Spotlight on Business, a weekly television program on CBS-12 (WPEC), will feature FAU Medicine Primary Care on Thursday, May 2 from 3:28-3:30 p.m. Host, Emily Pantelides, interviewed Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D., dean of the Schmidt College of Medicine. Click below to watch the interview. 

Scientists Offer New Alzheimer's, Amyloid Connection Theory

In a new study, FAU Brain Institute researchers sought to answer a fundamental question -- "Is amyloid precursor protein the mastermind behind Alzheimer's disease or is it just an accomplice?" Click here to read more.

Congratulations to the 2019 Heroes in Medicine award winners, which include faculty, affiliate faculty, students and partners from the Schmidt College of Medicine. The heroes will be officially honored at the 16th Annual Heroes in Medicine Award Ceremony on Friday, May 17. Please join us in celebrating the award recipients. 

First-year medical students, Marcella Zamis and Daniel Nolan Parker, attended the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2019 Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 16.

Ms. Zamis presented an oral presentation titled: "A case study of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation in the complex trauma patient."

Mr. Parker presented an oral presentation titled: "The solution to pollution is dilution: use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation in limb salvage of lower extremity septic arthritis after trauma: case report."

Congratulations to third-year medical student, Kimberly Herard , who was awarded the Dr. LaToya Smith Memorial/Carson Medical School Scholarship.  This scholarship   is competitively awarded to African-American female students pursuing degrees in medical disciplines from an accredited medical school in the United States.

Kimberly was recommended to receive this scholarship for her academic achievements and also for her participation in a myriad of community activities including her participation at the annual Caridad Clinic Community Fair and for demonstrating leadership skills as the president of the Student National Medical Association Chapter of FAU since 2016.

Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., associate vice-president for strategic initiatives and associate professor of biological science, and Gary Rose, M.D., associate professor of clinical biomedical science, represented Florida Atlantic University at the ribbon cutting of the new Scientific Research, Engineering, Robotics, and Prototyping building at American Heritage School on Wednesday, April 10.

 

Attendees included the mayor of Delray Beach, the mayor of Boca Raton, members of local congress, and keynote speaker, Bill Nye "The Science Guy." 

 

Dr. Dawson-Scully and Dr. Rose both gave an address to the attendees. Dr. Dawson-Scully discussed the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, and Dr. Rose highlighted the Schmidt College of Medicine and the Pipeline Programs.

Congratulations to Jo Ann Bamdas, PhD., director of the FAU Office of Interprofessional Education and affiliate faculty of the Schmidt College of Medicine, who received the 2019 FAU President's Leadership Award.

 

Dr. Bamdas received the prestigious honor due to her exemplary role of managing the Interprofessional Education (IPE) program. 

 

Dr. Bamdas was formally recognized at the Employee Service Award Ceremony held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in the Barry & Florence Friedberg Lifelong Learning Center. As part of the President's Leadership Award, her name will be inscribed on a plaque that is on permanent display in the Administration Building.

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Prakash, N., Prevot, J., Kola, B., Wood, S.K. (2019). Improving health outcomes for immigrant families through IPV screening: resources and recommendations for pediatric health care providers. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care. 49 (1), 7-15. 

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