In case you missed them, here are some recent news items about the College of Medicine and its faculty and students.
- With COVID-19 making headlines worldwide, the College of Medicine’s students, professors and alumni have contributed to numerous news stories, both locally and nationally.
- Fourth-year med student Jordan Carbono and College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty were interviewed on WFLA in Tampa about graduating students’ preparedness to enter the workforce in the face of a pandemic.
WFLA: Florida’s medical and nursing students ready for coronavirus fight
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- Associate Professor Christie Alexander has appeared on WCTV five times to answer viewers’ coronavirus questions.
WCTV: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 - part 5
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- As the virus continues to spread, the belief that the flu vaccine can cause people to test positive for coronavirus is circulating. Since coronavirus isn't in the flu shot, the shot won't give anyone symptoms or cause them to test positive, Alexander said in a USA Today article.
Fact check: Getting flu shot doesn't make you more (or less) likely to get the coronavirus
- Sandeep Rahangdale, dean of the Tallahassee Regional Campus, and third-year med student Ciara Grayson appeared on "From the Heart" on The Black News Channel on Saturday, April 4 to talk about COVID-19, what we know so far, and what to keep in mind.
"From the Heart:" Sandeep Rahangdale and Ciara Grayson talk about COVID-19
- As the virus continues to spread, the belief that the flu vaccine can cause people to test positive for coronavirus is circulating. Since coronavirus isn't in the flu shot, the shot won't give anyone symptoms or cause them to test positive, Alexander said in a USA Today article.
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- Gene Posca, a College of Medicine faculty member at the Fort Pierce Regional Campus, was credited with helping to save the life of a COVID-19 patent. “If he had not made that decision, I wouldn’t have made it,” the patient said. “I was too sick. He is somebody I will never forget.”
TC Palm: FSU College of Medicine doctor credited with life-saving decision
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- More states continue to issue stay-at-home orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “I would be doing a stay-at-home order” across the state, said Les Beitsch, chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, before Florida’s executive order Wednesday. “It tells people this is serious and we are doing something unprecedented.”
Tallahassee Democrat: Why Ron DeSantis hasn't issued a statewide order in Florida
U.S. News & World Report: With coronavirus rare in rural Florida, experts dispute way forward
- George Rust, professor and director of FSU's Center for Medicine and Public Health, was one of four Tallahassee doctors who shared perspectives and insight on the impacts of the area’s coronavirus fight.
- More states continue to issue stay-at-home orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “I would be doing a stay-at-home order” across the state, said Les Beitsch, chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, before Florida’s executive order Wednesday. “It tells people this is serious and we are doing something unprecedented.”
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- As a third-year neurosurgery resident, Myron Rolle (M.D. ’17) is living a life typical of doctors across the country. “Our neurosurgical floor has been transformed into a floor just full of COVID-19 patients," he told ESPN.
ESPN.com: How former NFL DB Dr. Myron Rolle is helping in the COVID-19 fight
Washington Post: Myron Rolle, now a doctor treating coronavirus patients, draws on football background in crisis
Boston.com: Myron Rolle was once football’s No. 1 recruit. He’s now a doctor at Mass. General
- As a third-year neurosurgery resident, Myron Rolle (M.D. ’17) is living a life typical of doctors across the country. “Our neurosurgical floor has been transformed into a floor just full of COVID-19 patients," he told ESPN.
Fox News: Former NFL player turned doctor fighting coronavirus on the frontlines
USA Today: Former NFL player Myron Rolle on front lines of coronavirus battle
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- The Tampa Bay Times published an article about the impacts of the coronavirus on Match Day ceremonies across the state.
Tampa Bay Times: Florida med schools cancel 'Match Day' due to coronavirus
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- An article from The New Yorker discussed the impacts coronavirus is having on feelings of loneliness around the globe due to self-isolation efforts. It cited research from Associate Professor Angelina Sutin, who found that loneliness is associated with a 40% increase in the risk of dementia.
The New Yorker: How loneliness from coronavirus isolation takes its own toll
- Ingrid Jones-Ince, director of the FSU College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, discussed precautions the hospital was taking early on to prepare for local coronavirus cases.
WTXL: TMH taking precautions 'just in case' Coronavirus reaches local areas
- At the end of January, Ramiz Kseri, a resident at the TMH Internal Medicine Residency Program, appeared on WCTV to explain the virus and how it spreads.
