Angelina Sutin, PhD, associate professor of psychology at the Florida State University College of Medicine and author of that 2010 study, says one possible explanation is that neurotic people, who tend to be more negative, might have a reporting bias in that they see bruxism (teeth grinding) as a behavior of stressed-out or anxious people. “People who are more neurotic think lots of bad things always happen to them, to the extent they perceive bruxism is a bad thing to do, they might think, ‘Oh yes, I do that.’”

Whether or not the more neurotic individuals were actually persistent grinders, Sutin says her finding is consistent with the broader literature that people who are experiencing acute stress are more likely to grind their teeth at night. “My research shows this greater tendency to experience anxiety, stress, and negative emotions is associated with grinding teeth,” she says.  Read the full article.

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Kathy Lee, who taught psychopathology as part of the required Medicine and Behavior II course for second-year medical students, died June 1 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.  Read her obituary

Prior to joining the College of Medicine faculty in 2006, she worked as a forensic psychiatrist and served as clinical director for the New York State Prison System, with responsibility for mental health services provided to more than 9,000 inmates by a team of more than 150 psychiatrists. Among the prisoners she personally treated were Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, and serial killer David Berkowitz. Read about her path to the College of Medicine in the fall 2007 issue of FSU MED (see page 32 at the back of the magazine)

Lee is survived by her physician husband, William Lee, and three daughters. Two of her daughters, Hanna (M.D., '16) and Ilisa (M.D., '17), are FSU College of Medicine alumni. A third daughter, Inga, is a member of Honors Medical Scholars.

Washington Hill, former OB-GYN clerkship director and current Sarasota Regional Campus community board member, recently received the Rutgers University-Camden Lifetime Achievement Award.

Hill was honored alongside his brother, George Hill:  2019 Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor's Awards

The Hills were recognized as part of the university’s 2019 Chancellor’s Awards for Civic Engagement.

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FSU welcomes Dr. Julio Arrieta as the new Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director. 
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
College: Brigham Young University
Areas of Interest: Wilderness Medicine and Rescue, Marine and Dive Medicine, Airway Management

Dr. Torres is our new Geriatrics Education Director.  He is affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital and has certifications in  Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and is a Certified Medical Director.  

Class of 2020 student Alyssa Davis has been selected to serve as a student member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education for the 2019-2020 academic year. Davis was notified of her selection by LCME Senior Director of Accreditation Services Veronica Catanese, M.D., who also serves as LCME co-secretary.

Davis applied for the position and was selected in a vote by the LCME leadership. She will begin her work with the LCME during its regular June meeting in Chicago. 

The LCME is the U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting body for programs leading to the M.D. degree in the United States. It also accredits M.D. programs in Canada, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). The LCME is jointly sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association (AMA).

Each parent organization appoints members. Two are medical students – one selected by a nominative process through the AAMC Secretariat office of the LCME and the other through the AMA Medical Students Section (MSS).

Davis will sit for a one-year term as a full voting member. She will participate in the presentation of site-visit reports, progress reports, and in one site accreditation visit. LCME student members are required to be in their final year of medical school to be eligible to serve on the committee.

The position requires a significant time commitment to the LCME, including attendance at four mid-week two day meetings in either Chicago or Washington, D.C., and participation in a four-day accreditation site visit. These trips are funded by the parent organizations.

Davis is the first FSU College of Medicine student selected to serve as an LCME student member. College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty is the past LCME chair and continues to serve as a member of site-visit teams visiting medical schools during the accreditation and reaccreditation process.