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THE PHYSICIANS OF TOMORROW BEGIN HERE TODAY The future of eduation, research and patient care is happening now at USF.

Dear Accepted MD Student,

WELCOME

to the USF Health Morsani College of

Medicine (MCOM) at the University of South Florida. Our dynamic, forward-thinking medical education program is designed to provide you with state-of-the-art knowledge and finely honed skills to thrive in a rapidly evolving, very dynamic and quite exciting health care environment. Our integrated, competency-based and interdisciplinary curriculum encourages innovation and ingenuity. Both the SELECT and Core curricula provide you a myriad of research opportunities and scholarly endeavors, which will broaden and enrich your academic experience, provide you with critical tools to function in tomorrow’s clinical environment, and increase your competitiveness for highly competitive residency positions. We believe our faculty have a unique responsibility to constantly reimagine and refresh how

Charles J. Lockwood

and what they teach to help you keep pace with an explosive increase in genomic, pharmaco-

MD, MHCM

logical and imaging data, as well as cutting edge new knowledge about neuroscience, cancer biology, infectious disease and cardiovascular care from the world’s top experts. You will also be exposed to master clinicians, who have garnered national teaching awards, exemplary hospital and physician practice operations and novel paradigms for community and population health. Our brand-new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute facility in the Water Street district of downtown Tampa houses world-class experiential learning spaces which are part of the first Microsoft Medical School Innovation Center and high-tech research facilities. Located in the Nation’s first Well certified district along Tampa Bay’s waterfront, this flourishing metropolitan area offers students a pedestrian friendly lifestyle with charming restaurants and numerous recreation opportunities. And with its proximity to Tampa General Hospital, our primary teaching hospital, and the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), our students are equipped with the highest-quality resources to personalize their educational experience to reach their unique career goals. On the main campus, our health sciences campus includes additional MCOM laboratories and outpatient clinical facilities, the Moffitt Cancer Center, ranked in the top 10 nationally, one of the nation’s largest Veterans Administration Hospitals, and our USF Health Neuroscience Institute. The main campus also houses the colleges of nursing, public health and pharmacy, as well as a school of physical therapy & rehabilitation science and a graduate school of biomedical sciences, all aligned with a large faculty clinical practice plan with nearly 900 health care professionals. Our diverse faculty and student body increases your opportunities for collaborative learning, discovery and clinical experiences from across these health disciplines. That’s how you will practice once you graduate, and we believe teaching team-based care from the beginning of your medical education will help you succeed as future practice-ready physicians. I do hope you will be inspired to embrace and leverage these interprofessional, cross-disciplinary partnerships over the next few years. For all these reasons, the Morsani College of Medicine has been recognized as one of the best medical schools in the nation. I am tremendously excited about the journey we are going to take together, and I cannot wait to see how your story will evolve, the legacy you will leave with our medical school and the impact you will have on our nation’s health care in the years ahead. I am confident you will emerge from our MD program prepared to be an effective physician leader who will help transform medicine and, through it, society. I look forward to supporting your academic success and personal growth here at MCOM.

Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM Senior Vice President, USF Health Dean, Morsani College of Medicine

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Why USF MCOM? The Morsani College of Medicine provides a student-centered, integrated curriculum that builds a strong foundation of knowledge while allowing students to personalize their education to meet their specific career goals in a positive learning environment, including: Excellent interprofessional training that readies students to be a part of the modern health care team

Outstanding learning facilities including a state-of-the-art simulation center (CAMLS)

Early patient care experiences Being part of USF — one of the top 45 universities in the country in expenditures of federal funds for research

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Rachael Chaska MD Candidate, Class of 2022

USF MCOM was a natural fit for me because of the SELECT curriculum.

No other program offers the leadership skills, healthcare systems knowledge, and patient care techniques of SELECT. One-on-one coaching is invaluable, and I’ve met some truly awesome mentors along the way.

Rachael is Co-President of the Emergency Medicine Interest Group and the Meet & Greet Leader within the Student Admissions Leadership Group. She has completed research in gender differences in early myocardial

infarction

management

and

hopes to pursue a career in either Cardiology or Emergency Medicine. On the side, Rachael is working on her Rescue Diver Certification.

MEET THE CLASS OF 2024

5388

Primary applicants

686

Top 10 Majors 1

Biology

189

Biomedical Science

Neuroscience

131

Psychology

Biochemistry

Biomedical Engineering

Chemistry

Microbiology / Bacteriology

Biological Sciences

Interviewed

Matriculated

Core

49% 51%

SELECT

16%

Female

Under-represented in medicine

Male

3.78

Human Biology

516

Average GPA

3.83

Average MCAT Score

Average BCPM

63%

37%

Non-Florida Residents

Florida Residents

Top States FL

PA/VA

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Why SELECT? Scholarly Excellence. Leadership Experiences. Collaborative Training.