WCTV: Coronavirus explained
- An article from The New Yorker discussed the impacts coronavirus is having on feelings of loneliness around the globe due to self-isolation efforts. It cited research from Associate Professor Angelina Sutin, who found that loneliness is associated with a 40% increase in the risk of dementia.
- According to new data released by U.S. News & World Report, the FSU College of Medicine’s M.D. program is the most selective in the country with a 2.2% acceptance rate.
U.S. News & World Report: 10 medical schools with the lowest acceptance rates
- During a virtual Match Day ceremony March 20, graduating students in the M.D. Class of 2020 were notified where they will enter residency training this summer.
FSU News: FSU College of Medicine announces Match Day results
- Throughout February, FSU’s Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards celebrated Black History Month by highlighting the research and work of graduate students. Second-year med student Adrianna Tilton was featured and spoke of her passion for mentoring and her commitment to patient-centered care in minority and disadvantaged populations.
Adrianna Tilton - FSU Medical School Student (MD) - Digital Narratives
- For the 25th consecutive year, hundreds of FSU students danced the night away in the name of charity during Dance Marathon in early March. Dancers raised over $1.9 million this year. Proceeds are split evenly between the FSU College of Medicine and UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
FSU News: Dance Marathon at FSU 2020 recap (video)
FSU News: Dance Marathon at FSU raises $1,941,368.54 for Children’s Miracle Network
FSU News: Student volunteers ready to ‘get down’ in the name of charity at FSU Dance Marathon
- Researchers from FSU suggest practicing the Argentine tango could provide useful relief for Parkinson's patients. A College of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship helped the research team complete its project.
FSU News: Let’s Dance: FSU researchers investigate how tango may help Parkinson’s patients
- FSU researchers, including Associate Professor Gregg Stanwood, developed an online intervention that combines mindfulness practices, art therapy and the simple act of manipulating clay to reduce stress and anxiety in college students.
WTXL: FSU researchers aim to reduce student stress with art therapy
- The College of Medicine’s newest family medicine residency program is already seeing patients. Doctors have been treating patients in Winter Haven since summer, with 750 patient visits the last quarter of 2019.
Polk County News Chief: Polk’s FSU medical residency program making positive impact on family medicine
- For the second year in a row, PremierMED Family & Sports Medicine in Ocoee was named to the Seminole 100 list, announced Feb. 25. The practice is co-owned by 2007 M.D. alumni Adam Langley and Gary Visser. The annual list recognizes 100 of the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by FSU alumni.
FSU News: FSU celebrates 2020 Seminole 100
- College of Medicine researcher Zucai Suo and his team made headlines for a discovery expected to open the door for new and more potent treatment options for people infected with the HIV virus and for others chronically ill with hepatitis B. He talked to FSU Headlines in February about the research.
FSU Headlines: FSU study opens new chemical possibilities in fight against HIV
- In late February, Florida senators discussed creating state rules for clinics that offer stem-cell products and treatments. A proposal from Sen. Travis Hutson (R-Palm Coast) would require clinics to be licensed by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA). College of Medicine Professor Cathy Levenson commented on the importance of such regulations.
WFSU: Stem cell clinics could face crackdown
- In a paper published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, Associate Professor Timothy Megraw and colleagues provide an understanding of how microtubules - information highways in a cell - are assembled and organized. They also identify a mechanism that keeps them flowing smoothly.
Phys.org: Study underscores importance of molecular highways for organ health
FSU News: FSU study underscores importance of molecular highways for organ health
- Dementia cafés are a relatively new concept gaining popularity in areas such as Japan. The cafés are venues where people with dementia, their families, community members and others can meet, interact and discuss experiences. An article about them cited Sutin’s research on the link between loneliness and dementia risk.
Home Health Care News: Dementia cafés booming abroad; can help combat loneliness
- Tallahassee Community College President Jim Murdaugh agreed to designate three acres on campus for a new Dale Mabry Air Field Museum. TCC's Appleyard Drive campus is situated on the former Army airfield. Chuck Wells, program director for science and research development in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, is a key player.
Tallahassee Democrat: Wells helps lead effort to establish Dale Mabry Air Field Museum
