College of Medicine

• The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, January 8 – Thursday, January 11. Please consult the IMS Anouncements Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.

• You can view more information about your holds in Student Central:
a. Under “holds” click on details.
b. Click on the actual hold link.
c. Follow the instructions given to you about your hold and how to remove it.

1. If you have a Mapping Hold and you

a. Would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form and a hold release form you must sign before the hold can be removed.
Steps to have the hold removed:
i. Fill out the plan of action form.
ii. Submit the plan of action form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.
iii. You will be emailed the hold release form if your plan of action is approved.

b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

2. If you have an Academic Advising IMS Experiential Hours Hold and you:

a. Would like to stay in your current major:
i. Enter your experience documentation for your EL Activity into the IMS EL Database on the “Experience Verification” tab.
ii. Come in to Drop/Add Week Walk-in Hours to review your entry with Lilly Lewis.
iii. If your entry is approved, sign the academic hold release form.

b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

3. If you have a Dean's Stop:
a. With Undergraduate Studies, contact Undergraduate Studies about your hold. 850-644-2451.
b. With the College of Medicine IMS Division, contact Lilly Lewis, Lilly.Lewis@med.fsu.edu about your experiential hours and/or seminars.

• The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, January 8 – Thursday, January 11. Please consult the IMS Anouncements Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.

Chemistry: https://www.chem.fsu.edu/undergrad/course-announcements.php
• ADD a Course (lecture or lab): Attend first day of class and instructor will provide information on how to be added to the course if seats become available.
• NOTE -check student central when drop/add opens, January 6- all available seats will be shown. To see more informaiton regarding the drop/add schedule please click here.

Biology: http://www.bio.fsu.edu/undergrad/advising.php
• ADD a Course (lecture or lab): Attend first day of class and instructor will provide information on how to be added to the course if seats become available.
• NOTE -check student central when drop/add opens, January 6- all available seats will be shown. To see more informaiton regarding the drop/add schedule please click here.

English and Math:
• Any student wishing to drop a Freshman Writing course (ENC 1101, ENC 2135) or a Mathematics course (MAC 1105, MAC 1140, MAC 1114, MAC 2311, MAC 2312 or MAC 2313), will need to contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies. The system will allow you to swap these courses for similar courses, but will not allow you to drop them from your schedule. If you wish to drop one of these courses during the drop/add period or during the semester, please contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies located at the stadium A3300 University Center-(850)-644-2740, www.undergrad.fsu.edu/.

IMS Seminars:
Enrollment in all of the IMS Seminars is handled by the IMS Degree Program Office. Students cannot enroll themselves into an IMS seminar. Please see below for important information regarding enrollment.

-Students needing to add an IMS Seminar for Spring 2018 will need to come in during drop/add week to complete a seminar registration form. Seats in each seminar are limited. 

-Students currently registered in a Spring 2018 IMS Seminar that have a course conflict should come in during drop/add week hours.

-NOTE: For more information regarding the IMS Seminar Series click here.

 As we approach our “12th week late drop deadline” of November 17th, our advisers will have walk-in hours for IMS students only between 9 am and 4 pm on Nov.16/17 in room 2140 of College of Medicine.

We are aware that many departments cap course enrollments to reserve seats for their majors. Below are the departments and the dates when those caps will be lifted.

Biology (all laboratories) – Cap lifts November 21, 2017 (If you have any questions, please contact the deparment here)
Chemistry (CHM2210 and above) – Cap lifts November 21, 2017(If you have any questions, please contact the department here)
Psychology – Cap lifts November 13, 2017 (If you have any questions, please contact the department here)

As Hurricane Irma approaches Florida we wanted to share with you some resources that will come in handy.

FSU Emergency Hotline: 850-664-4636

Other resources:

Twitter –

• @FSUCoM

* @FSUCoM is the suggested source for news pertaining to College of Medicine site alerts and closures

• @FSUAlert

• @SeminoleSafe

Other Florida State University webpages:

fsu.edu
alerts.fsu.edu
emergency.fsu.edu

Mobile App:

SeminoleSAFE
*Available for Google and Apple devices

More information:

National Weather Service - Tallahassee
National Hurricane Center
Off-Campus Living Guide (Hurricane preparedness included on page 27)

 • The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, August 28 – Friday, September 1. Please consult the IMS Anouncements Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.

1. You can find more information about our program here. You may call 644-1843 or email imsadvising@med.fsu.edu for general information.

2. You will need to be on track with our mapping milestones to be approved for a major change.
a. To view Community Patient Care academic map click here.
b. To view Health Management, Policy, & Information academic map click here.
c. To view Clinical Professions (previously known as Pre-Health Professions) academic map click here.

3. You will need to email Maribel Amwake at Maribel.Amwake@med.fsu.edu about your major change.

4. Submit our IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form. Please click here for more information.

 • The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, August 28 – Friday, September 1. Please consult the IMS Anouncements Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.

