The FSU College of Medicine Clinical Learning Center is equipped with state of the art technology. This clip features me (as a medical student) demonstrating how the cameras and audio capabilities installed in each of the clinical exam rooms allow for the medical student to act independently in dealing with standardized patients and yet are being observed by a faculty member only a couple rooms away. This clip is also available at the following web-site: http://www.fsu.edu/~unicomm/headlines/html/med_feb03_video_platform.html

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On pages 6-7 of this brochure, an article on the scholarship program offered by Doctors' Memorial Hospital for 3 medical students (including me) from my rural hometown of Perry, Florida.

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This 5 page essay, "A Cultural Report on Latino Migrant Farm Workers", was part of our first year Doctoring coursework. It outlines the health issues of the Latin-American community employed in agriculture within the United States.

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This 3 page essay ("Psychosocial Aspects of WIT") was written for Psychosocial Aspects of Medicine class. It reflects on the play "Wit" by Margaret Edson and recounts the experiences of a middle-aged literature professor who was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. It is a captivating story that contains some memorable interactions of Dr. Vivian Bearing with health professionals at large.

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This Powerpoint presentation was developed as part of our work for our second year Medical Microbiology course. I was one of 3 students involved in this presentation project.

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I was one of 3 students involved in this Microbiology Powerpoint presentation project in the spring of 2003.

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This Powerpoint presentation covers cholangiocarcinoma caused by liver fluke infestation. I was one of 4 group members who contributed to this project in the fall of 2002 for our Histology class.

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Part of this brief film strip features me interviewing and examining a standardized patient (as recorded by an installed video camera). The Clinical Learning Center experience is part of our Doctoring course every semester where medical students learn and become more proficient with their clinical skills. This video may also be viewed at http://www.med.fsu.edu/virtualtour/default.html (Roll mouse over pictures-click on the "Clinical Learning Center")

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This is a 5 page Treatment Outline for a hypothetical case: an African American adolescent diagnosed with Crohn's Disease since childhood who is noncompliant with treatment measures. He has also been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and learning disabilities. Additionally, he has significant family problems at home. Our outline identifies ways that might be used to improve compliance and interventions for his family that hopefully would improve his health outcome.

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"The Impact of Medical Malpractice on Obstetrics in Rural America" is an 11-page essay assigned as part of our second year Health Issues coursework that explores obstetrics in rural areas and the impact that sky-rocketing medical malpractice rates have had on services provided.

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As part of the required coursework for the spring 2004 Pathology coursework, our group of 4 students was assigned "Empty Sella Syndrome" as our Clinical Pathology Correlation project.

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As recipients of the Doctors' Memorial Medical Scholarships, two other medical students and I were interviewed by FSU Headlines. This is the story of how and why the program came about. The scholarship program is serving as a model for other rural communities who wish to support medical student who wish to return to their underserved hometowns to practice after residency. This clip is available at http://www.fsu.edu/~unicomm/headlines/html/perrymed_rp_med.html

This 10-page essay, "Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy as a Proposed Solution for Women at Risk of Developing Familial Breast Cancer," was assigned as part of our coursework for our General Surgery clinical rotation for our third year of medical school. It outlines the issues relating to prophylactic mastectomies and offers other treatment options for women diagnosed with familial breast cancer.

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