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Bentze honored for mentoring, teaching

Nicole Bentze, D.O., dean of the Sarasota Regional Campus, received double honors this academic year. 

In March of this year, she was among those honored with the 2025 Exceptional Mentor Award at the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) 110th Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the Women in Healthcare World Congress, in Boston.

In December 2024, Bentze was named Regional Outstanding Faculty Educator at the annual All Faculty Meeting. This award recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding teaching as evidenced by any or all of the following: consistent dedication to the six principles of the curriculum; commitment to continuous quality improvement in a course he/she teaches; consistent efforts to incorporate education innovation; consistent dedication to identifying and meeting the educational demands of students; consistent enthusiasm for teaching; and willingness to work collaboratively with other course directors/faculty in delivering the curriculum to students.

Specifically noted were her efforts to incorporate wellness into the daily life of medical and PA students; her inclusive teaching style that brings M.D. and PA students together; and her mentoring to help others grow in their roles and positions at the campus. 

She currently serves as co-director for the D3 curriculum, and she hosted the inaugural FSU collaboration with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) Regional Conference Dec. 5-7, 2024.

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Apr 08, 2025
Florida State University News
College of Medicine's primary care program tops all Florida public medical schools

The Florida State University College of Medicine's primary care program earned the highest designation in Florida among public medical schools, according to the recently released 2025 U.S. News & World Report's edition of Best Graduate Schools.

In all, 21 graduate programs at FSU are ranked in the Top 25 among public universities.

"Having access to a primary care physician provides a foundation for healthy individuals and entire communities," said College of Medicine Dean, Alma Littles. "This ranking underscores our commitment to serving the health care needs of Floridians - and we are proud that more than half of our graduates continue to live and work in this state."

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Apr 08, 2025
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida State University President Richard McCullough, in an opinion piece published in the Tallahassee Democrat, emphasized the importance of establishing Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) as an academic medical center. McCullough wrote: 

An academic medical center is a hospital that is closely partnered with a medical school at a major research university. It combines patient care, medical education, and groundbreaking research. It is a place where physicians, scientists, and educators work together to heal patients, discover new treatments, and train the next generation of health care professionals. Academic medical centers have driven some of the greatest advancements in modern medicine.

McCullough went on to tout the partnership between the FSU College of Medicine and TMH that has existed for decades and the goal to "expand these commitments and make them even better."


 

 

Dean Bentze recognized with the 2025 AMWA Exceptional Mentor Award

Mar 29, 2025
Dean Bentze at AMWA

Nicole Bentze, DO (College of Medicine) was among those honored with the 2025 AMWA Exceptional Mentor Award at the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) 110th Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the Women in Healthcare World Congress, in Boston, MA.

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Apr 01, 2025
Psychology Today

Research led by the FSU College of Medicine Department of Geriatrics reveals that unmarried people are at least 50% less likely to experience cognitive decline. The work of lead and corresponding author Selin Karakose, a postdoctoral scholar alongside professor and principal investigator Antonio Terracciano, was covered in an April 1 article in Psychology Today.

The study findings were reported in "Marital status and risk of dementia over 18 year: Surprising findings fron the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center," in Alzheimer's & Dementia. 

The study included 24,000 participants between the ages of 50 and 104, who took a neuropsychological test of cognitive status annually and were evaluated by clinicians.

 

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