Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
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RENOWNED AUTHOR ON MEDICAL
EDUCATION VISITS FSU |
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The man who wrote the book on the history of U.S.
medical education visited the nation’s newest medical school Nov. 9-10 to
see what the next chapter holds in store for academic medicine. Pulitzer
Prize-nominee Dr. Kenneth M. Ludmerer met with faculty and students of the
FSU College of Medicine and presented “The Coming of the Second Revolution
in Medical Education,” the first address given in the school’s new 300-seat
auditorium. Ludmerer, a professor of medicine at Washington University in
St. Louis, is the author of Time to Heal, which has been called “the
most important work in medical education since the Flexner report.” He had
this to say about FSU: “I am very impressed with what I have seen in terms
of the quality of students, quality of faculty, the curriculum and the
educational methods being used.” |
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PENSACOLA CAMPUS TO HOST
AMWA CONFERENCE |
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The medical school's Pensacola campus is hosting the
American Medical Women’s Association Region IV Conference, “Women’s Health
in 3D: Mind, Body, Spirit,” Jan. 14. Dr. Margie Kahn will deliver the
keynote address, “Healing the Wounds from Childbirth.” Other topics include
international women’s health, medical marriages, financial planning,
physician self-care and meditation. AMWA Region IV encompasses North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. For more information contact
Hope Mitchell, AMWA Region IV coordinator, at
hope.mitchell@med.fsu.edu. |
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HONORS MEDICAL SCHOLARS
PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICANTS |
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The College of Medicine has
joined forces with the FSU Honors Office to establish a B.S./M.D. program
that will be open to five students annually beginning in fall 2006. The
program will allow eligible FSU honors students to pursue a B.S. degree of
their choice while also participating in the Medical Scholars Program, which
will include a seminar, mentorship program and required pre-med courses and
experiences. Students participating in the program will be eligible for
early admission to the College of Medicine upon completion of pre-med
requirements, making it possible to graduate with B.S. and M.D. degrees in
seven years. Applications and program details are available from the
FSU Honors Office, (850)644-1841. |
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PH. D. STUDENT RECEIVES CRC-LEAD
GRANT |
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Dillon Fritz is the first College of Medicine graduate
student to receive a LEAD grant from the FSU Council for Research and
Creativity. LEAD stands for Leaders Educated to Make a Difference. Fritz
earned his B.S. in biological science at FSU and was admitted to the medical
school’s new biomedical sciences Ph.D. program in August 2004 with the first
class of graduate students. Branko Stefanovic, assistant professor of
biomedical sciences, is Fritz’s graduate adviser and will direct his
dissertation research. The $5,000 grant will fund the study, "Role of the
novel RNA binding protein, RBMS3, in liver fibrosis." Stefanovic holds a
grant from the National Institutes of Health for the study of "Regulation of
Collagen Type 1 in Hepatic Fibrosis." |
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DONOGHUE NAMED AMA-MSS
DELEGATE |
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First-year medical student Colleen Donoghue has been
named an alternate delegate for the southeast region of the Medical Student
Section of the American Medical Association. Delegates serve as advocates
for the MSS and its resolutions within the House of Delegates of the AMA.
The AMA’s annual meeting will be in Chicago in June, to be followed by an
interim meeting in Las Vegas next fall. |
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MARKS PUBLISHED IN E-MEDICINE |
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Fourth-year medical student Shellie Marks is a
co-author on the e-Medicine publication, “Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum,” at:
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic359.htm. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is
a genetic disorder characterized by progressive calcification and
fragmentation of elastic fibers in the skin, the retina and the
cardiovascular system. |
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS,
SERVICE, AWARDS AND MORE |
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Want to know what a guy named Spike with a degree in
philosophy is up to at the College of Medicine? Ever wonder how to use the
word "Glycosaminoglycan" in a sentence?
Find out the answers and learn what's new with FSU College of Medicine
faculty in our current Faculty Achievements
listing. |
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