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Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Case Reports

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Fourth-year College of Medicine medical student Hayden Greene shared how connecting with a terminal patient provided an important lesson on her path to becoming a physician. Greene's first-person article - An Unexpected Apology - was published by in-Training, the online peer-reviewed publication for medical students.

Greene, a student at the Sarasota Regional Campus, is a St. Petersburg, Fla. native. She has been actively involved in research throughout her academic career. As an undergraduate at Florida State University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in dietetics, her research led to contributions in two publications in the American Journal of Physiology.

Following her graduation she worked at an assisted-living facility in her hometown, where she continued working with memory- and cognitively-impaired individuals. Greene returned to school and completed here master's degree in medical sciences at the University of South Florida. Following her degree completion she began research work at USF, where she studied Angelman syndrome. Her research efforts led to a potential patent and publication.

Marc W. Chartier, a third-year medical student at Florida State University’s College of Medicine, is one of 15 medical students from across Florida to be honored as 2022-2023 recipients of the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award.

The award, established in 2011 by Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper (HOW), an educational and support group for ovarian cancer research and patient support, allows medical students to spend a minimum of four weeks with a gynecologic oncologist as one of their elective clinical rotations. Honorees submit a report to HOW about their experiences; they also receive a $3,000 cash award.

Chartier, a Sarasota native now studying at the Sarasota Regional Campus, majored in biochemistry and minored in chemistry as an undergraduate student FSU. He has long planned to focus on obstetrics and gynecology as a medical specialty and the Knapp Award will expand his training in the sub-specialty of gynecologic oncology.

“The state of women’s healthcare and women’s rights needs greater representation. . . ,” he wrote in his College of Medicine student profile. “The stories of
poor healthcare outcomes for disadvantaged women of all ages and demographics are too myriad to list.

“My mission is to use medical education and the subsequent practice of medicine to directly influence clinic care in an obstetric and gynecologic setting, as well as shape healthcare policy in the legislative environment at the state and federal levels.”

This year’s recipients included medical students studying at the University of Florida, the University of Miami Miller School Medicine, the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, and the FSU College of Medicine.

Dr. Washington Hill has received the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the National Medical Association for exceptional work in medical service. Hill, an OB-GYN with CenterPlace Health, accepted the award on July 31 at the NMA’s Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, the nation’s foremost forum on medical science and African-American health.

Congratulations to Nicki Taylor and Cheryl Porter who have published their Scholarly Perspective article in this month's Academic Medicine journal!

Their article, “Mental Health Disclosure Questions on Medical Licensure applications: Implications for Medical Students, Residents and Physicians”, discusses the modification of medical disclosure questions asked during the  licensure application. A wonderful summarization of the topics and conversations that were had with the Florida Medical Licensure Board for several years, it has brought attention to the mental health issues of medical health trainees in the nation. 

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Dr. Amandla Haynes works at the Center for Behavioral Health Integration as the Program Manager for Florida BH IMPACT and the Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Project. Additionally, Dr. Haynes is incredibly involved with the Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, serving as the Chair of the Awareness Workgroup. She is highly active in the community, supporting moms and programs that help families, including as a Birthing Project Leadership Team Member with the Capital Area Healthy Start Sister Friends program. We are so proud to have her on our team and celebrate the recognition of her years of dedication and hard work. Congratulations, Dr. Haynes!

Dr. Haynes is recognized along with hometown hero Ms. Miaisha Mitchell and the Leon County Emergency Medical Services. Thank you for all you do for our community and for supporting the Capital Area moms, babies and families! 

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Nicole Bentze, D.O., dean of the College of Medicine’s Sarasota Regional Campus, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at its 107^th annual meeting in late March.

Alma Littles, M.D., senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs at FSU, said the College of Medicine was fortunate when Bentze, among the inaugural faculty at the Sarasota Regional Campus, agreed to take on the role of clerkship director for family medicine, and later to accept the campus dean position.

“She is a strong role model and her students can be assured that she has their best interests at heart,” Littles said. “Her leadership has been recognized at the college, state and national level. We are proud to see that AMWA has now recognized her outstanding achievements and leadership and has selected her as a Fellow of the American Medical Women’s Association.”

Bentze called it “a great honor” to be inducted as a Fellow.

“When you’re named a fellow of any organization, it shows your commitment; it shows you really believe in the mission; and it shows you’re going to continue to be involved,” she said.

For the past five years, Bentze has served as the organization’s governor for Region 4, which encompasses Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. During that time, she was able to coordinate with the leader of the medical student division to provide mentoring and guidance as it planned for its conference.

This year, she helped create a physicians’ group at FSU among the College of Medicine faculty, which has already gained more than 20 members. There is a strong AMWA student chapter at FSU, as well.

“We hope to pair up with the student section for mentoring and events, as well as provide support for one another as women physicians,” she said.

She credited Suzanne Harrison, M.D., director of clinical programs and a professor in the Family Medicine and Rural Health department, with getting her involved in AMWA. Harrison is a past president and currently serves as chair of the AMWA Fellowship Committee. Harrison was acknowledged at the meeting as the recipient of the 2021 INSPIRE award, which is announced in September during Women in Medicine month.

In 2019, Littles was awarded one of the highest AMWA honors, The Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, which is awarded to “a woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine.” Blackwell was the first woman awarded an M.D. degree from an American medical school.

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 annual meeting was held virtually.