Program Overview

College of Medicine

The College of Medicine at Florida State University offers a range of programs and services.

Campuses

The college has several campuses, including:

• Daytona Beach
• Fort Pierce
• Orlando
• Pensacola
• Sarasota
• Tallahassee
• Marianna Rural Program
• Immokalee Health Education Site
• Thomasville Program

Academics

The college offers various academic programs, including:

• Departments:
  • Behavioral Sciences & Social Medicine
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Clinical Sciences
  • Family Medicine & Rural Health
  • Geriatrics
• Degree Programs:
  • M.D.
  • Physician Assistant
  • Ph.D.
  • M.S. (Bridge Program)
  • B.S. (IMS Program)
• Divisions / Offices:
  • Academic Affairs
  • Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
  • Faculty Development
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Medical Education
  • Student Affairs
• Residency Programs:
  • Residency Programs
  • ICR Postdoctoral Health Psychology Consortium
• Centers & Institutes:
  • Area Health Education Center
  • Autism Institute
  • Center for Behavioral Health Integration
  • Center for Brain Repair
  • Center for Child Stress & Health
  • Center on Global Health
  • Center for Medicine and Public Health
  • Center for Rural Health Research & Policy
  • Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases
• Education & Clinical Centers:
  • The Chapman Humanities and Arts in Medicine Program
  • Healthy Liver

Admissions

The college offers admissions to various programs, including:

• M.D.
• Physician Assistant
• Ph.D
• IMS B.S.
• Honors Medical Scholars

Research

The college has a strong research focus, with:

• Division of Research
• Search by Research Expertise
• Ph.D. Program
• Medical Student Research
• Sponsored Funding Assistance
• Translational Science Laboratory
• MRI Facility
• Centers & Institutes:
  • Area Health Education Center
  • Autism Institute
  • Center for Behavioral Health Integration
  • Center for Brain Repair
  • Center for Child Stress & Health
  • Center on Global Health
  • Center for Medicine and Public Health
  • Center for Rural Health Research & Policy
  • Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases
• Quick Links for Medical Research
• FSU Health Research Connections

Family Medicine & Rural Health

The Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health offers:

• About the Department
• Research & Scholarly Activity:
  • Overview
  • Faculty Research Interests
  • Selected Publications
• Rural Health Programs
• Education:
  • Overview
  • Family Medicine SubInternship
  • Electives
• Service:
  • Overview
  • Clinical Activities
  • Community Service
• Sponsored Residencies
• Faculty & Staff:
  • Faculty
  • Staff
• Student Organizations:
  • Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)
  • Florida Rural Health Association - Student Chapter
  • FSUCares
  • Students Interested in Global Health (SIGH)
  • Student National Medical Association
  • Sports Medicine Interest Group
  • Family Medicine Scholars
• HEAL
• Resources
• Spotlight Archive
• Employment Opportunities

Family Medicine Sub-Internship

The Family Medicine Sub-Internship is a four-week competency-based clerkship in family medicine. Students are expected to actively participate in care of hospitalized patients and assume an expanded level of clinical responsibility. The course provides exposure to the full spectrum of care provided by family physicians, including inpatient care to patients of all ages and a broad range of conditions. Students will participate as a member of inter-professional teams and work effectively to facilitate optimal patient care. The course also offers opportunities to participate in procedures commonly performed by family physicians and ambulatory encounters that provide additional exposure to the full scope of family medicine.

Faculty Administrators

The course is led by several faculty administrators, including:

• Joanne Saxour MD, FAAFP, Education Director/Clerkship Director, Daytona
• Julia Weeks, MD, Clerkship Director, Tallahassee
• Melodie Mope MD, Clerkship Director, Orlando
• Hillary Hultstrand, MD, Clerkship Director, Pensacola
• Carlos F Rodriguez MD, FAAFP, Clerkship Director, Sarasota
• Nancy Baker, MD, Clerkship Director, Ft. Pierce
• Wesley J Driggers MD, PhD, Clerkship Director, Daytona
• Calvin J Reams MD, Clerkship Administrator, Tallahassee