Nova Southeastern University has doubled its number of osteopathic medical graduates training in South Florida in the last 10 years, helping to ease a shortage of physicians at a time when demand for medical care is increasing.

The university's Davie-based College of Osteopathic Medicine now has about 250 graduates in residency training programs in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, said Fred Lippman, NSU chancellor of the Health Professions Division.

Partners, such as Fort Lauderdale's Broward Health Medical Center, have stepped up to train more residents who have graduated from NSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lippman said. Physicians have to go through a residency before being allowed to practice medicine.

Broward Health now trains 105 osteopathic physicians as residents a reason why the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration last month designated it a statutory teaching hospital, the first in Broward and the 10th in the state.

In fact, Broward Health has nearly doubled its training of osteopathic medical residents in just four years.

This ensures "we're meeting the evolving health care needs of our population," said Dr. Natasha N. Bray, the public health care system's vice president/designated institutional officer and director of graduate medical education.

Both osteopathic physicians and the better known medical doctors, or MDs, undergo four years of medical school and once licensed can treat patients, prescribe medicine and perform surgery.

According to the American Osteopathic Association, osteopathic physcians practice a "whole person" approach to medicine. They are taught that structural abnormalities can compromise a person's overall health. To help restore the body's proper function, DOs are trained to use their hands in osteopathic manipulative treatment, or OMT.

Florida has two osteopathic medical schools: NSU's and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton.

Osteopathic medical schools emphasize training students to become primary care physicians, which is South Florida's greatest need. There aren't enough primary care physicians to see patients with an undiagnosed health problem, from colds to diabetes, Bray said. The Affordable Care Act has provided health insurance to thousands of South Floridians, many of whom are now seeking medical help, she said.

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Boonton High School students graduated from the Rutgers Pre-Med Honor program on Wednesday, Nov. 19. From left are: (first row) Dr. Morgan Pines, Manal Shabob, Nimrah Khurshid, Sarah Sahili, Jordyn Ferrante; (second row) Faiza Kahn, Cyndia Green, Kaia Mobley, Laiba Quereshi; (third row) Iman Hashmi, Martha Asfena, Lee Ann Villegas; and in the fourth row: Will Cartelli, Marshall Maquiling, Hajira Khan, and Noor Tahir.

Fifteen Boonton High School students graduated from the 2014 Pre-Medical Honors Program, sponsored by Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School and The Institute for the Public Understanding of Health and Medicine, on Wednesday, Nov. 19. In its 14th year, the highly successful program is designed to identify and encourage the most qualified high school students to consider careers in medicine by providing them an authentic medical school education experience.

Students are accepted into the competitive program through an application process and enrollment is limited to 200 students across the state.

The BHS students participated in the eight-week program along with students from 34 other New Jersey high schools. They took part in lectures, seminars, and small group discussions that were created by members of the faculty of the New Jersey Medical School and facilitated by medical school students.

The district provided bussing for the BHS students, at no cost, to Rutgers NJMS in Newark each Wednesday for the four-hour sessions which covered topics that included: history of medicine, what you should know as a patient, HIV/AIDS stem cell medicine, principals of orthopedics and knee and ligament injuries, the Ebola crisis, intro to dermatology and skin cancer recognition, genetics, and the mysterious heart. They were also trained in CPR and other life-saving techniques.

The program requires a commitment to the entire eight-week session but the students found the time spent more than worthwhile.

"Participating in the pre-medical honors program was very valuable to me," offered BHS junior Martha Asfeha. "Not only did it provided a stimulating curriculum and expanded my options for future careers, but also educated me on general facts about the medical field. I particularly liked the lectures. It was nice seeing people, who once sat where I was, talk about something they're so passionate about. It's very motivating knowing that they've gone through years upon years of studying and made it so far."

In addition to the lectures and seminars, students gained valuable insight by going on rounds with the medical students at University Hospital in Newark. The program also provided the high school students the unique opportunity to meet and interact with notable faculty from the medical school, including Dr. Jacob Lindenthal, director of the Institute for the Public Understanding of Health and medicine chair, Dr. Robert Barchi, president of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Brian Storm, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Dr. George Heinrich, associate dean for Medical School Admission.

"Meeting these renowned doctors was a part of the program I enjoyed most," said junior Noor Tahr. "They all started off where I am today, a high school student trying to figure out my place in the world, what career will suit me best, and how Ill achieve it."

