Meeting the Needs of Florida and Beyond
What makes us stand apart from other medical schools?
Is it that we hold true to our mission of educating health care professionals who value the importance of providing care to the underserved?( We do.) Or is it that a good portion of our alumni stay in the state to meet the needs of Floridians?( They do.) Both are true— and couple those with the fact we are community based, meaning our students are out in the field learning from practicing physicians and serving thousands of patients each day, you quickly see the positive impact this College of Medicine has on the health of individuals and entire communities.
Instead of learning in an academic medical center, seeing only the sickest patients and learning largely from residents, our students learn one-on-one from community health care providers in their offices, clinics and other outpatient settings, as well as in area hospitals. Those communities are all over the state, near our six regional campuses and our clinical training sites.
We’ re mission driven. A large part of our mission is to serve the underserved. That starts with choosing the right students. Test scores matter, but so do other factors, such as where they grew up, what motivates them and how they’ ve already served in their community. We immerse them in a culture that values mutual respect, teamwork and open communication – and prepare them to become lifelong learners.
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A REPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY