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According to a new report, U.S. seniors struggle more to pay for healthcare compared to other countries, thus making the availability of health care for U.S. seniors behind that of other affluent nations. Ken Brummel-Smith, Department of Geriatrics professor at the College of Medicine, comments on providing the elderly with better care.

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To raise awareness about living with diabetes and the key differences between the two types, the Florida State University College of Medicine hosted an informative event on World Diabetes Day Tuesday, Nov. 15.

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The Minority and Multicultural Health (MMH) and Latino Faculty (LF) Collaboratives received a Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Foundation Project Fund grant to develop a faculty mentorship infrastructure for STFM in 2015, ending December 2017. FSU College of Medicine associate professor Joedrecka Brown Speigths is serving as the principal investigator on the project.

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The Fort Pierce Regional Campus of the Florida State University College of Medicine recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at a “Denim and Diamonds” event. Five scholarships were presented along with faculty awards.

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A 2017 report published by the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida in partnership with the Teaching Hospital Council of Florida shows that Collier, Lee and Sarasota counties face a severe shortage of primary-care physicians. Florida hospitals have seen a 29 percent increase in the number of residency slots since 2013, but more are still needed to meet the growing need for Florida phsyicians.

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In observance of World AIDS Day and the beginning of AIDS Awareness Month, the FSU College of Medicine's Student National Medical Association hosted its third annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Friday, Dec. 1.

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The 2017 Capital Medical Society Alliance (CMSA) donated $2,500 for accessible healthcare and healthcare education
to benefit the community. Monies raised at a fundraiser in September enabled CMSA to donate $1,000 to Brehon House, $1,000 to the Florida State University College of Medicine and $500 to Capital Medical Society Foundation.

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Through the FSU College of Medicine's SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence) program, ninth-grade students at Sarasota High School are exposed to pre-med curriculum. Recently, with the guidance of optometrist Densie Froan Billings, they dissected cow eyes and analzyed optic nerves in an introduction to anatomy and physiology course.

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The FSU College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency program at Sarasota Memorial Healthcare meets a critical need by continuing a legacy of quality, accessible medical care for the community.

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A new study found that those who grow up in warmer climates are significantly more likely to be agreeable, open and emotionally stable. Antonio Terracciano, a professor of geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine, says the topic is “fascinating,” though he notes there isn’t a strong link between actual personalities and stereotypes.