Dr. Robert Brooks MD MA MBA MPH, a nationally recognized patient safety, health informatics and policy scholar, researcher and educator from Florida State University joins USF Health. Dr. Brooks will build upon his well-established research and teaching record and will hold faculty appointments in the College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & College of Public Health and serve as an associate vice president for health leadership at USF Health. He brings an extensive and intricate working knowledge of academic medicine, curriculum development, student recruitment & advisement, health policy and practice.
An article on bite-related infections from cats and dogs gained worldwide press coverage. Published in the July issue of The Lancet & available in full text below. Oehler R, Velez A, Mizrachi M, Lamarche J, Gompf S. Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs. The Lancet Inf. Dis. 2009;9:439-47. Download the article Fox Tampa Bay Story "Pets and Kisses Not a Good Mix," June 2.
Dr. Beata Casanas appointed Valedictorian, 13th Class, Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida
Congratulations to Michael Ruppal, formally appointed Executive Director for the AIDS Institute.
Dr. John Toney interviewed in recent article: Worry Over AIDS Hides Rising STD Infections
Entrepreneurial Academic Models
Thank you Dr. Margarita Cancio & Jimmy Schramm from Infectious Disease Associates of Tampa Bay for coaching our team on infusion services. We have 5 patients undergoing infusion therapy through the new USF Infectious Disease Infusion Service.
Announcements
Welcome new fellows! Moise Carrington MD, Elvis Castillo MD, Ulyee Choe DO & Rachel Franck MD
Fellows Class 2009-10
Swine flu is a moving target. As per our faculty, the best sites for tracking the flu are: Pandemicflu.gov, CDC, and Google Flutrends
Big thanks to the volunteers who helped in community outreach efforts at the 2009 St. Pete Pride Festival! Special thanks to Jim Roth & the Pinellas Co. Health Department for making our partnership booths a great success! View the webalbum
This event was part of a collaboration of National HIV Testing Day events. 267 people were tested for HIV & STDs as part of the outreach.
Welcome Helen Georgiev, our new Research Assistant for the COM Office of International Affairs.
Visit the newly redesigned and updated SEPTC website.
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