The University of South Florida College of Public Health recently received two federal grants totaling $8-million to help train Florida’s public health workforce -- making the college a key player in preparing the state to mount effective public health responses.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the college $4.75- million over five years to [...] ... [Read]

This fall, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) began offering a degree in public health to undergraduates, the first of its kind to be offered in Florida by an accredited college of public health. The Bachelor of Science degree program provides the student-centered courses required for entry-level public health jobs found in government agencies, health [...] ... [Read]

The interprofessional program aims to help prevent excess prenatal weight gain Preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy is the goal of a leadership project spearheaded by two certified nurse-midwives from the University of South Florida Colleges of Nursing and Medicine. Jessica Brumley, CNM, MA, and Cecilia Jevitt, CNM, PhD, will design and offer group prenatal care with [...] ... [Read]

For two days, two groups of students from differing health fields – nursing and physical therapy – participated in various simulated patient cases, giving them the chance to broaden their interdisciplinary education and experience working together. Nursing instructor Stacy Lee Cornell, RN, explains patient handling to physical therapy doctoral students. On the first day, 96 first-year undergraduate [...] ... [Read]

         Maryam Elarbi didn’t know that having Type 1 diabetes would allow her to ask for extra time on the SAT.          But while 16-year-old Maryam was taking the test this year, her blood sugar dropped so low that she had to take a break and eat a snack.  She missed about 25 minutes of test [...] ... [Read]

USF Health anatomy exhibit featured at MOSI's "The Amazing You" Travel the journey from birth to end of life while exploring life stages and what it means to stay healthy. That's just one lesson you walk away with after touring the interactive The Amazing You Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). This Spring, [...] ... [Read]

$700,000 BIRD Foundation grant supports innovative collaboration The Israeli subsidiary of Simbionix™, USA, and USF Health have received a two-year, $700,000 grant to develop a laparoscopic hysterectomy simulation module – advancing USF’s momentum to build a center of excellence for computer-assisted surgical training and innovation. The grant was awarded by the U.S.-Israeli Binational Industrial Research and Development [...] ... [Read]

TAMPA, FL  (June 4, 2010) -- USF Health can now move forward with plans to establish its new School of Pharmacy, thanks to approval by the Florida Legislature, which awarded $6 million in the budget signed last week by Gov. Charlie Crist. “This is an exciting moment for healthcare in Florida,” said Dr. Stephen Klasko, dean [...] ... [Read]

The March 2010 issue of PT in Motion features University of South Florida physical therapy students in an article on how student-run pro bono clinics are benefiting patients and future physical therapists. The article, “Free to Lead,” profiles the USF BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic as one of five student-run pro bono clinics across the country that include [...] ... [Read]

Students from Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, a private university in Osaka, Japan, visited USF Health March 24 to learn more about how American athletic trainers care for injured athletes.   Approximately 20 Japanese athletic training students and two faculty members learned from 12 USF faculty and staff and  57 USF athletic training students.  "Having our students [...] ... [Read]

USF medical students and College of Medicine faculty gathered April 29 to honor and thank the many people who donate their bodies to medicine. The Silent Teacher’s Ceremony was held to show the appreciation the medical students have to the cadavers in helping them learn about human anatomy. “We gather here to honor those who selflessly [...] ... [Read]

      Too often, doctors and lawyers have come to see each other as enemies, opposing sides in the ongoing debate over malpractice law and tort reform.       But sometimes, they find common ground.       One of those times was Wednesday evening, when Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder came to USF Health to chat with medical students taking [...] ... [Read]

The USF College of Medicine Office of International Affairs hosted 18 hospital administrators from Gansu, China, for its inaugural Hospital Administrator Training Program Jan. 19 to Feb. 5. The trainees included vice presidents, department chiefs and division directors from hospitals affiliated with Lanzhou University and the Gansu Provincial Health Department in northwestern China. Lanzhou University [...] ... [Read]

International exchange exposes students to American medicine Dr. John Sinnott oversees as one of the students practices an ear exam. Seven medical students from Yeungnam University College of Medicine in Daegu, South Korea, learned how American medical students prepare for their profession when they participated in the Stephen Klasko Clinical Observership Program Jan. 4 to 19. [...] ... [Read]

Simulation fine-tunes USF athletic training students' response to on-field emergencies With the increased national focus on concussion and spinal injuries in football, USF has stepped up proactive measures to insure that those who take care of the athletes practice responding to these on-field emergencies.  Emergency care has always been included as part of the athletic training curriculum at [...] ... [Read]

     When people are first diagnosed with diabetes, they may get depressed.  Or anxious.  Or angry.      New USF faculty member Laura Williams, PhD, knows this better than most.      Dr. Laura Williams, USF clinical psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics, hands out beads at the Gasparilla Children's Parade.      As a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating [...] ... [Read]