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Jul 13, 2011
TCPalm.com
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The Volunteers in Medicine Clinic has taken on an increasingly important role as a teaching facility for students pursuing health care careers. The student program at VIM Clinic has been an unmitigated success, said Medical Director, Dr. Howard Voss. “It makes me very hopeful about the future of health care.” VIM Clinic is participating in a community-based teaching model with the Florida State University College of Medicine. Third-year medical students are mentored one day a week in a health care facility and over the course of a year, get to know their patients. “The students have a unique opportunity at VIM to do initial evaluations and follow-ups on new patients,” Dr. Voss said. “They see the fruits of their medical practices as the patients heal and improve.”

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Jul 13, 2011
TCPalm.com
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The Florida State University College of Medicine's Summer Institute program, which began in 2003 as part of an outreach effort to recruit minorities into the College, offers high-school-aged students of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be both a doctor and medical student. This summer, a total of 62 students are enrolled in the program from across the state. 

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Jul 06, 2011
Herald-Tribune
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The Florida State University College of Medicine's Summer Institute program, which began in 2003 as part of an outreach effort to recruit minorities into the College, offers high-school-aged students of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be both a doctor and medical student. With more than 60 participants each summer, the program aims to introduce graduating students to the medical profession by offering problem-based learning, seminars hosted by the College of Medicine's faculty and opportunities to shadow local physicians specifically chosen based on an applicant's interests.