White coats a symbol of compassion, commitment
Focusing on patients as people as well as the data of their lab tests and medical histories is the foundation of true patient care. This advice, shared with […]
USF’s Dr. Jeffrey Krischer to receive honorary doctor of medicine from Lund University
Distinguished University Health Professor Jeffrey P. Krischer, PhD, an internationally leading researcher in autoimmune diseases, will be formally recognized as a new honorary doctor of medicine by the […]
Public health research seeks to understand how natural disasters impact spread of Zika
USF researchers explore explosion of Zika after the 2016 Ecuadorean earthquake and what it tells us about emergency preparedness On April 16, 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked […]
Year in Review: Key USF Health stories in 2017
As we look forward to a New Year, let’s take time to celebrate key student and faculty successes, research and innovation advances, and clinical care care and community […]
USF joins UL, Harvard to provide medical schools a model to teach signs of human trafficking
As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a health care professional. Yet these professionals’ ability to recognize the signs of […]
Top 10 USF Health stories in 2017*
Lucky match! USF senior medical students learn where they will spend their residencies USF unveils preliminary renderings for new medical school and cardiovascular institute in downtown Tampa Medical […]
Early study shows new shoe attachment can help stroke patients improve their gait [video]
A new device created at the University of South Florida – and including a cross-disciplinary team of experts from USF engineering, physical therapy and neurology – is showing […]
Become an effective advocate for biomedical research
Gone are the days when researchers can work in isolation and communicate with the world through papers in specialty journals read by small communities of like-minded scientists. In […]
Dr. Dolly Swisher appointed director of USF’s physical therapy school
Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, FNAP, FAPTA, has been appointed director of the University of South Florida Health School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (SPTRS) and […]
Mexican Government Selects USF Health for Disaster Response Training
Recent natural disasters exemplify Mexico’s need for a stronger emergency plan TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2017)- The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation […]
USF cardiovascular researcher highlighted in “Reasons for Research” video series [video]
Hana Totary-Jain, PhD, an assistant professor of molecular pharmacology and physiology at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, is among leading scientists from across the country who appear […]
Tackling medicine’s biggest problems by thinking very small
USF’s Master’s in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology program celebrating its first graduating class As the technology of medicine and drug development and delivery continues to shrink down to the nanoscale, […]
Community benefits most from new USF Health Concussion Center
USF Health faculty and administrators filled the neurocognitive testing room in the USF Health Concussion Center in Carrollwood as part of an informal celebration opening the new facility. […]
Mumas give $2 million to fund new women’s health center at USF Health
Philanthropists Pam and Les Muma announced a gift of $2 million to create a new women’s health center as a part of a new $15 million gift to […]
Intervention becomes first to successfully reduce risk of dementia
10-year study led by USF’s Jerri Edwards concludes computerized brain training program reduces risk of dementia 29 percent TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2017) — Computerized brain training is […]
Local Quilts of Valor Foundation honors military service of veterans Frank Morsani, USF nursing students
A long-time friend of USF and 22 USF Health nursing students and their faculty program director, all veterans, received handmade quilts in honor of their military service this […]
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