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Lawmakers unveil bills to fund WSU medical school (AP): Two state legislators announced plans Tuesdayto introduce a pair of bills that would create a new Washington State University medical school in Spokane. The proposal from the Spokane lawmakers calls for the state to provide $2.5 million in funding for the project.

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After Washington State University and the University of Washington dissolved their longstanding partnership in October, many feared the only medical students in Spokane (first and second year students in UW's WWAMI program) would be pulled back to the university's Seattle campus. But two months later, a plan is in motion for an independent WSU medical school and an expansion to UW's Spokane programs.

WSU held a press conference with State Sen. Michael Bumgartner and Rep. Marcus Riccelli to announce legislation seeking $2.5 million in funding for a medical school and a repeal to a 1917 law requiring all public medical training be conducted at UW.

One hundred years ago the legislature in Olympia made a mistake, Sen. Baumgartner said. Medical education is just an absolute must here in Spokane, and this independent medical school is going to do so much to fill that need.

Baumgartner said he's confident the legislation will pass easily and WSU will get the funding they need to get their medical school up and running in 2017.

Meanwhile, Gonzaga announced talks with the University of Washington to potentially partner on medical research and education.

I really think Gonzaga has been focused for a long time on what's best for Spokane, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh said. As medical education and research emerged as a priority for Spokane we have been active in supporting that agenda.

The partnership would likely continue UW's WWAMI program, which currently houses 49 first- and second-year students on WSU's Spokane campus. However, those will be the last after WSU and UW agreed to dissolve their partnership in October.

We are committed to the success of the WWAMI program in Spokane, University of Washington President Michael Young said.

President Young stressed that there's no plan to move their current program from Eastern Washington, but Gonzaga's President told KHQ that a partnership would ensure this region doesn't lose ties to UW's successful programs.

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A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines.

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A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines.

At this point theres no reduction on anything (for UW Medical School), Riccelli said. We want to grow medical education anywaypossible.

They plan to introduce legislation in both chambers that would amend a 1917 law that places medical educationat UW, allowing WSU to have aseparateschool.

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University announced its intention to explore a partnership with the University of Washington to operate a physician training program on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane.

We at Gonzaga, together with many other community members, have actively supported expansion of WWAMI medical education and the promise of economic growth stimulated by research in Spokane since the original proposal to bring the four-year medical school to the University District launched, said Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh in a press release sent out on Monday. Given the reality that expanding medical education has always been considered in view of the opportunities for Spokane and the benefits to Eastern Washington, we feel it is important to get community input on the role and value of a UW-GU partnership

The UW has proposed development of a public-private partnership in the context of the University of Washington School of Medicine's WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program a five-state, community-based medical education enterprise that is recognized as the top primary care, family medicine and rural medicine program in the nation.

According to a 2009 report commissioned by Greater Spokane Inc., a four year medical school would have a $1.6 billion economic impact and create more than 9,000 jobs over a 20-year period.

WSU wants to establish its own medical school that would train 120 new doctors per year, while UW wants to expand the existing Spokane program initially to take 80 new students per year and eventually grow to 120. The announcement of Gonzaga's intended partnership came just hours after two Spokane legislators announced plans to back a new Washington State University medical school on the Riverpoint campus.

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UNC senior Skylar La Torre-Couch is applying to medical school one medical school, to be exact.

With fees of up to $150 for each application submitted, La Torre-Couch is trying to save money by only applying to the University of Hawaii, where she would receive in-state tuition.

Before current undergraduates can worry about the increasing cost of furthering their education, many students have to worry about finding the money to apply.

Ive heard of stories where students spend thousands of dollars but dont get in anywhere, said La Torre-Couch.

Its easy to spend thousands of dollars to apply to a single school. In addition to application fees, applicants pay for entrance exams, test preparation courses and official transcript orders.

Taking the revamped Medical College Admission Test, MCAT2015, costs $300. And the price tag of Kaplans most popular preparation course is $1,999.

Other professional and graduate programs also have application processes that can cost more than a UNC undergraduates approximated personal expenses for an entire semester.

Registering for the Graduate Management Admission Test for business school costs $250, and its Kaplan prep course runs close to $1,500. The Graduate Record Examinations, a requirement to apply for most other graduate degrees, costs $195.

