Muslim girls rise Saira Mir ( M . D ., ’ 10 ) stays busy as an OB- GYN with Kaiser Permanente Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia . Not so busy that she couldn ’ t write a children ’ s book praising the Muslim women who blazed a trail for a young aspiring doctor to follow . “ Muslim Girls Rise : Inspirational Champions of Our Time ” was published in late 2019 . The book celebrates 19 “ powerhouse Muslim women who rose up and made their voices heard .” Young readers are introduced to Muslim role models they may never have become aware of , “ but whose stories they will never forget ,” the book ’ s promotional site states . An excerpt from the book : “ Long ago , Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams . They opened doors to the world ’ s oldest library . They ruled , started movements , and spread knowledge . Today , Muslim women continue to make history . Once upon a time , they were children with dreams , just like you .” Mir ’ s own dreams took her to the Emory University OB-GYN residency program following graduation – and then to the nation ’ s capital . Her book is available for purchase on Amazon . Amazon . com / Muslim-Girls-Rise-Inspirational- Champions / dp / 1534418881
Mission possible Zita Magloire ( M . D ., ’ 11 ) has come full circle in living the College of Medicine ’ s mission . She ( along with classmate Rachel Bixler ) was selected to receive the Mission Award at graduation in 2011 . In October , Magloire received the “ FSU Mission Model Award ” presented by the Tallahassee Regional Campus to the faculty member who best embodies the ideals the medical school seeks in its students and teachers . It ’ s not difficult to see why Magloire was selected . She recently was featured by the American Academy of Family Physicians as an example of how a family doc can provide a full-service practice , especially in rural areas . The AAFP profile pointed out that the rural hospital in Cairo , Georgia ., where Magloire practices delivered 270 babies last year – with Magloire delivering 87 of them . She also is CEO of a family practice that includes inpatient and outpatient care for all ages , obstetrics ( including C-sections ), women ’ s health , sports medicine and endoscopy . Magloire spoke about maternal health disparities in Washington , D . C ., in February during the Rural Health Disparities Summit . She addressed the nation ’ s high maternal mortality rate , particularly among minority women , and suggested steps to address it . She cited a California collaborative , begun in 2006 , to reduce preventable morbidity , mortality and racial disparities . By 2013 , the state had reduced maternal mortality by 55 %. Magloire ’ s hospital is now one of 43 in Georgia implementing targeted protocols to achieve similar results . Magloire expressed gratitude for her mostrecent Mission award . “ My time as an FSU COM student was one of the most pivotal experiences of my life , and I am thankful for the opportunity to help teach future generations of caring , compassionate physicians ,” she said .
Tallahassee Regional Campus Dean Sandeep Rahangdale with Magloire ( M . D ., 11 ).
Farewell to a friend By all accounts , Kyle Powers ( M . D ., ’ 13 ) took to heart a memorable lesson he learned as a student at the Fort Pierce Regional Campus . He wrote about it when he provided a firstperson retelling of his battle with brain cancer in the fall 2016 issue of FSU MED . “ When I got to spend a day with a neurosurgeonturned-hospice director in Fort Pierce / Port St . Lucie , it was the first time I really understood what hospice / palliative care was all about . My impression had been that its main purpose was helping patients die . What I saw that day at hospice , though , was about living well ’ til the very end .” Powers completed an internal medicine residency program in California , where he volunteered his spare time with Santa Barbara Street Medicine - Doctors Without Walls , an organization that reaches out to the homeless , providing them with medical treatment and common necessities . His own setback led Powers to reevaluate his career plans , embarking on a fellowship in hospice and palliative care at the NIH outside Washington , D . C . “ I missed about eight months of residency time ,” Powers wrote in that FSU MED article . “ During that rehabilitation , I had time to reflect on what I really wanted to do with my life . I got to weigh the different options , something most of us don ’ t get a chance to do once we ’ ve started down a residency path .” Powers and his girlfriend , Kacy , got married in March of 2017 , not long before he completed his IM residency and began his fellowship . He was providing palliative care in Jacksonville when , tragically , his brain cancer returned . Powers died , Oct . 16 , 2019 .
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