MEDICAL SCHOOL TEAMS UP WITH MYRON ROLLE FOUNDATION

On July 16, Florida State University football All-American Rolle and his family announced plans to build the Myron L. Rolle Medical Clinic and Sports Complex in Steventon, Exuma, in the Bahamas, where Rolle’s family comes from. The complex will provide free health services to residents of Exuma, as well as state-of-the-art wellness and training facilities for athletes and visitors there.

The College of Medicine is partnering with the Myron L. Rolle Foundation to advise on the project and, through its FSUCares program, to bring a medical mission to Exuma each year. Florida State medical students and doctors will travel to the Bahamas and provide free medical care and supplies, funded through the foundation.

"We don't have funds to send our students to Exuma," said Dr. Alma Littles, senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs. "We are very pleased to be able to partner with the work Myron wants to do in the Bahamas, which fits well with the mission that we're trying to accomplish -- caring for underserved populations."

The tax-exempt, nonprofit foundation is dedicated to the support of health, wellness, educational and other charitable initiatives that benefit children and families in need throughout the world. It was established this year by Rolle and his family.

For more information on the foundation.