Our Research
Mayo Summer Research Fellows pose with Dean Alma Littles, center, and FSU Associate Vice President for Health Innovation and Strategic Alliances Emily Prichard, far right. They are, front row from left, Claudia Silver, Jade Boers, Kamelia Klejc, and Shiva Patel. Back row, from left, Jake Guzzino, Owen Moore and Brittney Jabot.
M. D., who was instrumental in establishing the FSU- Mayo partnership. Quiñones-Hinojosa is the James C. and Sarah K. Kennedy Dean of Research, Mayo Clinic in Florida.
“ I felt it was important to launch this program simply because there are moments in life that dictate how one will practice medicine for the rest of their life— and that happened to me when I was a medical student,” Quiñones-Hinojosa said.“ I had the opportunity to do research and I realized that I wanted to care for patients physically through my hands and my knowledge through surgery and at the same time I wanted to give them hope through research.”
That hope resonated with student Jake Guzzino, who was mentored by Trifiletti.
“ I am still very much open-minded regarding my specialty. But every time I do research, I move more and more away from my undergraduate philosophy of‘ I strictly want to see patients; I do not want to do research,’ to‘ I definitely want to have some component of research in my practice,’” Guzzino said.“ Patient care will definitely be my number one, but seeing the impact research has, it makes me realize that this kind of work can impact many more patients than I can ever see myself.”
“ Through this partnership, our students have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a worldclass academic health center,” said College of Medicine Dean Alma Littles, M. D.“ To see the impact it has on their view of a career in medicine is amazing— and I think partnerships such as this are just the beginning. Research in all disciplines is, and always has been, a priority of Florida State and it’ s gained laser-focus through ASPIRE, the university’ s research strategic plan, as well as the creation of FSU Health, of which the college is a major driver. These initiatives will undoubtedly open more doors, both research and clinical, for our students.”
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