DR. POWERBALL

Before Oct. 15, the Orlando regional campus knew dermatologist William Steele as a brand-new member of its clerkship faculty. Now the world knows him as the winner of a $189 million Powerball prize through the Florida Lottery. And everyone is wondering: When he told reporters that he planned to donate some of the money to charity, which ones did he have in mind?

REACCREDITATION CONGRATULATIONS

The Florida State University-Sacred Heart Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology (OB/Gyn) Residency Program has received a three-year reaccreditation status from the OB/Gyn Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, based on the site visit earlier this year, Senior Associate Dean Alma Littles announced in October. She specifically thanked and congratulated Clyde Dorr, M.D., Residency Program director; Holly Lohr, OB/Gyn Program coordinator; Connie Donohoe, coordinator, Administrative Services/GME; Michael Muszynski, M.D., chair, Internal Review Committee; and all the faculty, residents and staff who played a role in helping develop, document and present the quality of the program.

THE WISDOM WALL

Walls that once were blank white slates now have wise, colorful faces looking out from them. Those faces are part of a photo gallery created in August to honor the seniors who participated in a service learning project with Class of 2012 students in the spring. It was sponsored by the Department of Student Affairs and supported with money from the D.W. Reynolds Foundation grant.

As Reynolds Grant Coordinator Suzanne Baker explained it, the activity had two main goals: (1) to help the students learn about cultural diversity and the diversity of health- and medical-care experiences among geriatric populations; and (2) to acquaint them with the senior as a person (not a patient) and further develop their skills in active listening and history taking.

So the students interviewed seniors about their lives and medical experiences; videotaped them; then created short documentary films with highlights of the interviews. Their videos were exhibited in the atrium in the spring. Now a photo of each senior hangs in the hallway, along with memorable quotes, lessons learned and interesting facts about them. Among the seniors is Bobby Bowden, who notes that he didn’t even have health insurance until he was 40 years old.

If you work in or plan to visit the main campus, take a stroll down the second-floor hallway.

THE NATIONAL MARATHON TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER

For the third time, the FSU College of Medicine AMWA chapter has formed a team and will be participating in the annual National Breast Cancer Marathon. Chapter members invite everyone to join their team and run or walk with them. The event is Sunday, Feb. 21, so we all still have plenty of time to get in shape. 

1.      Register for the Breast Cancer Marathon by clicking on that link and then clicking on “register online.”  

2.      After clicking half-marathon, and clicking the disclaimer, the team name to use is AMWA at FSU and the password is FSUCOM.

3.      The entry fee goes up from $95 to $125 on 10/31!

AMWA is selling T-shirts and tanks for the event. To order one, contact Katie Powell, 941-587-7972. For more information, e-mail Suzanne Harrison or call her at 645-6438.

  
COMING APRIL 3-7, 2011
That's the date the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) makes a site visit for our next full accreditation. Don’t plan any meetings, conferences or vacations: The survey team will meet with the majority of the faculty and some students and staff. Questions? Ask Mike Smith (mpsmith@med.fsu.edu) or Cathy Bell (cathy.bell@med.fsu.edu). Here's where you can find out more about the accreditation process.