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Allison
From the NIH to Texas
Robert Allison (M.D., ’06), once a rising
star at the National Institutes of Health –
medical students, faculty and administration,
will start four hours before game time. In the
event of a noon game, the tailgate will start at
10 a.m.
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Shelby Young (whose contact information where he had recently been appointed chief of alumnifriends or contact Shelby Young at
you’ve already seen) has joined the College the Infectious Diseases Section and associate [email protected] or (850) 645-9428.
of Medicine as alumni relations and director for research for the Department of events manager. Shelby, who has a degree Transfusion Medicine – opted in March for a in mathematics from the University of Texas two-step.
Alabama at Birmingham and once taught
He accepted an offer to become chief medical
middle school mathematics, earned her officer for Sendero Health, a community-based
master’s in higher education at FSU. She nonprofit health maintenance organization
previously served as assistant director at owned by the Travis County (Texas) Health
the FSU Career Center. District. Sendero is dedicated to improving
You’ll be hearing more from her in the
the health of the community by providing
future, but please don’t hesitate to get in affordable, quality health care coverage,
touch and say hello. especially for Travis County residents with low
Now we look forward to hearing from you!
incomes.
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“I was planning to make a transition from
NIH back to the front lines of public health
in poor countries to improve health for the
most vulnerable populations,” Allison said in a
INVEST IN THE FUTURE
of the Florida State University College of Medicine
company news release. “However, the U.S. also
has millions of people who are sick and lack
access to quality health care. As I contemplated
Sendero’s approach and the opportunity to join
the leadership team, I knew I wanted to help
them achieve their mission.
“As chief medical officer, I have the
You can help pave the way for a growing medical landscape.
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opportunity to make a significant impact on
the health of both individual patients and the
broader community. By focusing on preventive
Young
medicine and social determinants of health
and ensuring that the highest quality care is
delivered to those who need it most in Central
Texas, we will make a difference.”
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