The process of applying to grad school is a financial burden, and then the kicker is that you might not get into any of the schools, said Swati Rayasam, who graduated from UNC in 2013.

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A pair of Spokane legislators will propose legislation to put the states second medical school in Spokane under the control of Washington State University.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, will unveil legislation on Tuesday that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington and provide some $2.5 million for WSU to establish a school that concentrates on family and rural medicine disciplines.

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A pair of Spokane legislators will propose legislation to put the states second medical school in Spokane under the control of Washington State University.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, will unveil legislation on Tuesday that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington and provide some $2.5 million for WSU to establish a school that concentrates on family and rural medicine disciplines.

At this point theres no reduction on anything (for UW Medical School), Riccelli said. We want to grow medical education any way possible.

They plan to introduce legislation in both chambers that would amend a 1917 law that places the medical education at UW, allowing WSU to have a separate school at the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown Spokane.

This is not a radical idea, Riccelli said. There are plenty of states that have more than one medical school.

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University announced its intention to explore a partnership with the University of Washington to operate a physician training program on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane.

We at Gonzaga, together with many other community members, have actively supported expansion of WWAMI medical education and the promise of economic growth stimulated by research in Spokane since the original proposal to bring the four-year medical school to the University District launched, said Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh in a press release sent out on Monday. Given the reality that expanding medical education has always been considered in view of the opportunities for Spokane and the benefits to Eastern Washington, we feel it is important to get community input on the role and value of a UW-GU partnership

The UW has proposed development of a public-private partnership in the context of the University of Washington School of Medicine's WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program a five-state, community-based medical education enterprise that is recognized as the top primary care, family medicine and rural medicine program in the nation.

According to a 2009 report commissioned by Greater Spokane Inc., a four year medical school would have a $1.6 billion economic impact and create more than 9,000 jobs over a 20-year period.

WSU wants to establish its own medical school that would train 120 new doctors per year, while UW wants to expand the existing Spokane program initially to take 80 new students per year and eventually grow to 120. The announcement of Gonzaga's intended partnership came just hours after two Spokane legislators announced plans to back a new Washington State University medical school on the Riverpoint campus.

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Gonzaga University may jump into the medical school fray. The private Jesuit university announced this afternoon that it is exploring a partnership with University of Washington to operate an expanded physician training program in Spokane. Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh said this afternoon that UW officials contacted him this fall to pitch the possibility and that he agreed to consider it. No timeframe for a decision has been set. We at Gonzaga, together with many other community members, have actively supported expansion of WWAMI medical education and the promise of economic growth stimulated by research in Spokane since the original proposal

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Gonzaga University may jump into the medical school fray.

The private Jesuit university announced this afternoon that it is exploring a partnership with University of Washington to operate an expanded physician training program in Spokane.

Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh said this afternoon that UW officials contacted him this fall to pitch the possibility and that he agreed to consider it. No timeframe for a decision has been set.

We at Gonzaga, together with many other community members, have actively supported expansion of WWAMI medical education and the promise of economic growth stimulated by research in Spokane since the original proposal to bring the four-year medical school to the University District launched, McCulloh said in prepared remarks accompanying the announcement. Given the reality that expanding medical education has always been considered in view of the opportunities for Spokane and the benefits to Eastern Washington, we feel it is important to get community input on the role and value of a UW-GU partnership

The announcement came just hours after two Spokane legislators announced plans to back a new Washington State University medical school on the Riverpoint campus.

After years of collaboration, WSU and UW ended their partnership in the Spokane physician training program in October over differing visions of how best to fill Washingtons need for more doctors, particularly in rural communities.

WSU wants to establish its own medical school that would train 120 new doctors per year, while UW wants to expand the existing Spokane program initially to take 80 new students per year and eventually grow to 120.

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SPOKANE Two state legislators from Spokane will propose bills to create a new medical school in Spokane under the control of Washington State University.

State Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and state Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, will unveil legislation Tuesday to change a 1917 law that limits medical education to the University of Washington.

Their bills would also provide about $2.5 million for Washington State to establish a school that concentrates on family and rural medicine.

Baumgartner is vice chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and Riccelli is vice chairman of the House Health Care Committee.

Washington State has announced plans to start a new medical school in Spokane, saying the state suffers from a shortage of physicians. The University of Washington says its programs should be expanded.

