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2018 GHHS Member

Congratulations to Joshua Gordon for being newly selected as a resident to the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

UF College of Medicine Emergency Medicine Investigators study “The Association of Health Literacy with Preventable Emergency Department Visits” featured on Health in a Heartbeat

UF College of Medicine Emergency Medicine Investigators conducted a study to determine the association of health literacy with preventable Emergency Department visits.  https://ufhealth.org/news/2017/lack-health-literacy-leads-dramatic-hike-preventable-er-visits The study was referenced on Health in a Heartbeat on December 15. http://news.health.ufl.edu/2017/27703/multimedia/health-in-a-heartbeat/lack-of-health-literacy-leads-to-more-preventable-er-visits/ The study was also published in the Academic Emergency Medicine in September…

Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD is a Site PI on a 5-year 12 Million Dollar Award to NYU from PCORI

Dr. Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD is a site Principal Investigator of a 5-year project titled “Emergency- Department Initiated Palliative Care in Older Adults with Advanced Illness”, which was recently awarded by PCORI to New York University. This study aims to test the comparative effectiveness of nurse-led telephonic case management versus facilitated,…

Dr. Henry Young, MD Appointed as KL2 Scholar

Dr. Henry Young, MD was offered an appointment as a KL2 Scholar funded by a National Institute of Health (NIH), National Center for Advancement of Translational Science (NCATS) Award Number 1KL2TR001429.  Dr. Young will be exploring the implementation of a patient centered approach to treating pain-utilizing alternatives to opioids in the…

UF Health Shands opens exam room for sexual assault victims

S.A.N.E. Room Ribbon Cutting UF Health Shands Hospital opened its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner’s room on October 25th, 2017. The room provides a dedicated space for sexual assault survivors to seek treatment in a private and quiet area located outside the…

Work in the Department of Emergency Medicine

The University of Florida College of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, is seeking talented, highly motivated emergency medicine physicians to join our robust dynamic department of 44 faculty, with an expanding residency program and increased fellowship opportunities.