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Nov 18, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat
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Nearly 12,500 Hispanic residents live in Leon County, and on Friday community organizations are working together to hold the 2010 Hispanic Health Care Conference. It's designed to address issues facing the Hispanic community and health care. Dr. Jose Rodriguez, an associate professor at Florida State University's College of Medicine and  the conference's keynote speaker, said the event is about community education.

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Nov 18, 2010
Miamiherald.com
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Together, ProPublica and Health News Florida, identified 62 physicians in Florida who have recently received more than $1.1 million from drug companies despite having a serious blotch on their records. The discovery is troubling, said Ken Brummel-Smith, chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Florida State University College of Medicine. FSU College of Medicine has adopted a zero-tolerance policy for drug-company payments and gifts to its professors and students, he said. But outside of academia, there has been little official scrutiny. 

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Nov 09, 2010
Daytona Beach News-Journal
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This is a profile of Aloknath Pandya, one of 40 Florida State University College of Medicine students from the college’s first full class. The Florida State University model of community-based medicine, begun 10 years ago, was the first U.S. medical college founded in 25 years. And it is unique in partnering third- and fourth-year students one-on-one with doctors in practice. Between doctor-mentors and the professionals reviewing their work, there are 200 local clinicians involved in the training of these students.

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Oct 18, 2010
med.fsu.edu
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Press Release Dance Marathon at Florida State University and Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida will present a $211,000 check to the Florida State University College of Medicine for the benefit of children throughout Gadsden and Leon counties.
 
The proceeds are part of the record $451,000 raised in 2010 by Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy on the Florida State campus

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Oct 12, 2010
med.fsu.edu
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Press Release Darrell Kirch, guest speaker at the College of Medicine’s capstone 10th-anniversary event Oct. 7, offered congratulations for 10 years of innovation – and challenged his audience to join him in transforming the nation’s health system into one that truly responds to patients’ needs. Kirch took his listeners, both on the main campus and by webcast at the college’s regional campuses, on a lively tour of the past century of American health care. He showed how the U.S. – despite great advances in medical knowledge and education – has created a culture that discourages patient-centered care. Darrell Kirch's keynote address Read Kirch's keynote address View anniversary slide show

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Oct 12, 2010
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Embattled college president has shown great leadership
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This is a guest opinion from The Dayton Beach News-Journal written by Dr. P.T. Fleuchaus. Dr. Fleuchaus, of Ormond Beach, is a former member of the Volusia County Council and serves on the Beach Advisory Board. The column discusses the, “very strong effort to remove or fire Dr. Kent Sharples, the president of Daytona State College.” Dr. Sharples, along with Dr. T.K. Wetherell, the former president of FSU, developed the Daytona Beach Regional Campus for The Florida State University College of Medicine.

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Oct 11, 2010
Orlando Sentinel
UCF gives med students high-tech devices to stay in touch, iPod style
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The Central Florida college has joined in the growing trend of medical schools across the country that are providing advanced mobile devices to medical students. Florida State University also gives iPod touches to med students, and Stanford University in California is distributing much-larger Apple iPads to its future doctors.