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 [...]
FIU’s NeighborhoodHELP to conduct health surveys of families in North Dade
09/28/2009 By
MIAMI – Representatives of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine will begin visiting North Miami-Dade homes this week to conduct health surveys of families. NeighborhoodHELP™, the program through which FIU medical students will work with medically underserved families, will launch the study on Monday. Survey takers will visit 2,200 homes [...]
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient and FIU professor Dr. Pedro José “Joe” Greer Presents Proposal at 2009 Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust
09/25/2009 By
Friday, September 25, 2009 – 2:50 pm to 4:00 pm Washington Convention Center, Room 146B Washington, DC MIAMI – Dr. Pedro José “Joe” Greer, chair of the Department of Humanities, Health & Society at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, will join the2009 Fall Congressional Black Caucus [...]
Prominent Miami physician to lead neurology department at FIU Wertheim College of Medicine
08/19/2009 By
MIAMI – Dr. Jeffrey Horstmyer, a leader in the Miami medical community and a senior attending physician at MercyHospital, has been named founding chairman of the Department of Neurology at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. “We are proud to add Dr. Horstmyer to our growing list of [...]
FIU’s first medical students receive their white coats in ceremony
08/07/2009 By
MIAMI (Aug. 7, 2009) – The 43 students who make up the inaugural class of the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine received their traditional white medical coats in a ceremony on Friday. The White Coat Ceremony, which officially marks the beginning of the students’ medical education, was held at [...]
FIU’s First Medical Students to Receive their White Coats in Ceremony
08/05/2009 By
MIAMI – The FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine will hold its first White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 7, establishing a tradition through which its medical students will formally begin their journey toward becoming physicians. The ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, [...]
Modesto A. Maidique to mark last day as FIU’s president
07/30/2009 By
FIU College of Medicine students receive scholarships
06/03/2009 By
Twelve of the 43 students who make up the FIU College of Medicine inaugural class have received full and partial scholarships. On Wednesday, three of the scholarship recipients spoke to the College of Medicine Dean’s Council to express their gratitude for the awards. The first College of Medicine class will [...]
FIU in the Media: 10 Million for Medicine, Dalia Lama donates 100k, U.S. Attorney Acosta to lead FIU Law
06/03/2009 By
FIU medical school gets $10 million donation SOURCE: Miami Herlad A $10 million mix of a donation and matching funds to FIU will support a groundbreaking medical program. Dalai Lama donates $100K for religion department SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times An effort to save Florida International University’s religion department from closing has [...]
Liver cancer patients find new hope in targeted microsphere treatment pioneered at FIU
05/07/2009 By
Listen to a WLRN interview with Dr. Gulec MIAMI – May 7, 2009 – A novel treatment for inoperable liver cancer that delivers high doses of radiation directly to the site of tumors is extending and improving the life of patients. Known as Selective Internal Radiation Therapy, this innovative treatment [...]
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