HWCOM In The News–August 2022

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August 26, 2022Doctors Need to Learn to Talk about SuicideDr. Leonard Gralnik, Rodolfo Bonnin, Ph.D.Scientific American August 25, 2022La viruela del mono y el regreso a clases: Doctora aclara tus dudasDr. Eneida RoldanTelemundo47, New York, NYBias in the Clinical SettingAlyssa Cartwright, M3Reflective MedEd August 22, 2022Doctora aclara dudas sobre las vacunas esenciales durante el regreso a […]

HWCOM In The News–July 2022

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July 29, 2022Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute and FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Partner to Study Effects of Ultrasound Waves on the BrainDr. Michael McDermott, Dr. Patricia JunqueraBaptist Health NewsroomNew clinical trial underway for Alzheimer’s patientsDr. Michael McDermott, Dr. Patricia JunqueraSouth Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report July 26 2022MSSH Alum Now Dean at […]

Dr. Fred Anderson wins national teaching award

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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Board of Directors has selected Dr. Fred Anderson as recipient of its 2022 Exemplary Teaching Awards Full-time Teaching Award. Dr. Anderson is an associate professor and medical director for the Department of Humanities, Health, and Society at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. In choosing him for the […]

Physician believes in paying it forward, sets up scholarship for medical students

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Growing up in Chicago, Dr. James Loewenherz spent his entire childhood around water– quarries, rivers, and lakes. By age 12, he was sailing across Lake Michigan. “The only place I couldn’t go safely is underwater, and I wanted that freedom.” Scuba diving provided that freedom and, eventually, his entry into the world of hyperbaric medicine, […]

Dr. Eugenio Rothe receives American Psychiatric Association Award

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Dr. Eugenio Rothe, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has been honored by the APA with its Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  The award “recognizes a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the prevention of mental disorders in children and adolescents […]

HWCOM In the News-June 2022

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June 30,2022Worried you have COVID ahead of July 4th gatherings? The age of your at-home test is key to its accuracyCBS4, Miami June 21, 2022Black Health Summit tackles health gapsDr. Cheryl HolderThe Miami Times June 16, 2022There’s a health gap in South Florida’s Black communities. Here’s what can be doneDr. Cheryl HolderMiami Herald June 15, […]

HWCOM In The News-May 2022

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May 30, 2022Small Differences in the Face of DeathDaniel Orlan, M3in-Training May 25, 2022FIU Health now offers noninvasive procedure to treat depressionDr. Patricia JunqueraFIU NewsDon’t do rapid COVID testing too soon or the results could be flawedDr. Aileen MartyWorld Nation News May 24, 2022Should we be worried about monkeypox in South Florida? Here’s what you […]

Meet our 2022 Real Triumphs Graduates

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Black and white heashots of the two medical students named real triumphs graduates from class of 2022.
Two of our graduating seniors are being honored as 2022 FIU Real Triumphs Graduates. Every year, the university chooses outstanding students from each college who have accomplished extraordinary things during their time at the university and are “shining examples of what makes FIU students so special.” This year’s Real Triumphs Grads from the Herbert Wertheim […]

2022 Alpha Omega Alpha Induction Ceremony

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Congratulations to the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s 2022 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society inductees. This year, 25 students were inducted into the prestigious national honor society–four juniors and 21 seniors. AΩA recognizes scholarship and other values including honesty, ethics, dedication to serving others, and leadership. It is to medicine what Phi Beta […]

HWCOM In The News- April 2022

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April 30, 2022Every climate solution is a health solution — both are badly neededDr. Cheryl HolderThe Hill April 27, 2022FIU hosts meeting of nation’s top glycobiology researchersCharles DimitroffFIU News April 19, 2022Trends of Cancer Screenings, Diagnoses, and Mortalities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications and Future RecommendationsMatthew Yeager, Kevin NewsomeUro Today April 7, 202212 FIU programs […]