Linda Nelson, ARNP, MSN (left), nurse manager for clinical operations at the South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare, and Valerie Williams, BSN, MBA, assistant director of nursing/clinical systems, greet visitors at the Neighborhood Care Center reception. TAMPA, Fla. (June 22, 2009) – Tampa-based Sweetbay Supermarket continues to strengthen its home-grown roots by deepening its partnership with USF and collaborating on the Florida-based chain’s first in-store wellness clinic. USF Health Neighborhood Care Center, scheduled to open July 16 with two ARNPs, will be featured inside the store at its newest location […]

The University of South Florida College of Nursing has partnered with Cerner Corporation to add the Academic Education Solution (AES), a fully integrated electronic medical record, to the College’s state-of-the-art human simulation lab. The AES is the only full clinical information system adapted to support academic curricula and classroom instruction. The system will enable students to use an interactive approach to learn evidence-based clinical practices, critical thinking skills, and data-driven decision making. The USF College of Nursing’s adoption of electronic health records (EHR) into its curriculum and classroom instruction is […]

Tampa, FL (May 5, 2009) — With summer rapidly approaching, some teens have lined up jobs in fast food restaurants, retail outlets, agricultural and construction sites and other industries. USF SafetyFlorida, a workplace consultation program for Florida’s small businesses, is offering these enterprising teen workers a website dedicated to helping them remain safe on the job. The online workplace safety course, accessed through www.safeteenjobs.com, was developed under the direction of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Through real-life stories and interactive games, teens will learn how to […]

Tampa, FL (April 21, 2009) — The University of South Florida Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery program has opened an office in Sarasota. The program offers a full range of medical and surgical therapies for women with urogynecological problems, including overactive bladder syndromes, uterine and bowel prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, cystitis, incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections, and complications related to pelvic floor reconstructive surgery. Program director Lennox Hoyte, MD, has begun seeing patients monthly at the offices of Physician Care Clinical Research, 1931 South Tuttle Ave, in Sarasota. Patients have […]

USF surgeons report first laparoendoscopic single-site operation combining hysterectomy, gall bladder removal Dr. Stuart Hart and Dr. Sharona Ross are among the USF physicians working to advance minimally invasive surgery to the next level. USF Health surgeons recently removed the uterus and gall bladder of a 37-year-old woman, performing the combined operation through a single entry point – the patient’s belly button. The advanced minimally invasive procedure, known as Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery or LESS, left virtually no scar and the patient went home the next day. “To the best of […]

Construction begins on state-of-the-art neonatal nursery Pam Muma swings a hammer at the NICU wall-breaking ceremony. The dream of building a world-class neonatal unit for Tampa Bay’s tiniest babies is well on its way to reality. Donning hardhats and safety glasses, Pam and Les Muma swung their sledgehammers with gusto, creating two big holes in a wall to signal the beginning of construction on the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Tampa General Hospital. The $35-million project – a tangible sign of the partnership between USF Health and […]

[flv]http://www.health.usf.edu/nocms/publicaffairs/now/FLV/Simulation_Center.flv[/flv] See video above. Click here for Photo Gallery. Tampa, FL (March 2, 2009) – The University of South Florida this week held the grand opening of its comprehensive USF Health Simulation Center at Tampa General Hospital – the only one of its kind in the Southeast, university officials say. The new $1.5-million, 2,800-square-foot facility is expected to draw physicians and other health professionals from across the state and nationally to learn and practice advanced techniques for a wide range of medical procedures and to hone critical clinical decision-making skills […]

Dr. Larry Glazerman, director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at USF Health, teaches fellow OB-GYN faculty member Dr. Amanda Alvelo-Malina how to use the new hysteroscopic simulator. The USF Health Simulation Center at Tampa General Hospital recently added a state-of-the-art hysteroscopy simulator to its growing collection of high-fidelity simulators that allow physicians and other health professionals to practice clinical skills in a controlled setting, without risk to patients. “USF Health now has the only hysteroscopy simulator in North America,” said Deborah Sutherland, PhD, associate vice president for USF Health and […]

Tampa, FL (January 26, 2008) – USF Health and Radiology Associates of Tampa announced today the two organizations have formalized a relationship in which Radiology Associates will support the USF Academic Mission and their physicians will receive core part-time faculty appointments. As members of the USF Health faculty, Radiology Associates physicians will participate in the education of radiology residents in all nine sub-specialties as well as pursuing scholarly activity. The Radiology Department will be lead by Todd Hazelton, MD. “For four years we’ve envisioned a successful entrepreneurial practice of academic […]

– USF Health SimSuite Center at TGH to Enhance Clinical Skills Development – SimSuite Clinical Education Specialist Stephanie McKown, RN (pointing), prepares a stent evaluation-with-angiogram scenario for, left to right, Dr. Murray Shames, USF vascular surgeon; UM medical student Aurelia Thibbonier; and Dr. Patrick Austin, USF vascular surgery fellow. Denver, CO, Nov. 10, 2008 — Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) announces a new partnership with the University of South Florida (USF) to provide simulation training and education services for USF Health hospital partners and for local and national health professionals seeking […]