, the primary system for pairing physicians with available positions at teaching hospitals in the United States. It is a joyous occasion for students who have spent at least eight years earning undergraduate and medical degrees. FSU, which is more focused on training primary care doctors than most medical schools, had 72 (62 percent) of its 117 fourth-year students go into primary care programs, about 50 percent above the average medical school.

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Today, the 117 members of the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2012 found out where they will receive residency training - a defining moment in their medical careers - during a Match Day ceremony, but one young man proposed a more permanent match during the ceremony. 
Patrick Mickel asked Kristina Seeger to marry him during the match ceremony. She will do her residency at MAYO Clinic in Jacksonville. Seeger said yes.

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PRESS RELEASE Few events hold more drama, or have more impact, in the life of a medical student than Match Day. For many, the sealed envelope holds the key to the future.

• Class of 2012 Match Results
• College of Medicine Residency Match Day results from 2005-2011
• Where are they now? Updated information about College of Medicine alumni.

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The Florida State University College of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading educators in geriatric medicine, now also has the nation’s top geriatrician of 2012.
 
Dr. Niharika Suchak, an associate professor in the Department of Geriatrics, has been named Clinician of the Year by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). She will receive the award in May at the group’s annual scientific meeting.

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Doctors in Florida are increasingly getting some legal training to more effectively address all the health carerelated needs their patients may have. FSU created a Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law to help improve collaboration between the two professions. The center provides training to medical and law students on such issues as patient confidentiality, end-of-life medical decisions and informed consent for disabled patients. "Our aim is not to make doctors into lawyers," said Marshall Kapp, a law school professor who directs the FSU program. "Our aim to create doctors who are sensitive to the law and understand the importance of interacting with lawyers."

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John Thomas, a second-year medical student at Florida State University, has big plans for spring break. Thomas, president of FSUCares, is one of dozens of Tallahassee college students traveling as far as El Salvador and Ghana and as near as the Gulf Coast and South Florida this week to immerse themselves in different cultures and provide goods and services to people in need.

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With people living longer than ever before, the need for new discoveries to promote health and quality of life in old age has never been greater. FSU’s new Institute for Successful Longevity addresses the 21st century challenge of unlocking the secrets of aging well.

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