Florida State University’s College of Medicine celebrates Match Day 2012 in Mardi Gras style. Match Day is the biggest day in four years of medical training and it determines where students will do their residency training.
Is there any way to be sure what we want to have happen before our death actually takes place? Cathy Adkison and Reverend Candace McKibben with Big Bend Hospice and FSU Professor Marshall Kapp say there are important steps one can take in that direction, but there are no guarantees those advance wishes will be followed.
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the federal healthcare law, several healthcare advocacy groups are calling on Florida officials to implement it in its entirety. But not everyone is on board. And others say the state has a valid point in taking things slow. Florida State University Medical professor Marshall Kapp says Florida officials are right to be wary about the law.
Florida State University Biomedical Research Assistant Professor Ewa Bienkiewicz is developing a drug compound that could significantly reduce the damage caused by a vascular blood-related injury. With the help of FSU’s Grant Assistance Program (GAP) Award, she and five other researchers are getting the help they need to move their work from the lab space to the commercial marketplace.
Even though the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, Florida Governor Rick Scott says the state will not follow through with optional portions of the law. So what is the future of healthcare in Florida? And how will it affect Floridians with and without insurance coverage? We’ve assembled a panel of experts who’ve been tracking the law very closely to help breakdown what the ruling means for the Sunshine State.
FSU Med School Class of 2016’s White Coat Ceremony
Florida State University’s College of Medicine welcomes 120 first year medical students with its annual White Coat Ceremony. The white coat celebrates two big milestones: the students are joining the medical profession and they have passed their first semester of summer classes.
Two FSU colleges rank among the top ten best schools for Hispanic students
Hispanic Business Journal, an online publication, recently released its 2012 list of the top ten schools for Hispanic students. Florida State University's College of Law earns the number three spot among the top law schools. And the FSU College of Medicine ranks number seven among the top med schools for Hispanic students
This November Florida voters will have to decide more than just who they want to be the next President of the United States. They’ll also have to choose whether to add up to 12 different amendments to Florida’s Constitution. The proposals cover everything from how education dollars are spent, to who gets additional property tax exemptions. And for tonight Lynn Hatter reports the first thing voters will be asked is to choose, how far government should go when deciding healthcare issues?
For many doctors, it costs more to treat Medicaid patients than what they get back. And that’s led many doctors in the state, to either cap the number of Medicaid patients they treat, or not treat them at all. Dr. Marshall Kapp, a professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine, shares his thoughts on increasing Medicaid rates.
Professor Myra Hurt, senior associate dean for research and graduate programs at the College of Medicine, and Research Associate Raed Rizkallah are developing a way to grow a never-ending supply of an important antibody used in many different forms of disease research.
