Omicron variant: Keep calm and carry on
Dear Faculty, Staff, Residents and Students: In the past few weeks much has been made of the SARS-CoV-2 South African (B.1.1.529) variant. Cable news and social media have […]
Annual IPE Day identifies climate change as next threat to humanity
Climate change is the biggest, most imminent threat to global health. That was the key message at the USF Health 4th Annual Interprofessional Education Day, held Nov 10 […]
Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program welcomes classes of 2022 and 2023
A year ago, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of the 2022 class of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program […]
America’s Best Is Yet To Come
Dear Faculty, Staff, Residents and Students: Twenty years ago, I was finishing a meeting in my office at Bellevue Hospital in lower Manhattan when a nurse told me […]
Stronger than ever, medical school celebrates 50th anniversary of charter MD class
In September 1971, the doors of Florida’s newest medical school opened to 24 students, launching an MD program at USF that has since grown to be one of […]
Better late than never: MCOM, USF Health officially welcome MD Class of 2024
When COVID-19 postponed the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony last year, that group of medical students pondered if they’d ever get […]
USF Health students, staff, faculty return to campus
Regardless of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic threw at USF Health and University of South Florida, the halls and common areas of the campus are filled with students […]
MCOM welcomes first inductees in Academy of Distinguished Educators
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine recently celebrated and welcomed the first ever inductees to the MCOM Academy of Distinguished Educators during a small ceremony in July. […]
Cancer survivor, grateful patient establishes fund to support colorectal surgery program at USF Health
After receiving a life-changing procedure at USF Health, philanthropist William “Bobby” Jacobsen has honored his doctor Jorge Marcet by creating an endowment for advanced colorectal education and research. […]
Immertec, USF Health awarded NIH small business grant to study effectiveness of immersive virtual reality in medical training
The research teams will use Immertec’s live virtual reality (VR) platform to train USF Health resident physicians in critical emergency scenarios as a part of their overall graduate […]