Dr. Douglas A. Holt, Andor Szentivanyi Professor of Medicine, succeeds Dr. John Sinnott as Director of USF Health's Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine. Dr. Holt served as Associate Director of the division since 2006. |
Dr. John T. Sinnott, Director of Infectious Disease & International Medicine and Associate Dean of USF Medicine International has been appointed Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine, effective December 1st. Dr. Sinnott will be the third person to serve as Chairman for the largest department within the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.
Dr. Sinnott has been a part of USF for nearly 30 years. He became a faculty member in 1983 after he completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship training in infectious diseases & tropical medicine at USF. In 1991, Dr. Sinnott was selected Director of the Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine.
As Director, Dr. Sinnott brought in federally funded research grants, trained countless subspecialists and students, created international training programs, established global partnerships, and helped create mobile healthcare education applications such as ID Podcasts and MD Stats. To read the full press release, click here. |
USF Health and the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (F/C AETC) successfully hosted its 21st annual HIV conference October 26th-27th! Drs.Todd Wills and Jose Montero, both Associate Professors of the Division of Infectious Disease, served as track leaders for Advanced Topics for HIV Clinicians. Dr. Beata Casanas, Associate Professor of the Division of Infectious Disease, served as a track leader for Fundamentals of HIV for Providers & Staff. Click here to read more! |
On September 24th, the USF Research Foundation's MD Stats app became available for purchase in iTunes! According to the app creator, Dr. John Sinnott, this app serves as a tool for medical students to learn the basics of medical statistics in an interactive and fun way. Since its release, the app has been downloaded by users in the United States, Switzerland, Mexico, and Japan! To download the app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, click here. MD Stats may also be accessed online by clicking here. |
| In July, Dr. Beata Casanas, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and Medical Director of the Hillsborough County Health Department's Tuberculosis (TB) Center was interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times for her expert opinion on a recent outbreak of TB among the homeless in Jacksonville, FL. She discussed TB transmission, management and treatment. Click here to read more. |
| On May 4th, six students from the International Medicine Scholarly Concentration program graduated from USF's Morsani College of Medicine and entered residency programs. To date, over 70 medical students have participated in this program, which is one of 12 available concentrations. For more information click here. |
| USF Health and the Shimberg Health Sciences Library celebrates contributions to the field made by faculty publications. In April 2012, Dr. Sandra Gompf's book, Gompf's ID Pearls 2.0, was selected as the book of the month. Dr. Gompf is an Associate Professor of Infectious Disease at USF and Chief of Infectious Disease at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. Her book serves as an infectious diseases pocket study guide for medical students and professionals. Click here for more information. |
| MyFox Tampa Bay interviewed Dr. Todd Wills, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease, on a new influenza strain recently found in bats in Guatemala, and the potential implications for humans. Click here to read more. |
March 24th marks the day Robert Koch discovered the tuberculosis bacterium, and is internationally recognized as World Tuberculosis Day. TB currently infects 1/3 of the world's population. To bring awareness, Dr. John Sinnott, Director of Infectious Disease, and Dr. Beata Casanas, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and Director of the Tuberculosis Clinic at the Hillsborough County Health Department, discussed disease presence locally, risk, transmission, treatment, and prevention.Click here to read more. |
| On December 9, 2011, IDPodcasts.net added it's 150th video podcast! This milestone was reached thanks to our faculty's committment to education. Click here to watch the 150th podcast: "Antibiotic Dosing in End Stage Renal Disease" by Dr. Linda Cheung. |
| Dr. Charurut Somboonwit, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, was interviewed by the St. Pete Times newspaper for an article on World AIDS Day. The article highlights the importance of getting tested, medical advances made since the discovery, and the challenges we still face. Click here to read the article. |
KNOW YOUR STATUS! The Hillsborough County Health Department will host its 7th annual World AIDS Day event on Friday, December 2, 2011. Find out your status by participating in FREE HIV and STD testing! Stop by to learn about current research at the HIV Clinical Research Unit, attend educational sessions and obtain information on local resources from community partners. Click here for more information on the event. |
| Division Director John Sinnott MD was interviewed by News Channel 8 to shed light on an exciting new front in medicine: personal genetic testing. Click here to watch! |
| Dr. Richard Oehler, ID Podcasts co-founder and webmaster, has successfully launched the ID Podcasts mobile viewer app for Android smartphones andtablets! Click here for free download in the Android Market. ID Podcasts are now available on the web, iTunes, and Android and Apple devices for easily accessible remote learning! |
| On October 13, 2011, Division Director John Sinnott MD was honored as a 2011 Healthcare Hero by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. He received the Healthcare Educator award during this annual celebration which recognizes healthcare leaders throughout the Tampa Bay area. Click here to read more. |
September is Sepsis Awareness Month! Sepsis is a life-threatening, toxic response to infection or injury. USF received a generous Endowment for Sepsis Awareness and Education from Dr. Carl Flatley, who lost his daughter Erin to sepsis in 2002. Click here to read his story. Click here to learn more about sepsis and how you can help. |
| Dr. Richard Oehler, ID Podcasts co-founder and webmaster, has been invited by SSR, Inc. to appear at the Mobile Healthcare Technology Summit at USF's Marshall Student Center on October 12, 2011. He will participate in a panel discussion about the future of mobile technology in medicine. Click here for more information. |
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