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Florida NP Network recognizes Debra Danforth during nurse week

Debra Danforth, associate professor and director of the Charlotte E. Maguire, M.D. and TMH Clinical Learning Center at the College of Medicine, was featured in a Florida Nurse Practitioners Network newsletter as a "shining star," during nurse week.

With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the ability to conduct in-person clinical examinations, Danforth led the development of a virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examination that drew in 1350 registrants worldwide. The OSCE is designed to assess a person's ability to competently apply their professional discipline skills and knowledge.

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Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 cases spread at long-term care facilities despite lockdowns, testing mandates (WINK)

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Aug 26, 2020
Alumna Kim Ruscher performs unique chest surgery on set of twins (KVAL)

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Alumna Kim Ruscher performs unique chest surgery on set of twins

As part of her practice in Oregon, College of Medicine alumna and pediatric surgeon Kim Ruscher (M.D. '05) treats patients with pectus excavatum,a chest deformity where the sternum or breast bone is sunken inward. The deformity can be corrected with a minimally-invasive surgery, said Ruscher, to prevent heart complications in the future. Fraternal twin brothers, Jack and Clay Mornarich recently had surgery for it at PeaceHealth.

Read the full article and watch the video interview here.

Kim Ruscher

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Trefoil Therapeutics begins clinical trial with technology developed by Blaber

Trefoil Therapeutics, co-founded by FSU College of Medicine Professor Michael Blaber, is beginning its first clinical trial using regenerative treatment for patients with corneal endothelial dystrophies. The therapy uses technology developed by Blaber and licensed by FSU.

Click here to read more, or visit www.trefoiltherapeutics.net.

 

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Aug 26, 2020
Associated Press
PRESS RELEASE

Comments from Les Bietsch, chair of the Department of Behavioral Science and Social Medicine, were included in a recent Associated Press article about Florida's public health system and its impact on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Aug 25, 2020
Christie Alexander answers more coronavirus questions (Aug. 21) (WCTV)

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Aug 24, 2020
FSU News
PRESS RELEASE

As Florida State University students return to school this fall, new COVID-19 protocols and programs await them as the university works to ensure the health and safety of the entire campus community. 

A pillar of this effort is the Secure Assessment for FSU Exposure Response (SAFER) initiative. 

The program aims to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through contact assessment, while providing support for students, staff and faculty who have been exposed or tested positive for the virus.

Identifying close contacts is key to halting the spread of the virus, said Emily Pritchard, . Pritchard, FSU’s liaison to the Florida Department of Health for COVID-19 and research faculty member in Biomedical Sciences at the FSU College of Medicine is the administrative lead for the SAFER initiative. Senior Associate Dean Daniel Van Durme, the chief medical officer for the COVID-19 testing program, said determining whom infected persons might have come in contact with is crucial to halting spread.

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Aug 24, 2020
Washington Post
PRESS RELEASE

Amid a pandemic, five separate medical task forces for five separate major college football conferences have had to analyze the potential safety and health concerns associated with having a college football season. Les Beitsch, chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at the FSU College of Medicine is one of the 15 panelists (plus one alternate) advising the ACC.

FALL 2020 DROP/ADD WEEK-Current FSU Students Wishing to Change Your Major into IMS

Aug 21, 2020

• The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will NOT be holding in-person walk-in hours during the drop/add period. Additionally, IMS academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, August 24 – Thursday, August 27. Please consult the IMS Announcement’s Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. For assistance please read the below. We will be responding to email as time allows.

 

1. You can find more information about our program here. You may 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 the Clinical Professions academic map click here.

b. To view the Community Patient Care academic map click here.

c. To view the Health Management, Policy, & Information academic map click here.

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

4. After your IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form has been reviewed by our office, you will be notified by email regarding your next steps. Note that this can take several business days, and we cannot guarantee that you will be approved for a major change prior to the end of drop/add. We appreciate your patience in advance.

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