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Vincent Boston’s desire to be a doctor was cemented during his five years as a Navy medic. When he applied to Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, he wrote a personal essay where he recounted one particularly harrowing experience in Iraq: He was on a helicopter on a [...]
WHAT: Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon will join the Miami-Dade legislative delegation in a visit to the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine to learn about its progress and meet FIU students, faculty and administrators. The visit also will allow the delegation to learn about the latest technologies being [...]
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted provisional accreditation to Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. “Provisional accreditation means that our college meets national standards for structure, function and performance,” said Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Dean John Rock. “It also is recognition of the tremendous [...]
WHAT: Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Autism Speaks’ Miami-Dade Chapter will host an open forum on the advances of science and how they pertain to autism spectrum disorders. “Giving Answers and Getting Results” will feature guest speakers from Autism Speaks. Created by Bob and Suzanne Wright [...]
Florida International University medical and nursing students on Wednesday got an interactive lesson on how to make home visits. United HomeCare Services (UHCS), the largest home health agency in South Florida, conducted a “Community Classroom” session at its Northwest Miami-Dade offices to show more than 80 FIU students how to [...]
MIAMI – The second class of medical students to be accepted into Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine will reflect the diversity of South Florida, ensuring that the next generation of physicians understands the needs and challenges that face the region. The 43 students that make up the [...]
Dr. Seza Gulec, an FIU Wertheim College of Medicine professor of surgery and radiology/ nuclear medicine, is a leading researcher in the development of this treatment and was the first in the United States to use SIRT in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of liver cancers. He was originally [...]
Dear members of the university community: We continue to monitor the devastating news coming out of Haiti after Tuesday’s earthquake. Our sympathy and solidarity stand with the Haitian people. I know that the FIU community is eager to help the Haitian community and the best thing to do at this [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Some of the world’s leading experts on sex differentiation disorders will participate in the “2nd World Conference: Genetic and Hormonal Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders”, a groundbreaking conference hosted by faculty in Florida International University’s Wertheim College of Medicine. This conference will provide information that will serve [...]
The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine has been invited by Odebrecht USA to participate in the development and design of an Airport City at Miami International Airport. The vision for the project is to create a landmark urban center at MIA. For FIU this partnership is consistent with our commitment [...]
