FLorida State University Medicine

The department of medicine has a mission to produce educated and developed physicians, who practice patient-centered health care, discover and use advance knowledge. They understand the responsibility towards the community needs, through the service to elders, rural areas and minority community. Throughout their academic program, students learn in environment that involves teamwork, open communication and respect. Students are giving active participation in an innovative and information technology programs.

Students are getting a well-structured source of education in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences. Subjects such as anatomy and pathology are presented in a clinical science with medical cases, as well as the latest medical technologies. Problem-based and small-group learning experiences help students develop their clinical accurateness and they learn to work as a team member in health care team. Vision of the FSU College of Medicine will lead the nation in preparing compassionate physicians to deliver the highest quality 21st Century patient-centered medicine to communities of greatest need.

Departments of medicine college:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
• Clinical Sciences
• Family Medicine and Rural Health
• Geriatrics

Biomedical Sciences:

Ph.D. Program - The Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Sciences at the Florida State University College of Medicine offers different courses to train biomedical scientists who take advantage of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and other contemporary approaches to answer the questions of development of cell, and molecular biology related to human health. The Program is appropriate for students with majors in biochemistry, biology or other health-related fields. The Biomedical Sciences program will prepare graduates to join in combination of various scientific workforces in both academic and non-academic environments. The students are performing the research in the following areas: development, neuroscience and the molecular basis of human disease.

Courses offered by Biomedical Science Department are:

Graduate Courses

• Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
• Integrated Health Sciences (IHS)

Undergraduate Courses

Medical Student Courses

Geriatrics:

ETHNICS Mnemonic

This teaching module is comprised of the clinical tool, a power point presentation, small group facilitator's guide, and reference materials. It can be used as a supplement to the Core Curriculum in Ethnogeriatrics.

Ethnomusicology

Medical Ethnomusicology and Global Perspectives on Health & healing a research symposium hosted by the Florida State University College of Medicine and School of Music.

Medical Humanities and Social Sciences:

Studies general knowledge and intellectual skills about human society and of individual relationships in and to society.

Clinical Sciences:

This teaching module is comprised of the clinical tool, education in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences. Subjects such as anatomy and pathology are presented in a clinically relevant context using medical cases, as well as the latest educational technologies.

Florida State University provides a rich research environment with a number of very successful programs that span the biomedical sciences. These include structural biology, neuroscience, chemistry, and biochemistry. The School of Computational Science and Informational Technology, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory also support research at FSU.