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 […]
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 […]
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and USF Health team up for groundbreaking study of new gene therapy for heart failure
The first of its kind, an investigational drug, may enhance the body’s stem cell response at the site of cardiovascular injury TAMPA, Florida (Feb. 20, 2013) – Cardiovascular […]
USF athletic trainers bring their A-game to TECO team members’ safety
The following story, written by Brian Lott, appeared Feb. 8, 2013, in TECO Energy News. It has been slightly edited. A partnership between Tampa Electric’s safety team and […]
Reminder: USF Health Research Day is Feb. 22
The emerging science represented at this year’s USF Health Research Day is astounding. But only by attending yourself will you see array of science and fully appreciate the […]
USF Health faculty inspire middle-school students to aim high in career choices
USF Health faculty shared the successes and challenges of the career paths they’ve traveled with students at two same-gender magnet middle schools in Hillsborough County earlier this month. […]