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It's not easy to grab the attention of medical students, but a program created by the family medicine interest group (FMIG) at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minn. -- and supported by the Minnesota AFP -- is helping busy students connect with family physicians in a time-efficient manner.

Speed Date Our Specialty, inspired by matchmaking events popular among singles, launched in 2011 as the brainchild of three Mayo medical students and FMIG members: Nora King, Sam Porter and Megan Chock. The event includes dinner and introductions and is followed by a rapid-fire, cut-to-the-chase question-and-answer session. During the Q&A, small groups of students sit down with one or two physicians for about 10 minutes to ask them questions. When the 10 minutes are up, a timer sounds and the students rotate to a new table hosted by different family doctors.

Organizers of the events take care to ensure physicians from different practice environments participate. For example, the first event included physicians practicing in urban and rural settings and for large health care systems and small community-based offices, Chock told AAFP News. Some of the physicians focused on obstetrics and women's health, while others were hospitalists or involved in research, she said.

"The benefit and the strength of the speed dating program is that it exposes students to the breadth and variation that's available within family medicine," said Jennifer Pecina, M.D., chapter member and FMIG faculty adviser at Mayo Medical School. "I think many are not aware of how broad our specialty is and how much you can do with it."

The three student founders wrote a paper about the inaugural speed-date event, "Speed date our specialty: a novel event to increase students' understanding of family medicine," which was published last year in the Journal of Contemporary Medical Education. Pre- and post-event surveys reflected that students' understanding of family medicine improved significantly. Students especially reported a greater understanding of career opportunities, innovations, residency training and work-life balance within the specialty. Overall, students gave the event high ratings, providing "good" to "excellent" scores on surveys.

"Primarily, we had first- and second-years who attended, and all of them left feeling like they knew more about family medicine," Chock, now a fourth-year student at Mayo, recalled. "We never thought it would get as big as it did," she added.

The inaugural event was attended by 14 of the school's 100 first- and second-year students and 10 family physicians. Today, Minnesota's FMIGs run the program at three medical school campuses: Mayo Medical School, as well as the University of Minnesota medical school campuses in Duluth and Twin Cities, said Lisa Regehr, conference coordinator for the MAFP. Anywhere from 30-50 students attend the events each year, and students regularly request that the program be repeated the following year, she noted.

Pecina speculated that the speed dating events have been so popular because they are fun, casual and collegial, providing a refreshing break from the academic rigors of medical school.

In October, a derivative Speed Date Your Specialty lunch was held during the Family Medicine Midwest 2014 conference, in Minneapolis. Kurt Angstman, M.D., president of the MAFP and associate professor of family medicine at Mayo, described the energy in the room as "vibrant."

"It's a blast to do," said Angstman, who has answered questions at several events. "It's a nonthreatening and engaging environment," he said.

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Dr. Roderick Macdonald Jr., who served as the University of South Carolina Medical School's first permanent dean nearly four decades ago, died Monday. He was 88.

Macdonald was born on Oct. 16, 1926, in Charleston. He went to Davidson College to earn his undergraduate degree and then attended MUSC, graduating in 1950. He held positions at several medical universities around the country before returning to South Carolina in 1976 to head the then new medical school.

He acted as both dean and professor of surgery while at the university. According to previous Post and Courier reports, Macdonald said of his positions, "I hope that some day I will be able to be remembered as a medical educator who contributed to the growth of a medical school." Under Macdonald, the school received full accreditation with the first class graduating in 1981. He was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the School of Medicine.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Helen, four daughters, a son and nine grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by Dunbar Funeral Home of Columbia.

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ROGERSVILLE Cherokee High School sophomore Ian Frazier recently attended Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., intended for honors students who are planning careers in medical professions.

Frazier is enrolled in the Health Science curriculum and plans to pursue medicine in the field of neurology.

His goals stem from several childhood and sports-related injuries; specifically concussions, a vertebral fracture, and ultimately a traumatic brain injury.

Frazier is also a member of Cherokee's HOSA: Future Health Professionals organization.

The Congress of Future Medical Leaders is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields.

The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

Frazier was nominated to represent Cherokee on his academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.

During the three-day Congress, Frazier joined students from across the country and heard lectures from Nobel laureates, National Medal of Science winners, and fellow teen medical science prodigies.

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