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FSU’s University Health Services achieves national accreditation

Published: August 26, 2021 | 12:49 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Mary B. Coburn Health and Wellness Center. (FSU Photography Services)

University Health Services (UHS) at Florida State University has been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This accreditation distinguishes UHS from many other facilities through its adherence to rigorous standards of care and safety. Status as an accredited organization means UHS has met nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality […]

FSU College of Medicine recognized for undergraduate pipeline program

Published: August 18, 2021 | 8:30 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Stenia Accilien, right, a USSTRIDE member from the College of Medicine Class of 2022, mentors a SSTRIDE student in the dissection lab. (Florida State University)

A Florida State University College of Medicine program is the recipient of the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The program — Undergraduate Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence (USSTRIDE) — is an extension of the College of Medicine’s pipeline outreach program (SSTRIDE), which identifies middle school and […]

FSU neuroscientist collaborates on international obesity research

Published: July 16, 2021 | 9:56 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The World Health Organization confirms that the worldwide obesity rate has tripled since 1975, with 39 percent of adults considered overweight and 13 percent considered obese as of 2016. Now, a Florida State University professor is teaming up with researchers from across the pond to answer some of the most pressing questions surrounding obesity and its available […]

FSU researchers receive $3M NIH grant to explore benefits of resistance training in preventing type 2 diabetes

Published: July 7, 2021 | 12:45 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A multidisciplinary team of Florida State University researchers has received a $3 million National Institutes of Health grant to examine how resistance training may help older women struggling with obesity to potentially prevent Type 2 diabetes. Professors of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology Robert Hickner and Michael Ormsbee will co-lead the project, which also will include […]

Mysteries of the heart: FSU researchers find small mutation disrupts protein network, causing heart disease

Published: June 23, 2021 | 2:03 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Each day the average human heart beats 100,000 times and pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood. It’s a process that is critical to life, and yet it often goes awry for unknown reasons. “Despite knowing a lot about muscle contraction and the heart in particular, there are still a number of questions scientists have about the underlying structures and […]

FSU doctoral program in nurse anesthesia earns max 10-year reaccreditation

Published: June 17, 2021 | 1:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Dr. Stacey VanDyke (center) with NAP students at clinical site.

In a letter Tuesday, the directors of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) approved the reaccreditation for FSU Panama City’s graduate program in Nurse Anesthesia for a 10-year period, the maximum a university can achieve. Initially accredited in 2015, the program began at the master’s level. In July 2020, the State […]

“A monumental accomplishment” — 119 new physicians from the Class of 2021

Published: May 18, 2021 | 5:54 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Fort Pierce campus dean Juliette Lomax Homier presents Jessica Gonzalez-Lorente with her academic hood at the graduation ceremony for the Florida State University College of Medicine M.D. Class of 2021. (Colin Hackley/College of Medicine)

Gathered again for the first time since they began clinical rotations two years ago, the M.D. Class of 2021 on Sunday afternoon embraced the achievement of becoming a physician while navigating an extraordinary time in world history. As class president Brian Day noted: “Graduating from medical school under any circumstances is nothing short of a […]

Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences program graduates its largest class to date

Published: April 28, 2021 | 4:59 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

The Florida State University College of Medicine.

Ninety-seven future health professionals from Florida State’s Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) program crossed the stage at an FSU commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 18. The largest graduating class of IMS students to date pushes the total to 254 graduates since the program opened its doors to undergraduates in the fall of 2016. “We believe all […]

FSU College of Medicine once again nation’s most selective medical school

Published: April 22, 2021 | 11:06 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

For the second consecutive year, the Florida State University College of Medicine is the nation’s most selective medical school for admissions among schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report, according to data collected by the publication. The College of Medicine received more than 7,100 applications for the 120-person class that began in May 2020 […]

FSU researcher awarded $2.2M NIH grant to study impact of Alzheimer’s disease on sleep-related brain function

Published: April 21, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Assistant Professor Aaron Wilber has discovered new insights into how the brain is organized to help a person navigate.

A Florida State University researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study sleep-related brain function in Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive disorder that affects memory and behavior in millions of Americans. Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Aaron Wilber will receive the grant, awarded through the NIH’s National Institute […]

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