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PRESS RELEASE Affectionately known as the mother of the Florida State University College of Medicine, Senior Associate Dean Myra Hurt has used her leadership skills to make numerous contributions to education, science and research in Florida.
 
Hurt was recognized for her efforts this week when she received the FL CURED Jim King Leadership Award in Tampa

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Florida State's 10-year-old medical school has successfully been reaccredited, which means it will continue to receive federal grants and its students will be eligible for federal loans. FSU's College of Medicine becomes the first new medical school of the 21st century to be reaccredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).

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The FSU College of Medicine has been granted a maximum eight-year accreditation by the sanctioning body of U.S. medical schools. Florida State becomes the first new medical school of the 21st century to be reaccredited.

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Marshall Kapp, director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at Florida State University, comments on the sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder. 
A defendant’s health condition is one factor that judges can consider when handing down sentences. A 2005 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that federal judges adhere to specific sentencing calculations, which can be influenced by other factors, such as a defendant’s health.

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The Florida State University College of Medicine has been granted a maximum eight year accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the sanctioning body of U.S. medical schools.

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The van’s paint job said “Florida State University College of Medicine,” but the eight students who piled out at the Neighborhood Health Services clinic were law students. These law students are trailblazers in a new clinic at FSU College of Law’s Public Interest Law Center called the Medical Legal Partnership. “The idea is that you have lawyers and doctors and law students and med students having a meeting of the minds and working together collaboratively on their same patients and clients,” said program Director Wendy Adelson. “We are going to have grand rounds, where medical students will come to the class and where they will interact and discuss whatever joint problems their clients are facing.”

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Two prestigious awards were given out Tuesday, Aug. 30, when the Fort Pierce regional campus of the Florida State University College of Medicine gathered its faculty members for a night of appreciation and academic updates. One, titled Guardian of the Mission, is for a physician whose activities have furthered the college’s mission: to “educate and develop exemplary physicians who practice patient-centered health care, discover and advance knowledge and are responsive to community needs, especially through service to elder, rural, minority and underserved populations.” The other award, Outstanding Community Faculty Educator, is for exemplary achievement in meeting student educational needs, working collaboratively, dedication to the curriculum principles and enthusiasm for teaching.

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Dr. Jonathan Appelbaum, director of internal medicine education at the Florida State University College of Medicine, tells us about the white lies they hear the most, and why it’s OK — and important — to fess up

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In 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 6.7 million grandparents acting as caregivers for children under age 18. Ashley Webb, who runs a program for this special demographic at the Tallahassee Senior Center, said that number is only growing. In 2000, one out of every 12 grandparents was acting as a primary caregiver to their grandchildren, she said. In 2010, that number had jumped to one in 10. Webb coordinates the Grandparents as Parents program, which meets monthly and offers support to grandparents in the form of health consultations, referrals to additional community resources and tips on how to be a new parent — again. Dr. Alice Pomidor, a professor in the Department of Geriatrics at Florida State University, emphasized the importance of a support system for grandparents raising a second set of children.

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Teams of bikers worked up a sweat for Parkinson's disease at Sweat Therapy in Midtown. The event was a 6 hour, non-stop Cycle-a-Thon put on by 14 FSU College of Medicine students. More than 200 riders participated, including 15 patients with Parkinson's disease. The main goal was to promote awareness and raise funds to help fight the disease. All proceeds will help fund research at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation's NeuroScience Center. View the interview with event organizer, Jilliane Grayson. View the WTXL video.