BSSM faculty member Dr. Joseph Gabriel co-authors this paper arguing about the ethics and ramifications of Henry K. Beecher's funding relationship with Edward Mallinckrodt Jr.
Beecher is a well-known figure to medical ethicists and historians, and his work has charted the course of the post-WWII debate on informed consent. His relationship with Mallinckrodt has important lessons for academic research collaboration today.
Eight College of Medicine students were honored earlier this month for their performances in a value-based, interprofessional care competition sponsored by Choosing Wisely STARS – Students & Trainees Advocating for Resource Stewardship.
The five teams, composed of Florida State University medical and nursing students and Florida A&M University pharmacy students, spent two hours working on a patient case, then gave 10-minute presentations, which were scored by a panel of three physicians.
“The top three teams were recognized, and the first-place team was a true interprofessional team,” said Jonathan Appelbaum, professor of internal medicine at the College of Medicine and STARS faculty advisor. The winning team was made up of FSU medical student Aly Savage (M.D., ’26) and FAMU pharmacy students Feglynn Jean-Baptiste and Joel Connor Stengel.
The second-place team members were Imad Raza (M.D., ’26), Stephanie Connor (M.D., ’26) and Madison Flowers (M.D., ’26). The third-place team members were Elizabeth Ruelke (M.D., ’26), Chrisi Myers (M.D., ’26), Casey Easterling (M.D., ’26), and Kelly Arnold (M.D., ’26).
The competition was organized by Anwar Khan (M.D. ’25) and Jackie Lutz (M.D. ’26), the College of Medicine’s STARS representatives for the current academic year.
STARS was created in Canada in 2015 and begun in the United States in 2017. There are chapters at more than 50 U.S. medical schools and more than 500 students have participated in the program, which creates communities of like-minded change agents dedicated to improving the value and affordability of health care for patients and their families.
“The goals of this competition were to have students of various disciplines – medical, physician assistant, pharmacy and nursing – work together to present the concepts of value-based health-care provision and emphasize practical applications,” Lutz said. “This was done through addressing real-world problems in the health-care field as demonstrated through a patient case.”
Value-based health care is a delivery model that pays providers based on patient health outcomes. Providers are rewarded for helping patients live healthier lives in an evidence-based way. It differs from a fee-for-service system that pays providers based on the amount of health-care services they deliver. The “value” in value-based health care is derived from measuring health outcomes against the cost of delivering those outcomes.
Built on the concept of “leading from where you stand,” students create innovative programs to teach other students how to care best for patients at lower costs. Students also push for including principles of high-value care in the medical school curriculum, said Appelbaum, a physician who also serves as chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and director of M.D. education.
Last year, Appelbaum was honored with a Faculty Excellence Award by Choosing Wisely STARS. He served as a mentor and judge for the students participating in the competition, along with Gregory Todd, M.D. and Stephen Sandroni, M.D.
“Value deficits are common in health-care systems and as future leaders in health care, we must play a key role in recognizing and addressing these value deficits to, in turn, create more equity in health-care access and outcomes,” Lutz said.
This was the second year of the STARS case competition. The winning team is eligible to advance to national competition.
The first-place team at the STARS value-based, interprofessional care competition, from left, FAMU pharmacy students Feglynn Jean-Baptiste and Joel Connor Stengel, and FSU student Aly Savage (M.D. '26)The team that won second place, from left, Madison Flowers, Stephanie Connor and Imad Raza. All three are FSU students, M.D. '26.Winning third place, from left, Kelly Arnold, Casey Easterling, Elizabeth Ruelke and Chrisi Myers. All four are FSU students, M.D. '26.
Bufford a recipient of McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
Sediqua Bufford, a researcher at the College of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, is one of 10 Florida State University graduate students selected for a McKnight Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship program is designed to address the underrepresentation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in Florida.
Hou, Wu, et al. make strides with NF1 and PNs research
Feb 19, 2023
Dr. Yang Hou and Dr. Xian Wu, alongside their colleagues, recently published a paper detailing the association between executive function and academic achievement in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas.
Sarasota medical residents, students and faculty participate in Newtown Health Fair
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The rising cost of health care has had a dramatic impact on vulnerable communities like historic Newtown, within Sarasota’s city limits.
Sarasota Regional Campus students, faculty and community board members took part, along with physicians with the FSU College of Medicine Internal Medical Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Vida Farhangi, Newtown Internal Medicine Clinic director, helped lead the project and oversaw residents like David Jerez (seen in photo). Drs. Karen Hamad, Cynthia Samra and Washington Hill joined the residents and medical students at the fair.
How much money would FSU get under DeSantis' proposed budget?
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As Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced his $114.8 billion proposed state budget, it includes millions of dollars that would go toward Florida State and Florida A&M universities as well as Tallahassee Community College.
While FSU would be getting an $88.5 million in specific funding this year under DeSantis’s “Framework for Freedom” proposal for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, FAMU would receive $33.4 million and TCC would get $6.7 million.
An audience of several hundred FSU College of Medicine students, faculty and staff members filled the atrium of the John Thrasher Building Wednesday to honor retiring Dean John P. Fogarty and celebrate his successor, Interim Dean Alma Littles.
The Passing of the Torch event was a largely ceremonial sendoff for Fogarty, who led the College of Medicine for more than 14 years. Littles presented Fogarty with a framed proclamation, endorsed and approved by Florida State University, honoring him as Dean Emeritus of the College of Medicine.
“People ask me why I came here, and I really came here for the mission,” Fogarty said. “…What’s kept me here for 14 years is not just the mission, but each and every one of you here in this hall. I really love the students and have really had the best job in the world.”
Littles thanked Fogarty for his “leadership, mentorship and friendship” before acknowledging those whose “hard work led us to this place in time.”
“I invite you to dive deeper into the contributions [our past leaders] made to ensure this college was created and is successful,” Littles said. “…I want them to know that they have left the College of Medicine in good hands and I pledge to do my very best to ensure we continue on an upward trajectory.”
The event closed with Fogarty passing a lit torch to Littles, symbolizing the change in leadership that officially took place Feb. 1.
Drury, Taylor, Porter authored study on patient referrals
Dec 24, 2022
In an effort to examine how willingness to seek psychotherapy or refer patients to therapy is predicted by either perception of its usefulness or stigma, Dr.'s Mike Drury, Cheryl Porter, and Nicki Taylor conducted a study on medical students.
The students completed various assessments rating their likelihood to seek or refer therapy treatment for themselves and others.
Deichen examines pregnancy related emergency service inequities
Nov 08, 2022
Megan E. Deichen Hanson, Ph.D., has compared waiting times for pregnancy related emergency services among women of different races. On average, when compared to non-Hispanic white women, women of other races and ethnicities had to wait longer for such care--often times significantly longer.
"The United States has dramatic inequities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality compared to other high income nations," Deichen Hansen explains, "This study sought to examine whether inequities were present in emergency room wait times."
The study has revealed that, for instance, the wait time for a non-Hispanic Black woman was, on average, 46% longer than a non-Hispanic white woman had to wait. Deichen Hansen has said this study "laid the groundwork" for future studies examining other specific instances of care inequities.
