INTERACT Contributes to Fewer Nursing Home Hospitalizations
Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers or INTERACT(TM) was implemented in phase I of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' initiative to reduce avoidable hospitalizations for nursing home residents.
Medical Students Match 100 Percent for Residencies
The soon-to-be graduates in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine participated in "Match Day" to learn where they will be spending the next several years of medical training as residents.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives $1.2 Million to Develop New Stroke Treatment
A biomedical scientist has received a $1.2 million grant from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, Florida Department of Health, to develop a new and innovative approach to treat stroke.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hosts Pre-Health Professions Day
Pre-Health Professions Day is an opportunity for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø undergraduates, graduates, and the community to talk with admissions representatives from health-related graduate and professional programs.
Future 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Nurse Practitioners to Head to Guatemala
Twenty-two registered nurses studying to become nurse practitioners in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Lynn College of Nursing will join professors on a trip that will transform their lives and how they think about providing healthcare.
NIH Awards $2.8 Million to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Researchers and Collaborators
Researchers will work to define the mechanisms governing how cells decide whether to become a mature cell or whether to die. Their work will shed light on how to make transplantable tissues to cure diseases.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Schmidt College of Medicine Announces Interim Dean
Arthur J. Ross III, M.D., M.B.A., has joined 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine as interim dean. Ross also will spearhead the national search for a permanent dean over the next several months.
U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch Visits College of Medicine
U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch visited 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine to meet and discuss health policies and the changing health care system with medical 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives NIH Grant to Develop Esophageal Cancer Stent
A bioengineer at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø will develop a novel biodegradable polymer stent that will be designed to prevent complications while at the same time serving as a drug delivery system for esophageal cancer therapy.
Study Shows Benefits of Regular Mammograms Extend to Elderly
A new study shows that black and white women ages 75 to 84 years who had an annual mammogram had lower 10-year breast cancer mortality than corresponding women who had biennial or no/irregular mammograms.