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May 28, 2019
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Elisa Gomez, a member of the College of Medicine's Physician Assistant Class of 2020, wrote a student-perspective article recently published in the American Academy of PA Journal.  The article was inspired by her spring-break trip to Immokalee with FSUCares.

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Volunteering in Immokalee: Finding my purpose in medicine

Elisa Gomez, a member of the College of Medicine's Physician Assistant Class of 2020, wrote a student-perspective article recently published in the American Academy of PA Journal.  The article was inspired by her spring-break trip to Immokalee with FSUCares.

Read Elisa's article here

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FSU Medical Students to get Glimpse of Rural Medicine Through Unique Learning Experience

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

CONTACT: Terri Johnson, College of Medicine

(850) 544-0022; terri.johnson@med.fsu.edu

 

May 28, 2019

 

FSU MEDICAL STUDENTS TO GET GLIMPSE OF RURAL MEDICINE THROUGH UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

 

First-year students from the Florida State University College of Medicine will board buses this Friday and fan out across North Florida and southwest Georgia to explore rural health care.

 

The students will be taking part in the FSU College of Medicine Rural Learning Experience (RuLE), sponsored by the Florida Blue Foundation. The program is designed to increase students’ familiarity with rural health — and the possibility that they’ll practice rural medicine — by exposing them early to rural communities and health providers.  

 

This year, four buses will depart, each with 30 first-year medical students, first-year physician assistant students, several master’s students, plus faculty and staff from the College of Medicine. The destinations are:

 

  • Bainbridge, Georgia in Decatur County
  • Quincy in Gadsden County
  • Bristol in Liberty County and Blountstown in Calhoun County
  • Bonifay in Holmes County

 

In addition to visiting rural hospitals, health departments and medical and dental practices, students will meet and hear from primary-care physicians (including College of Medicine alumni), nurse practitioners, administrators, community members and leaders, and second-year medical students who participated in the 2018 RuLE.

 

Bus trips will take place:

 

FRIDAY, MAY 31

 

TO INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THEY LEAVE TALLAHASSEE

Interview and photo opportunities:

7:45 A.M. (Participants bound for Bainbridge)

8:05 A.M. (Participants bound for Quincy)

8:10 A.M. (Participants bound for Bristol-Blountstown)

8:15 A.M. (Participants bound for Bonifay)

 

FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

 

1115 W. CALL ST.

 

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

 

(All buses expected to return around 3:45-5:30 p.m.)

 

Directions: From downtown, travel west on Tennessee Street and turn left on Stadium Drive. The College of Medicine is at Stadium and Call Street. Press parking will be available by RSVP.

 

TO INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES

Join the groups between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in any of the towns listed above. Call or text a trip coordinator in the town of your choice. Here is the contact information:

 

BAINBRIDGE: Melanie Carlson, (850) 688-3270

QUINCY: Susan LaJoie, (850) 294-8171

BRISTOL-BLOUNTSTOWN: Brigitta Nuccio, (850) 693-0789

BONIFAY: Terri Johnson, (850) 544-0022

 

Visit https://med.fsu.edu/ruralhealth/home for more on the rural health programs.

 

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Dr. Washington Hill wins Lifetime Achievement Award

May 02, 2019
Dr. Hill

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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May 23, 2019
SSTRIDE program helping Immokalee students succeed (WINK News)

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May 23, 2019
WINK News
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A story from WINK News highlights Immokalee High School senior Jacqueline Perez and her involvement with the College of Medicine's Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence (SSTRIDE) program. SSTRIDE provides rural-minority students with in-school mentoring and real world experience to students in Immokalee and other areas across Florida. Perez wants to be the first of her family to go to college, and to become a doctor.

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May 18, 2019
FSU News
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The medical school's 15th graduating class crossed the stage and grabbed the diploma of their dreams on Saturday, May 18. The class included 113 new M.D.s and 13 members of this year's Bridge class who received their masters degrees.

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May 21, 2019
Tallahassee Democrat
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The African-American Alzheimer's Caregiver Training Conference is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29 at the Old West Enrichment Center in Tallahassee. The free Saturday conference will include presentations, breakout groups, and caregiver and community resource panel discussions. The conference is hosted by the ACTS2 Project based at the FSU College of Medicine.

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May 21, 2019
Tallahassee Democrat
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Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, former president of Florida State University and dean of its College of Law, died suddenly Monday afternoon. D'Alemberte is considered one of Florida's most iconic leaders and a legal scholar whose influence was international. During his time as president, in 2000, the FSU College of Medicine was established as the first new medical school in the nation in more than 20 years.

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May 20, 2019
Tallahassee Democrat
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Leon County Commissioner Mary Ann Lindley wrote a letter to the editor about the College of Medicine's new PrimaryHealth center established to meet community health needs.

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