Electronic Medical Review - EMR
Winter 2008   
>PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of medical humanities and social sciences, served as chair of the steering committee for a National Science Foundation-funded report addressing the benefits of international research collaborations. (more)

» Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D

>'HUMBLED' BY MLK JR. AWARD

'HUMBLED' BY MLK JR. AWARD

Dr. Jose Rodriguez, assistant professor in the department of family medicine and rural health at the College of Medicine, is recipient of the 2008 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award. (more)

 » Dr. Jose Rodriguez

>FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Professor Rob Glueckauf, Ph.D., received a combined $743,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and Johnny Byrd Sr. Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute for research in the most effective method of providing skills building and support for African-American caregivers of dementia patients. See: Faculty Achievements
>BUILDING A PROGRAM IN RURAL HEALTH
BUILDING A PROGRAM IN RURAL HEALTH

Three separate gifts totaling $10 million have enabled the College of Medicine to establish the Isabel Collier Read Medical Campus in Immokalee, the largest donor-funded initiative in the seven-year history of FSU’s medical school. (more)

»Improving health care in Immokalee

>AROUND THE COLLEGE
AROUND THE COLLEGE

The American Academy of Pediatrics has selected fourth-year College of Medicine student Paola Dees as Networking Representative for the residents section of its Medical Student Subcommittee. For details and a look at other news involving College of Medicine students, alumni, faculty and staff: Around the College

»Paola Dees with patient

>COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

On an overcast and windy Saturday afternoon in December, third-year College of Medicine student Uchenna Ikediobi took a walk along city streets in downtown Ft. Pierce. Along the way she gained a greater understanding of ways in which physicians might influence health care. (more)

»Uchenna Ikediobi in Ghana

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