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NEW FACULTY PEDIATRICIAN, THANKS TO DANCE MARATHON
Mary Norton( M. D.,’ 13) is not only a College of Medicine alumna but also one of the newest full-time faculty members at the main campus. As a pediatrician, she has the same priority as Dance Marathon at FSU:“ for the kids.” In fact, support from Dance Marathon at FSU helped to bring her here. How does Norton’ s presence benefit kids? She’ s spending two days a week at the College of Medicine’ s school-based primary-care clinics in Gadsden County, where DM already supports the work being done by nurse practitioners Susan LaJoie and Julie Drude. Norton also is teaching pediatrics( aka health care for kids) to FSU medical students. And she’ s helping to build community partnerships vital for the FSU PrimaryHealth Clinic that the College of Medicine plans to open in 2018. Once it opens, Norton will be its lead pediatrician.“ My job,” she said,“ is to help bridge the divide between the Sabal Palm Elementary School community – all of those dedicated educators who want to lift up these kids – and the College of Medicine community, and help bring both our perspectives to lift up the whole community.” After she completed her residency in Greenville, South Carolina, Norton returned to Tallahassee with her economist husband and their three young daughters. Seeking guidance on local career possibilities, she checked in with Associate Dean Daniel Van Durme, one of the principal advocates for the community clinic. So when he asked her whether she’ d like to come on