An infectious diseases video podcast series, produced by the USF Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, has been published in the iTunes music store library. Joining the exclusive ranks of Johns Hopkins and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USF provides one of the few academically-sponsored regular infectious disease podcast series offered as [...] ... [Read]

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and USF College of Public Health Global Health Dept. Sign Agreement Front row, L to R: Boo Kwa, USF College of Public Health, and Jarbas Barbosa, Pan American Health Organization. Back row, L to R: Dean of USF International Affairs Maria Crummett and USF College of Public Health's Karen Liller, Ann [...] ... [Read]

The 115 students of the MD Program graduating Class of 2008 have achieved the highest average to date of any USF College of Medicine (COM) class on the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Physicians in the U.S. must pass 4 licensing exams before they may [...] ... [Read]

In these times of economic uncertainty, who wouldn’t welcome the opportunity to save on the cost of graduate education? An innovative University of South Florida dual master’s degree program offers future leaders in the biotechnology workforce the opportunity to concentrate on honing business and management skills – and save some time and money in the process. [...] ... [Read]

Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy Alexander, Rosemurgy, MD, professor of surgery and medicine at USF Health, has been named Associate Dean for Medical Simulation and Academic Enrichment in the College of Medicine. “Dr. Rosemurgy will play important roles in our progress towards building a leading academic medical center committed to new discovery and innovation,” said Stephen K. Klasko, [...] ... [Read]

Read St. Petersburg Times story about Bridge Healthcare Clinic... Left to right: Senior medical students Shelby Kent, Samuel Crane, Waldo Guerrero and Omar Hammad, are founders and directors of the Bridge Healthcare Clinic. - Bridge Healthcare Clinic to serve uninsured patients in university area - Tampa, FL (Oct. 2, 2007) -- USF Health students opened the first free [...] ... [Read]

USF Health Team in Neurology Focuses on VA Patients This month’s Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology published the work of USF Health’s Selim Benbadis, MD; Heber Varela, MD; and Denise Taylor, DO. The article highlights their two year study with VA patients and showcases the caliber of the university’s medical residents. At the time of the research [...] ... [Read]

USF Health student says 'Mom' was moving force in his life. Chante Fuller always keeps his mom close. Always handy, Chante's cell phone proudly displays her photo. Once a school drop out full of hate and resentment for life, Chante Fuller never envisioned his life leading to medical college. “It is a dream,” said Fuller. [...] ... [Read]

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Take Oath & Honor COM Professors with First Ever “Spirit of Interprofessionalism” Award Photo Gallery Below On October 18th, the Doctor of Physical Therapy’s Class of 2010 made history. The 36 students presented the first ever “Spirit of Interprofessionalism” Awards – handpicking Dr. Duane Eichler and Dr. Orhan Arslan [...] ... [Read]

L to R - Visiting from the University of Panama's Nursing School: Student Celeste Cedeño, Professor Lourdes De Alguero, and Student Liris Castillo. At the USF College of Nursing, they are marking a milestone in the exchange program with the University of Panama's Nursing School. In its second year, the “Community Health in Nursing from [...] ... [Read]

Vikash Singh, a second year MD student, and Anna Pate, a fourth year Nursing student, pose with a photo of the real Dean Stephen Klasko, USF College of Medicine, and Dean Patricia Burns, USF College of Nursing. Both students had a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of their colleges by way of [...] ... [Read]

- Tuberculosis takes on a new light for USF medical students steeped in science - Dr. Lois Nixon, center, with LaBoheme's central characters Rudolpho (Gregory Schmidt) and Mimi (Darynn Zimmer), and some medical students who attended the performance. When you ask medical students about tuberculosis, they are likely to respond that it is: a) A chronic infectious disease caused [...] ... [Read]

Carl Sagan Academy scholars play USF medical students for a day View WUSF University Beat TV segment on Carl Sagan Academy students' hands-on lesson in medicine. Listen to WUSF University Beat Radio broadcast. View Fox-13 "What's Right With Tampa Bay" clip. They touched hearts, brains and livers and shined pen lights in one another’s eyes to check reflexes. They [...] ... [Read]

USF College of Nursing Instructor Afriyie Johnson, at right, in Ghana, Africa. Over the summer, University of South Florida College of Nursing faculty member and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student, Afriyie Johnson traveled to Accra, Ghana in Africa as part of her evidence based project for her DNP degree. Her project took place at [...] ... [Read]

Dr. Todd Hazelton Tampa, FL (Jan. 14, 2008) -- Todd R. Hazelton, MD, was named Chairperson of Radiology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine effective Jan. 1. Dr. Hazelton will be responsible for building the department as USF gets ready to open its Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare. Harvey Greenberg, MD, who served [...] ... [Read]

USF College of Nursing's Center for Virtual Learning comes complete with birthing experience for students. On January 23 and January 30, the "Noelle" computerized mannequin will simulate a patient going into labor. Take a closer look at the photo. The patient is a life-like mannequin in full labor! As educators begin to adopt and [...] ... [Read]