TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication.................................................................................................... 3
Foreword by Helen Livingston...................................................................... 4
Preface .......................................................................................................... 7
A Very Quick History of the FSU College of Medicine................................. 11
The Long and Winding Road to Tallahassee.................................................. 14
PIMS: The College of Medicine’s Foundation............................................... 20
Why Florida Needed a New Med School...................................................... 23
‘We Can Succeed’: Epiphany at Harvard Macy ............................................. 26
Unique Clinical Training: The Australian Model........................................... 28
‘A New Model’: Excerpt from the College of Medicine Bill........................... 34
Durell Peaden on Getting His Bill Passed...................................................... 36
The Future of Medical Education: Myra’s Manifesto...................................... 39
‘They Kept Hammering Us’: Alma Littles...................................................... 44
‘Who the Hell Are Their Lawyers?’:
Sandy D’Alemberte Takes on the LCME....................................................... 47
Two More Encounters With the LCME........................................................ 56
The Chiropractic Caper................................................................................. 59
‘You’re Doing a Wonderful Job’:
Perspective from the AAMC President.......................................................... 61
Student Stories: Kim Ruscher, Lorna Stewart, Stephanie Lee, Christie
Alexander, Sarah Mulkey, Michael Hernandez, Julie Barré ............................ 67
Acknowledgments......................................................................................... 83
Appendix A: Quick Facts............................................................................... 86
Appendix B: Timeline................................................................................... 91
Appendix C: The Law Creating the College of Medicine............................... 99
Appendix D: Hurt-Harris Article from Academic Medicine............................ 107
Appendix E: Summary of MGT
Socioeconomic-Impact Report from 2015..................................................... 123
Appendix F: Dean Fogarty Looks Back......................................................... 125
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