Florida State University College of Medicine - Electronic Medical Review (EMR)

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

HURT AT HARVARD
	Myra Hurt, associate dean for research and graduate programs, didn’t need a script when she presented a case study – “Creating the FSU College of Medicine’’ – at Harvard Medical School in mid-June. Hurt was invited to present the study as part of the Harvard Macy Institute’s program for Leaders in Healthcare Education. (MORE)

MED STUDENTS GET A WORLDLY VIEW OF HEALTH CARE
	Nick Seeliger has had a passion for international medical relief work since he was a freshman at FSU, when he began witnessing dire medical needs in countries like El Salvador, Haiti and Peru. Just months before graduation, he headed for Ghana, where he worked with American doctors and medical students and the local public health authorities on vaccination campaigns. "In a place like Africa, you can really see how public health changes lives," Seeliger said. "We aren’t talking about one or two. We are talking about tens of thousands." (MORE) » Nick Seeliger gives a polio vaccination in Ghana.

STUDENTS, FACULTY HONORED AT END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATIONS
	From the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society to a member of the first College of Medicine graduating class who is drawing praise for her work in residency, here’s a rundown on who stood out over the course of the 2005-06 school year, along with a list of winners from the year-end student gala and the first Faculty Council awards. (MORE) » Class of 2006 members Stephanie Cruz-Lee, Shannon Price and Shellie Marks.

PENSACOLA CAMPUS COOKS UP WAY TO AID CANCER RESEARCH
	When the Pensacola regional campus set out to raise money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Dr. Paul McLeod was ready to play his part. The campus dean donned his chef’s hat to help promote a cookbook featuring recipes from Pensacola campus faculty, staff, students and friends. Who knows what effect McLeod’s enthusiasm had on sales, but it didn’t appear to hurt. The campus sold 155 cookbooks, and also had 23 walkers for the relay, helping to raise $2,092.00 for cancer research. Though McLeod didn't make any culinary contributions to the recipe book, his wife Melissa made several, including one for cream cheese pound cake. » Dr. Paul McLeod

STUDENTS HONOR VAN DURME FOR HUMANISM IN MEDICINE NOMINATION
	Dr. Daniel Van Durme, professor and chair in the department of family medicine and rural health, was honored recently by some of the students who nominated him last year for the Association of American Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine award. The award, part of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, annually recognizes a medical school faculty physician who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. (MORE)

MED STUDENTS HELP TEACH AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
	When Dr. Suzanne Harrison traveled to the ninth annual Campus Community Partnerships for Health national conference in Minneapolis, she brought along something few other institutions had with them: students. Harrison, assistant professor in the department of family medicine and rural health, is accustomed to helping students gain access to learning opportunities outside the classroom. She created a teaching clinic at Refuge House for battered women, where students learn more about domestic violence and the psychosocial factors affecting women’s health. (MORE) » Jessica Fowler, Nikita Wilkes and Shannon Hill.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SPONSORS SACRED HEART RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
	The partnership between Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola and the FSU College of Medicine has expanded to include the medical school’s sponsorship of Sacred Heart’s residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology and in pediatrics. In Pensacola, the College of Medicine has been affiliated with Sacred Heart, as well as Baptist Health Care, West Florida Hospital and Santa Rosa Medical Center, since 2003, when the inaugural class first began third-year clinical training at the medical school's regional campuses. (MORE)