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They Matched! Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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Â鶹ŮÀÉ Emerging Scientist to Receive 2022
February 15, 2022
Lisa Ann Brennan, Ph.D., an associate research professor in the Schmidt College of Medicine, will receive the prestigious 2022 National Foundation for Eye Research's "Cataract Research Award" in May.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Lands $1.3 Million NIH Grant for  Rapid, Automated HIV Self-test
January 13, 2022
Â鶹ŮÀÉ engineering and biomedical science researchers are developing an affordable and reliable, automated HIV self-test that will increase access and improve treatment outcomes in any setting.
Researchers Urge: 'Prescribe Aspirin Based on Benefit-to-Risk Not Age'
January 05, 2022
Researchers provide a perspective on aspirin to prevent heart attacks and stroke and urge health care providers to make clinical judgements on a case-by-case basis and based on benefit-to-risk and not age.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Reveals Gaps in Florida's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
December 14, 2021
Early distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida reached the intended senior population, but it failed to ensure equal access for lower-income and minority communities, according to a new study.
Richard S. Isaacson, M.D., to Lead Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
November 29, 2021
A world-renowned clinician-researcher has joined the Schmidt College of Medicine to direct the Â鶹ŮÀÉ Center for Brain Health to focus on Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative dementia prevention.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Names New Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
November 16, 2021
Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., a leading neurosurgeon and physician scientist, will assume this role in February 2022.
Special Bond: Leading Â鶹ŮÀÉ Geriatrician and World War II Hero
November 09, 2021
A leading geriatrician and advocate for seniors and a 98-year-old World War II veteran and hero have a common bond: to improve care and quality of life for Americans and people throughout the world.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Expert on COVID-19 Boosters and Vaccines for Children Ages 5-11
November 03, 2021
Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., Â鶹ŮÀÉ Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 boosters and vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.
EMS Ketamine Use on Patients on Cocaine Raises Intubation 5.75-fold
September 29, 2021
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Schmidt College of Medicine researchers explored the sedative used by EMS for 'excited delirium,' a form of aggressive behavior, and the effects of illicit substances on ensuing hospital intubations.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine Receives $1 Million Gift
September 29, 2021
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received a $1 million gift from Norton and Anita Waltuch to provide support for medical student scholarships.
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The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offers students a variety of educational programs and degrees.
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