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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 Secures $1.3M NIH Grant for HIV Self-Test Technology Breakthrough
April 01, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ engineering and biomedical researchers are working to meet a critical global health need by developing a reliable, rapid and affordable HIV test for early detection, with an expected cost of under $5.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Announces Winners of 2025 'Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition'
March 27, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has announced the winners of the ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by the Graduate College.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates the Thrill of Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
March 21, 2025
Florida Atlantic's fourth-year medical students opened their sealed envelopes promptly at noon to learn where they will fulfill their dreams for medical residency training.
Blind to the Burn: Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk in the U.S.
March 12, 2025
Researchers in Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine investigated skin cancer risk perceptions and sun-protective behaviors in relation to sociodemographic factors in U.S. adults.
Headways and Hurdles: How AI is Shaping the Future of Medicine
March 10, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ engineering and Marcus Neuroscience Institute researchers have identified current shortcomings of AI in health care and explored its potential to provide a roadmap for future advancements.
'Deaths of Despair' More than Double in the U.S. Over Two Decades
February 20, 2025
A Schmidt College of Medicine study finds a troubling rise in deaths of despair from 1999 to 2021, which would have become the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. by 2021, surpassing 176,00 fatalities.
Rising Childhood ADHD, Anxiety, ASD Linked to Caregiver Mental Health
February 18, 2025
Schmidt College of Medicine researchers examined trends in behavioral, mental and developmental disorders from 2019 to 2022 in U.S. children ages 6 to 11 and linked the disorders to caregiver mental health.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Lands $1.9M NIH Grant for Novel Way to Treat Degenerative Disease
February 04, 2025
Researchers from Florida Atlantic's Schmidt College of Medicine will explore a promising approach for treating degenerative diseases by replacing damaged dysfunctional cells with new cells.
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., Named Dean of Â鶹ŮÀÉ Schmidt College of Medicine
January 07, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has named Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Awarded $6M Grant to Expand Marcus Institute of Integrative Health
December 03, 2024
The grant from the late Bernie Marcus and The Marcus Foundation will enable the Â鶹ŮÀÉ Marcus Institute of Integrative Health to expand its operations to provide more services and conduct more research.
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The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offers students a variety of educational programs and degrees.
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