For the week of April 19, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world

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MSN Money (St. Petersburg Times, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa Bay Business Journal)

Tampa, USF target downtown for medical learning center

Mayor Pam Iorio is backing a proposal from top officials at the University of South Florida to build a high-tech center for medical learning in downtown…

WTVT – FOX 13

Testing New Meds for Migraines

Doctor Maria Carmen Wilson and others at the University of South Florida are testing a new migraine medicine called Telcagepant.

Medical News Today

Moving Florida Physicians Towards Electronic Health Records

The University of South Florida (USF) will help doctors across West Central Florida move towards electronic health records, with the support of a $5.9 million grant in federal stimulus funds, university and political leaders announced last…

The Famuan

University of South Florida School of Pharmacy rivals FAMU College of Pharmacy

Aspiring pharmacists interested in studying in Florida may soon add the University of South Florida School of Pharmacy to their lists upon…

The St. Petersburg Times

For Tampa Bay doctors, flying solo loses its lure

Locally, the most prominent such practice is the USF Physicians Group, the 350-doctor academic practice affiliated with the region’s medical school…

The Tampa Tribune

USF prof: Benefits of breastfeeding

When I was a pediatric resident, I was shocked to see a mother still breastfeeding… Dr. Takagishi is an associate professor of pediatrics at USF Health…

Zikkir

New lab propels USF Physical Therapy research

That’s why the new Human Functional Performance Laboratory in USF’s School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences is so important…

Zikkir

USF medical student wins AOA research fellowship

First-year USF medical student Abigail Koch has been awarded the Alpha Omega Alpha 2010 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, which will support her research on metabolic syndrome and colorectal…

Zikkir

USF site for pre-graduation pilot of Certified in Public Health exam

The University of South Florida College of Public Health is one of 37 institutions participating in a new pilot program administered by the National Board of Public Health…

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