USF Health partnered with the Panama Canal Authority and the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health to organize an historic forum commemorating the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Panama Canal. The May 29 convention brought together a distinguished group of international scholars and attracted more than 250 participants. It […]
Deciding who among a scholarship applicant pool is both qualified and deserving can be challenging. When the USF College of Public Health Student Affairs Committee met to determine who would be selected to earn this year’s Greg Alexander Scholarship in Maternal and Child Health, the team was at a standstill […]
Colloquium on International Education for Health Professions at NAFSA Annual Meeting Donna Petersen, ScD, MHS, CPH, professor and dean of the USF College of Public Health, is the keynote speaker for the 2014 Colloquium on Internationalizing Education for the Health Professions. Her talk is held in conjunction with the NAFSA (Association […]
Concrete ideas came forth as more than four dozen USF Health faculty moved from table to table planning how they could enhance inter-professional education across all USF Health colleges, schools and programs. Nursing’s Dr. Rita D’Aoust adds to the USF Health conversation on IPE. This was the USF Health Synergy […]
USF Health is now providing a broad range of specialty care – from orthopaedics to endocrinology – in north central Florida as it opens the USF Health Specialty Care Center, a giant step forward in creating a new model of coordinated health care in what is becoming “America’s Healthiest Hometown®.” […]
With a concerted pull of the drape hiding the sign, the formal name of the USF Health student services center was unveiled: The WELL. Several hundred staff, faculty and students from throughout USF Health gathered Jan. 16 to learn the Center’s new name and to help officially open what is […]
Like a kaleidoscope, The USF College of Public Health joins USF Health in its commitment to “Making Life Better.”
Without question, life is short. So, why waste time doing something you don’t enjoy? ‘If you love what you do, you just do it’ says, Donna Petersen, ScD, MHS, CPH, dean of the USF College of Public Health and interim senior vice president for USF Health. She recently spoke with […]