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PRESS RELEASE Addressing disparities in Florida’s physician workforce requires starting early – long before a medical school’s admissions process begins. At the Florida State University College of Medicine, part of that effort is a summer “mini med school” for high-school students.

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PRESS RELEASE Living wills and advance directives often don’t ensure that dying patients receive the kind of medical care they want — or don’t want — to receive. Now an effort being coordinated by the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine & Law at the Florida State University College of Medicine hopes to improve communication and produce a clear set of medical orders for a dying patient’s care.

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An undergraduate student participating in one of the College of Medicine’s research labs has won the John C. Johnson Award from the TriBeta National Biological Honor Society. The award, recognizing the best research presentation by an undergraduate, was presented at the society’s national convention in Colorado last month. The Florida State University Biological Science Department chose junior Kourtney Graham to represent the university at the convention with her honors thesis project, which she completed alongside graduate student Molly Foote in associate professor Yi Zhou’s College of Medicine biomedical sciences research lab.

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Ten years after its creation and through carefully planned growth, the Florida State University College of Medicine has reached a milestone: The arrival of the 120-member Class of 2014 on campus this week gives the medical school a full enrollment of 480 students.

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PRESS RELEASE A Florida State University researcher has identified the important role that a key protein plays in cell division, and that discovery could lead to a greater understanding of stem cells. Timothy L. Megraw, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, has outlined his findings in the cover story of the June 15 issue of Developmental Cell.

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Each year the Capital Medical Society Foundation gives its "Access to Care" award to a graduating senior from the FSU College of Medicine who has worked actively to increase underserved populations' access to medical care.  This year's award went to senior Nicole McCoy.

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PRESS RELEASE  Nine of the 94 graduates in the Class of 2010 at the Florida State University College of Medicine got their introduction to medical school as part of an extensive outreach program aimed at creating a diverse student body. Find out more about SSTRIDE

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PRESS RELEASE A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has discovered a new interaction between a cell signaling system and a specific gene that may be the cause of B-cell lymphoma. The finding suggests a similar interaction could be occurring during the development of other types of cancer, leading to further understanding of how cancer works — and how it might be stopped.

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The local chapter of the Center for Inquiry, an international organization devoted to science, reason and humanist values, is holding its first four-part lecture series at the College of Medicine throughout the summer.  Each presentation will focus on the common theme of freedom of choice, beginning with Planned Parenthood of North Florida CEO Staci Fox's lecture entitled "Will choice be available?  Threats to pro-choice in Florida and the nation."

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PRESS RELEASE Ninety-four more students have joined the ranks of College of Medicine alumni with M.D. degrees. At a commencement ceremony at Christian Heritage Church, an enthusiastic crowd of families, friends, faculty, community supporters and more applauded the Class of 2010.

Dean John Fogarty's introductory remarks
Dean Emeritus Ocie Harris' commencement address
Melissa Kozakiewicz's commencement remarks
Tony Sochet's Reflections on the Journey