FSU College of Medicine 2018 annual report 2019 Annual Report

2 0 1 9 A N N U A L R E P O R T 31 ∑ FORT MYERS, FAMILY MEDICINE: ESTABLISHING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES training in the newly opened M.T. Mustian Center at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, with state-of-the- art operating rooms and intensive-care rooms. In 2018, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine ∑ (ACLM) chose four residency programs nationwide to serve (See related story on page 34.) curriculum. One of those selected Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health – in partnership with Loma Linda University. An ACLM core belief is that a physician’s relationship with patients, along with support from family, an interdisciplinary team and the community, is the key to improving healthy behaviors and outcomes. According to the ACLM, lifestyle medicine is the evidence- based practice of helping individuals and families sustain healthy behaviors affecting their health and quality of life. Examples include eliminating tobacco, improving diet, increasing physical activity and moderating alcohol consumption. Implementing a new curriculum and serving as a role CAPE CORAL, INTERNAL MEDICINE: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES The internal medicine residency at Sarasota Memorial Hospital enrolled its third class and is now at full complement. Program Director Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch and Associate Director Karen Hamad were featured speakers at the annual Women the success of the Family Medicine Residency Program at & Medicine Luncheon hosted by the Sarasota Lee Health in Fort Myers. The partnership has led to the Memorial Healthcare Foundation. The residency development of a new Internal Medicine Residency Program program and the Newtown Clinic, which serves an with Lee Health at Cape Coral Hospital. underserved population, were recognized there. The residency is seeking a program director to lead the ∑ The emergency medicine program at Sarasota accreditation application process. The plan is to open with Memorial matched its first class of residents, who eight residents and to grow to a capacity of 24 residents for began training in July. The program received the three-year program. support through a private charitable fund to Twenty of the first 24 graduates of the family medicine purchase simulation equipment for training residency program are practicing in Southwest Florida – 13 the residents. The program also added Sagar of those with Lee Health. Galwankar as its research director. IN OTHER GME NEWS… Director Christina Cavanagh, associate professor James Breen, Rose Anne Illes and assistant professors Amy Skiff ∑ The College of Medicine has been widely praised for model for other residency programs across the nation has been a team effort. Program Director Alfred Gitu, Associate The internal medicine residency at Tallahassee Memorial initiated a pilot program in telemedicine. as pilot programs for a new lifestyle medicine residency is the College of Medicine’s Family The general surgery residents have been able to enjoy ∑ The dermatology residency based at Dermatology and Jennifer Dalrymple all gained certification with the Associates of Tallahassee had its first cohort complete American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Dalrymple is leading training this year with outstanding academic and the development of the lifestyle medicine curriculum. First- clinical records. One of the graduates, Christopher year resident Silvia Caswell served as vice president for Wolfe, was selected to complete additional fellowship communications on the ACLM trainees executive board. training in micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology, also at Dermatology Associates.

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