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From its inception 124 years ago, Florida A&M University has made its mark producing significant numbers of graduates in fields such as business, allied health and pharmacy. Now, the university seeks to help reverse the lack of routine dental care available in Florida's poor rural and underserved communities by opening its own dental school. The proposal has gained the support of two critical health partners: Florida State's College of Medicine and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and its foundation. Dr. John Fogarty, dean of FSU's medical school, said the college could partner with FAMU in many ways: identifying minority students interested in dental careers, possibly sharing facilities, such as labs, and possibly offering its biomedical faculty to teach.

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The Florida State University Colege of Medicine is featured in this article about medical schools who extend patient contact through all four years to keep students focused on what matters.

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Almost every physician in the U.S. will face a malpractice claim during his or her career, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "It's a tremendous problem in terms of the psychology of physicians and medical practice," said Marshall Kapp, director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Fla. "It's also an enormous burden in terms of the impact of how doctors relate to patients. It makes doctors more wary and less willing to engage patients as friends than as potential adversaries."  

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The proposed new internal medicine residency program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare cleared a major hurdle Wednesday. 
The federal body that funds residency programs nationwide, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that the program will receive funding for 39 slots. 
Plans to launch the internal medicine residency program, a joint effort between Florida State University's College of Medicine and TMH, were announced last August. It would be the second residency program in the area, with a family medicine residency already established at TMH.

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Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, comments on the story of Armond and Dorothy Rudolph of Alameda, FL. The Rudolphs, married for 69 years, decided to refuse food and water to end their lives.

 This article also appeared in the International Business Times [pdf] http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/200219/20110818/elderly-couple-evicted-after-refusing-food-drink.htm

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Three Immokalee High School students had the unique opportunity to experience what it’s like to attend medical school, thanks to The Immokalee Foundation and the Florida State University College of Medicine Summer Institute, a highly competitive program managed by FSU College of Medicine Outreach and Advising Office.

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Southwest Florida will soon be training doctors in its local hospitals. Lee Memorial Health System and Florida State University College of Medicine unveiled plans for a medical residency program in Fort Myers. It will be the first of its kind in Southwest Florida and the only one between Tampa and Miami.

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Parents, take note: A simple sack lunch may increase the risk of foodborne illness for the young children who bring them into daycare and school, according to a new study. Dr. Michael Muszynski, professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, called the results of the study "concerning, since even lunches packed with multiple ice packs reached unsafe temperatures that would encourage the growth of bacteria that cause food-related illnesses."  

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PRESS RELEASE e Florida State University College of Medicine and the Lee Memorial Health System Board of Directors today announced plans to create a family medicine residency program in Fort Myers.
 
The program, expected to produce six new family practice physicians a year when at full capacity, will be the first allopathic residency program south of Tampa/St. Petersburg along Florida’s southwest coast. Among the fastest growing regions in the state, the area is in need of more physicians to take care of a population that grew by more than 40 percent in Lee County between 2000 and 2010.

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Lee Memorial Health System announced a partnership with Florida State University Monday afternoon for a medical residency training program for family practice physicians.