Stacey Patterson FSU Vice President , Research
“ I see the College of Medicine as the foundation , the core of FSU Health ”
- Stacey Patterson , Ph . D .
“ The College of Medicine really does demonstrate all three components of what we would consider to be an academic health center model , which is what we ’ re trying to develop . It has research and innovation focused on ‘ bench to bedside ;’ it has an educational program for medical students , PA students , graduate students and even undergraduates ; and it provides quality clinical care , which is the other leg of that stool .”
But it ’ s not just the College of Medicine that plays a role in FSU Health . According to Patterson , many of FSU ’ s 17 colleges have programs that fall under the FSU Health umbrella . For example , the College of Communication and Information has the School of Communication Science and Disorders ; the College of Education , Health and Human Sciences has myriad programs such as Dietetics and Exercise Physiology .
“ FSU Health is university-wide ,” Patterson said . “ People across the FSU community should be able to see themselves within it . The goal is for people to self-identify and to declare they are part of FSU Health . This is our opportunity to show the world what FSU is already doing , but also to grow in areas like the Pediatric Rare Diseases Institute , and it allows us to focus on areas where we have foundational strengths and grow those areas into internationally recognized programs .”
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