Me d i c i n e h op es to a d d to F l or i d a ’s n u m b er of
Family Medicine & Rural Health
ce r ti fi ed ge r i a tr i c i a n s, th e d epa r tm en t p re pa res
Primary care and rural medi ci ne are bui l t in to
p hys i c i a n s i n a l l m ed i ca l d i sc i p l i n es to p rovi d e
o u r school’s m i ssi on. Thi s department’s fac u l ty
exem p l a r y ca re to ol d e r a d u l ts. ou r g ra d u a tes
me mb ers teac h i n al l four years of the med i cal
rou ti n el y ra n k a m on g th e n a ti on ’s b est- p re pa re d
cu rriculum v ia l ecture and sm al l groups, a s we l l
to ca re for e l d e rs.
as in t he clin ical center. (See Page 12.) They also are involved l ocal l y and gl obal l y i n the care
Medical Humanities & Social Sciences
of t h e u nd erserved. Thi s departm ent overse es
As pa r t of ou r effor t to n u r tu re we l l - rou n d ed
t h e ru ral t raini ng si tes i n i m m okal ee, Mari an n a
p hys i c i a n s w h o ca n a d d ress th e n ee d s of
an d Th o masv ill e, G a. (See Page 16.) What’s
F l or i d a ’s d i verse p op u l a ti on s, th i s d e pa r tme n t
more, research and schol arl y acti vi ty i s anoth e r
em p h a s i zes n ot j u st th e b i ol og i ca l b u t a l so t h e
p romin ent fo cus.
psyc h ol og i ca l a n d soc i a l a s p e c ts of m e d i c i n e. Fa c u l ty m em b e rs str i ve to c rea te a c u l tu re of
Geriatrics ou r med ical sc hool i s one of onl y a handfu l n at ionwid e t hat dedi cate an enti re departm en t to ge riat rics and i ntegrate geri atri cs throu gh ou t t h e fo u r-year curri cul um. it al so i s one of t h e
h u m a n i s m i n m e d i ca l ed u ca ti on , pa ti en t ca re a n d m u l ti d i sc i p l i n a r y resea rc h . T h e d epa r t m e n t i s for m i n g pa r tn e rs h i ps w i th oth er d epa r tme n ts w i th i n th e u n i ve rs i ty to d eve l op th e rol e of h u m a n i ti es w i th i n th e Col l e ge of Med i c i n e.
few t h at req uire students to com pl ete a ful l ro tat ion in ger i atri cs. Al though the Col l ege of
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