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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.

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Hou, Wu, et al. make strides with NF1 and PNs research

Feb 19, 2023
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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. 

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Feb 09, 2023
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Sarasota medical residents, students and faculty participate in Newtown Health Fair
PRESS RELEASE

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.

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Feb 09, 2023
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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.

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Passing the torch

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.

You can view the entire ceremony here.
 

John P. Fogarty passes the torch to Alma Littles

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. 

 

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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. 

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Taylor and Porter publish Perspectives article

Aug 01, 2022

Dr.'s Nicki Taylor and Cheryl Porter authored a Perspectives article in Academic Medicine with colleagues from FIU. 

The paper addresses the stigma and scrutiny associated with seeking help for mental health in medical students, physicians, and residents, and why those with mental health issues are so hesitant to seek assistance due to invasive questioning on health licensures. 

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Porter, Cheryl, Drury present mental health discussion

Oct 14, 2022

Dr.'s Nicki Taylor, Cheryl Porter, and Mike Drury presented a discussion at the Physician Assistant Education Association's 2022 Education Forum in October. 

Entitled "The Struggle Is Real: Discussing PA Student Mental Health", the presentation included a robust discussion of emerging research trends in PA student mental health and the mental health service models available for health science students, as well as offering practical skills for educators when responding to students in distress.

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