• You can view more information about your holds in Student Central:
a. Under “holds” click on details.
b. Click on the actual hold link.
c. Follow the instructions given to you about your hold and how to remove it.

1. If you have a Mapping Hold and you
a. Would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form and a hold release form you must sign before the hold can be removed.
Steps to have the hold removed:
i. Fill out the plan of action form.
ii. Submit the plan of action form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.
iii. You will be emailed the hold release form if your plan of action is approved.
b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

2. If you have an Academic Advising IMS Experiential Hours Hold, you have no Experiential Learning (EL) hours to enter into the IMS EL Database, and you
a. Would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form and a hold release form you must sign before the hold can be removed.
Steps to have the hold removed:
i. Use the guidelines to fill out the plan of action form indicating how you plan to meet the EL requirement.
ii. Submit the plan of action form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.
iii. You will be emailed the hold release form if your plan of action is approved.
b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

3. If you have an Academic Advising IMS Experiential Hours Hold, and you completed Experiential Learning (EL) hours during Summer 2017, you failed to enter them into the IMS EL Database, and you
a. Would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form and a hold release form you must sign before the hold can be removed. You will also be required to enter your EL hours into the IMS EL Database.
Steps to have the hold removed:
i. Use the guidelines to fill out the plan of action form indicating how you plan to meet the EL requirement.
ii. Submit the plan of action form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.
iii. Enter your Summer 2017 EL hours into the IMS Experiential Learning Database. If you do not have the link to the database, email imsadvising@med.fsu.edu and ask for it. Remember that going forward, hours will not be approved retroactively. An Experiential Learning form must be entered in advance of every activity you wish to count toward your Experiential Learning requirements by the appropriate deadline.
iv. You will be emailed the hold release form if your plan of action is approved and your EL hours have been entered and approved in the IMS Experiential Learning Database.

b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

4. If you have a Dean's Stop:
a. With Undergraduate Studies, contact Undergraduate Studies about your hold. 850-644-2451.
b. With the College of Medicine IMS Division, contact Lilly Lewis, Lilly.Lewis@med.fsu.edu about your experiential hours and/or seminars.

 • The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, August 28 – Friday, September 1. Please consult the IMS Anouncements Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.

Chemistry: https://www.chem.fsu.edu/undergrad/course-announcements.php
• ADD a Course (lecture or lab): Attend first day of class and instructor will provide information on how to be added to the course if seats become available.
• NOTE -check student central when drop/add opens, August 26th at 12:01 am - all available seats will be shown.

Biology: http://www.bio.fsu.edu/undergrad/announcements.php
• ADD BSC2010 or BCS2011 lecture, attend first day of class and speak with, instructor at the end of class to be added if space is available.
• ADD BSC2010 or BSC2011 lab, attend first day of class, participate fully, and turn in a makeup slip to the TA.
• NOTE: check student central during drop/add - all available seats will be shown.

English and Math:
• Any student wishing to drop a Freshman Writing course (ENC 1101, ENC 2135) or a Mathematics course (MAC 1105, MAC 1140, MAC 1114, MAC 2311, MAC 2312 or MAC 2313), will need to contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies. The system will allow you to swap these courses for similar courses, but will not allow you to drop them from your schedule. If you wish to drop one of these courses during the drop/add period or during the semester, please contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies located at the stadium A3300 University Center-(850)-644-2740, www.undergrad.fsu.edu/.

IMS Seminar:
• All IMS Seminars are full for Fall 2017 with the exception of IHS 3122, the Augmented Junior Seminar. If you have been informed by the IMS Mapping Coordinator, Maribel Amwake, that you need IHS 3122 for Fall 2017 for your major change, you will need to come in during the Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours and see Lilly Lewis.

The Center recently distributed its 2016 annual newsletter. This newsletter contains: 

• 2016 Annual Conference: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Pain Management in Florida
• POLST News
• 2015 Center events
• 2015 Annual Conference: The Future of Medical Malpractice Law in Florida
• Retirement Research Grant Awarded to Center
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Student Melissa Villalta
• Professor Kapp's Publications and Presentations
• Selected Faculty Associate and Affiliate Activities
• 2015 Student Activities
• The Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition
• Center Media Mentions
• Center on Social Media

To view the newsletter, please click here.
 

Through a generous donation from the late Charles R. Mathews, M.D., the Department of Geriatrics has been able to offer summer research scholarships to FSU students. In 2016, two of the recipients of this prestigious scholarship were FSU medical student Wyndham Bonett and FSU law student Katherine Perdomo.

Their research project, Assessment of Chronic Pain Curriculum in Florida Medical Schools, was advised by Center Director Marshall Kapp and assisted by Suzanne Baker, M.A. Research Program Director in the Department of Geriatrics. The results will be published in Florida Public Health Review, 2017; 14, 22-32. To view the article, click here.

On October 25, 2016, Wyndham Bonett and Katherine Perdomo presented their research at a HALO event on Prescribing Opioid Pain Medications.