HWCOM In The News-January 2023

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January 31, 2023DeSantis probe reveals steep DEI expenses for Florida medical schools to receive accreditationCampus Reform January 23, 2023New discovery leads the way to reverse osteoporosis — with a pillAlexander Agoulnik, Maria Esteban LopezFIU NewsFree Cancer Screening InformationLinda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography CenterCityofHomestead.com January 19, 2023Q&A: Barbra Roller, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Certificate Program […]

HWCOM In The News-December 2022

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December 27, 2022FIU researchers have moved a step closer to producing synthetic arsenic-based drugsBarry Rosen, Ph.D., Masafumi Yoshinaga, Ph.D.Bio-IT World December 20, 2022As nights grow hotter in Miami-Dade, experts say cooler homes are the answerDr. Cheryl HolderMiami Herald December 19, 2022Researchers patent synthetic antibioticBarry Rosen, Ph.D., Masafumi Yoshinaga, Ph.D.Bionity December 17, 2022Florida International University researchers […]

Junquera named interim chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

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Dr. Patricia Junquera has been selected to head the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health as interim chair. She had been serving as the department’s vice chair of Clinical Services and director of Multidisciplinary Education. Junquera is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience in anxiety, mood disorders, substance use disorders, psychiatric emergencies, […]

HWCOM In The News- November 2022

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November 29, 2022FIU Alumnus gift benefits College of Medicine and Ferré InstituteMiami’s Community News November 28, 2022Junquera named interim chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral HealthHWCOM News November 22, 2022Alumnus gift benefits College of Medicine and Ferré InstituteFIU News November 18, 2022FIU to offer free mammogramsSouth Dade News Leader November 16, 2022Patients suffering with hard-to-treat depression may […]

The Ethical Dilemma of Following Your Instincts

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Medical student Allison Chin portrait in business suit looking straight at the camera.
Allison Chin is a fourth-year medical student at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Here, Allison shares an important takeaway from one of her clinical rotations. Allison’s narrative was first published by in-Training, an online peer-reviewed publication for medical students. During the last week of my clinical rotation in Family Medicine, my attending advised […]

HWCOM In The News-October 2022

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October 31, 2022Two South Florida philanthropists, one an alumnus, present gifts to support Ferré Institute (and HWCOM)FIU News October 26 2022Children’s Diagnostic Treatment Center names Andrew Schultz to Board of DirectorsSouth Florida Hospital News & Healthcare Report October 23, 2022Free Mammogram Screenings Are Available in City of Miami’s District 5Patch October 20, 2022FIU College of […]

HWCOM In The News- September 2022

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September 16, 2022Immigrant HealthDr. Lorena BonillaThe DEI Shift September 13, 2022Onlay vs Inlay Glenoids: An Interview with John Uribe, MDDr. John UribeSmartTrakkBiomedical advance targets major contributor to cardiovascular diseaseAlexander Agoulnik, Ph.D.Mirage News September 12, 2022Biomedical advance targets a major contributor to cardiovascular diseaseAlexander Agoulnik, Ph.D.FIU NewsImpact around the world: FIU research aligns with global ambitions […]

FIU Medicine partners with VSP Vision for free vision care initiative

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The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine partnered with VSP Vision to provide free eye exams and glasses in underserved South Florida communities. The joint initiative brought VSP mobile clinics and FIU Medicine’s Mobile Health Centers to communities in Miami-Dade County served by the college’s Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program (NeighborhoodHELP). Over three […]

New leadership roles announced

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Three of our faculty members are taking on new and vital roles at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. After an extensive internal search, Associate Professor Rebecca Toonkel, M.D., has been selected to serve as the new associate dean of Curriculum and Medical Education. Toonkel joined FIU in 2013, recently serving as assistant dean for Curriculum, […]

Our newest Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences grads

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They’re Ph.inishe.D! Congratulations to our newest Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences grads. Maria Esteban Lopez and Marko Manevski (in black and blue robes) officially graduated today from Florida International University. They celebrated the occasion with our new dean, Dr. Juan Cendan, and their mentors at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Maria’s Ph.D. studies in the […]