USF Health’s expertise returns title-winning speed to UT swimmer
When a subject line of an email reads “your patient Heather Glenday — Univ. of Tampa Swimmer” you pause. Could this be sad news? Luckily, it was wonderful [...]
National Public Health Week at USF: Maximize Your ROI
Are you seeking the best return on your investment (ROI) in 2013? Then, look no farther than your local community. The ROI is accessible to everyone. It saves [...]
New TriDocs Club welcomes aspiring triathletes at all training levels
USF medical students have harnessed their high energy and competitive drive into establishing a newly registered club at the university. The TriDocs at USF club supports graduate-level students [...]
USF medical student chosen for AMA’s prestigious Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship
University of South Florida medical student William Pearce has been selected to fill the American Medical Association’s 2013-14 Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship (GRAF). Only one student is chosen [...]
USF-TGH doctors combine technology and teamwork for safe delivery
The hospital’s new hybrid operating room, allowing interventional and open procedures in the same place, helped reduce high-risk patient’s blood loss Reyna Miranda didn’t know much about the [...]
Work begins on USF Health Specialty Care Center in The Villages
THE VILLAGES, FL (March 11, 2013) – Construction began Monday morning on the new USF Health Specialty Care Center in The Villages, setting the stage for a new era and [...]
Introducing the Doctors of USF Health [VIDEO]
By Jeff Lowenkron, MD Over the next few weeks, millions of people driving Interstate 275 northbound by downtown Tampa will see a billboard that re-introduces USF Health to the Tampa [...]
Wise words prepare third-year medical students for transition to patient care
Their first day as third-year medical students began with advice and words of wisdom, as well as applause and hugs. On March 4, as friends and family watched, [...]
USF Health’s partnership with Lakeland Regional Medical Center advances
March 1, 2013 (Lakeland, FL) – Upon the recommendation of Elaine Thompson, PhD, president and CEO of Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. , the Lakeland Regional Medical Center/LRHS [...]
Jim Burkhart takes helm as Tampa General Hospital CEO
Jim Burkhart becomes Tampa General Hospital’s new CEO on Monday, March 4, marking a new era in USF Health’s longstanding partnership with its major teaching hospital. Burkhart joins Tampa General [...]
Students aim to improve patient safety with new USF Health interdisciplinary group
Despite countless hours of prevention training for healthcare professionals, urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a big problem in nearly every hospital in the country. To help curb, and [...]
Lead exposure linked to lower state achievement test scores of Detroit students
- USF College of Public Health’s Nanhua Zhang led the study while a doctoral student at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI (Feb. 26, 2013) – [...]
Dr. William S. Quillen appointed to Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice
Florida Governor Rick Scott has appointed USF Health’s William S. Quillen, PT, DPT, PhD, FACSM, as a new member of the state’s Board of Physical Therapy Practice. Dr. Quillen is associate [...]
Research Day speaker: Move genetic discovery to medical practice
Cancer, cardiovascular illnesses and most other common diseases now have multiple medications that may work – yet none of them work on more than half the patients, keynote [...]
USF Health Research Day 2013: Emerging Scientists and Top-Tier Research
Few other events bring together USF’s emerging scientists better than the annual USF Health Research Day. The day-long event showcases the best and the brightest researchers across all [...]
Dr. John Petrila named chair of Health Policy and Management
The USF College of Public Health recently welcomed John Petrila, JD, LLM, as chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Petrila joined the college as [...]
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