USF Health In the News – for the week of July 25, 2011
For the week of July 25, 2011 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
TELEVISION NEWS
You can access recent television news stories about USF Health here: Media Clips Gallery
Dr. Monroe discusses the SELECT program on ABC Action News
http://hscvideo2.hsc.usf.edu/asxroot/HSC/Public_Affairs/2011_07_25_WFTS_SELECT_program.asx
Dr. Fenske talks about benefits of skin creams on Fox 13
http://hscvideo2.hsc.usf.edu/asxroot/HSC/Public_Affairs/2011_07_25_WTVT_fenske_skin.asx
Dr. Denise Edwards weighs in about the new “healthier” happy meals
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/health/the-happy-meal-gets-healthier-07262011
PRINT & ONLINE NEWS
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Incoming Medical Students Clear Empathy Hurdle
Medscape
SELECT was jointly created by USF College of Medicine, where students will spend their…
USF Health Looks to Create Next Gen MD Leaders
33 Charts (medical blog)
Can we teach empathy to the next generation of physicians? The University of South Florida Health thinks so and they’re putting it on the line this week with the launch of the SELECT program, a new curriculum intended to “put empathy, communication and creativity back into doctoring.”
Medical Students Selected for Emotional Intelligence Arrive at USF Health for
Newswise
The first medical students enrolled in SELECT, an innovative program designed to educate the physician leaders of the future, will arrive on the USF Health campus this week. In addition to their academic credentials…
Developing Empathetic Physician Leaders
Health Leaders Media
“We really think this is an idea whose time has come,” said Alicia Monroe, vice dean of educational affairs who leads USF’s undergraduate medical education program.
Innovative MD leadership program for medical students
NewsMedical
The first medical students enrolled in SELECT, an innovative program designed to educate the physician leaders of the future, will arrive on the USF Health campus this week.
Emotional IQ Necessary for New MD Leadership Program
EndoNurse
“With SELECT, we intend to change the DNA of healthcare, one future physician leader at a time,” said Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the USF College of Medicine and CEO of USF Health.
Physician Spotlight: Neil A. Fenske, MD
Tampa Bay Medical News
“I’m a guy who came up the hard way,” said Fenske, chairman of the Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa.
HealthyState.org
It’s too late for the “an ounce of prevention” lecture. You need relief. Here to save the day is Dr. Neil Fenske, professor and chairman of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
USF Tackles Heat Illness Starting with a Pill
St. Petersburg Times
When University of South Florida football players head to training camp in the next few weeks, they’ll have pads and helmets to protect against injuries…
Proposed Medicare cuts make Florida medical schools worry about doctor training
St. Petersburg Times
“I think Congress really ought to think about where they want to perform the cuts … and I won’t say the decision is easy,” said Dr. Chuck Paidas, associate dean for the University of South Florida‘s graduate medical education…
Pharmacy school plan calls for move to USF Poly
News Chief
Preliminary accreditation recently awarded to a new University of South Florida College of Pharmacy is good news for advocates of USF Polytechnic. The pharmacy college’s fledgling class of 50 will start on the main…
Patch.com
While it’s an incredibly small study, the results could be far-reaching, said Philip D. Shenefelt, physician and associate professor at the University of South Florida’s Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, who urged caution…
