Long-time FIU benefactor Dr. Herbert Wertheim received the 2011 International Horatio Alger Award in recognition of his personal and professional accomplishments, despite humble and challenging beginnings. After accepting the award on April 8 in Washington, D.C., Wertheim was formally inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. The 11 [...]
FIU Benefactor Dr. Herbert Wertheim receives Horatio Alger Award for perseverance over adversity
04/20/2011 By
FIU summit to examine role of medical schools in improving health in urban communities
09/13/2010 By
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Florida International University, in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund and the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, located in Tulsa, Okla., will host the second annual Summit on Urban Health, a working forum to examine the role of medical schools in improving the health of underserved [...]
Leon Medical Centers to welcome Florida International University’s College of Medicine students
09/08/2010 By
SAVE THE DATE * SAVE THE DATE * SAVE THE DATE FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine students to begin innovative program and clinical rotations at LMC facilities MIAMI – Leon Medical Centers (LMC), a leading healthcare provider for Medicare patients in Miami-Dade County, alongside its academic partner, [...]
FIU medical students to learn from unlikely teachers: residents of South Florida
08/18/2010 By
MIAMI – A study released today by the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) at Florida International University paints a sobering picture of poverty and medical need in certain North Miami-Dade County neighborhoods. Approximately 35 percent of those surveyed were uninsured for at least some time during the previous 12 [...]
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine to welcome class of 2014
07/26/2010 By
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 [...]
FIU College of Medicine signs affiliation agreement with Cleveland Clinic Florida
07/14/2010 By
MIAMI – Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine has signed an affiliation agreement with Cleveland Clinic Florida, expanding the college’s reach across all aspects of medicine in South Florida. Dr. John Rock, founding dean of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, said the agreement with Cleveland Clinic Florida [...]
FIU College of Medicine professor conducts groundbreaking Neuro-AIDS research
06/22/2010 By
Madhavan Nair, chair and associate dean of the Department of Immunology in the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and his research group are conducting groundbreaking research that may lead to more effective treatment and new hope in the battle against Neuro-AIDS. This research was featured on the front cover of [...]
FIU College of Medicine signs affiliation agreement with Broward Health
06/18/2010 By
MIAMI – Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine announced today that it has signed an affiliation agreement with Broward Health, an agreement that will increase learning opportunities for its medical students in South Florida while expanding access to health care in the region. Broward Health is among the [...]
Medical pioneer joins FIU College of Medicine
06/11/2010 By
MIAMI – Dr. Barry T. Katzen, whose many career “firsts” include pioneering angioplasty, has joined Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs for Baptist Health South Florida. Katzen, who is founder and medical director of Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, will facilitate the relationship [...]
Wertheim College of Medicine Founding Dean inducted in prestigious Society of Scholars
06/03/2010 By
MIAMI – Dr. John Rock, Florida International University’s Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and founding Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, has been inducted in Johns Hopkins University’s prestigious Society of Scholars. The society—the first of its kind in the nation—inducts former postdoctoral fellows, postdoctoral degree recipients, [...]