Building Leadership Competencies and Emotional Intelligence The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine SELECT program prepares students to be physician leaders who can accelerate change in health care. The program recruits and develops students with the intellectual perspective, empathy, creativity and passion to change patient care, the health of communities and the medical profession. The founding principle of SELECT is the concept that students with high emotional intelligence are more likely to develop the skills needed to transform health care and improve the health of communities. In essence: students with a strong foundation in emotional intelligence will become more engaged, compassionate physicians who will connect deeply with their patients and their patients’ families; feel more comfortable with and be more effective as team leaders and team members; and have the relationship building skills and systems perspectives to more effectively lead change in health care organizations. One of the most distinctive features of SELECT is the opportunity for medical students to shape their educational experiences at both a highly progressive, student-centered medical school, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, FL, AND at one of the country’s top health networks known for its quality, safety, and lean approach to driving efficiency in health care, the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. The first class was admitted in 2011, and approximately 50 students are now admitted annually. Students admitted to SELECT spend their first two years taking classes at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, and then go to the USFLehigh Valley Campus for two years of clinical education. Students admitted to SELECT develop leadership skills that will arm them with the knowledge, resources, and network to change the health care landscape for the better. These include: · Making a difference in the lives of patients, peers, community, and hospitals. · Applying continuous improvement approaches to optimize health care quality, patient safety, and efficient use of resources. · Building resilience to operate efficiently in complex health systems. · Acquiring tools to become a change catalyst. · Becoming a driving force for the evolution of health care quality.

The SELECT Experience SELECT students are committed to positively changing medicine and to a cause, and an organization or an idea of their choice — one that will shape their lives and careers. We wish to develop self-aware students who see themselves as leaders working alongside other leaders, not as competitors, but as colleagues on a crusade to make a difference and to create healthier communities. SELECT students become connected to a network of colleagues to guide them through their four years. Our students know that independently they can create an impact, but collectively they can transform health care. We stretch our students to reach their full educational and personal potential in the SELECT graduate certificate program. The SELECT curriculum accomplishes this by implementing the following features.

Professional Development Curriculum SELECT students participate in a mandatory progressive professional development course throughout all four years of medical school that results in a formal graduate certificate. The curriculum incorporates collaborative seminars to deepen students’ knowledge of leadership, health systems, and values-based patient-centered care. This work includes baseline personal and leadership assessments, structured assignments and presentations, and interactions with leaders in various fields to enrich student development.

Physician Faculty Coaching One of the key features of the SELECT program involves longitudinal coaching for our students throughout all four years of medical school. The coaching program consists of “coaching groups” that pair one faculty coach from the USF Lehigh Valley campus and one faculty coach from the USF Tampa campus with eight students. The two coaches remain with the same group of students for all four years. Our program is proud to have senior faculty, including Department Chairs, as well as physicians who have excelled clinically, as our coaches. Our physician faculty coaches have a passion for education and personal learning. They work with the students to help them create a personal development plan with clear benchmarks and timelines. Through these activities, physician faculty coaches help students synthesize and apply the unique content in the SELECT curriculum.

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Peer Coaching The SELECT program believes the competencies used in coaching can be an important component of a physician’s toolkit. Therefore, all students serve as a longitudinal peer coach to a fellow student throughout the four years as well. Skills of effective coaching are acquired through practicum and specific exercise as a part of the professional development curriculum. Peer coaching enables students to gain experience in giving feedback and investing in the development of others. As with the physician faculty coaching, students remain with their peer coach throughout all four years and this serves as an added support for every student in the program.

Immersion Field Experience The Summer Immersion Course allows students to create an individualized learning experience that focuses on an area of the student’s interest and builds upon the basic principles of safety and quality, patient-centered care, and leadership. In addition to the individualized experience, students participate in on-line learning modules and continued communication with their coaching groups. The Summer Immersion occurs between the first and second year, and can take place on the Tampa or Lehigh Valley Campus, other places in the country, or internationally. The experience results in a scholarly product that is shared with peers and faculty upon return to campus.

Scholarly Focus on SELECT Domains During the third and fourth years of medical school, our students are required to complete a Capstone project focused on one or more of the SELECT domains. This is an individualized project with a defined scholarly outcome demonstrating a deep understanding of healthcare through the lens of the SELECT principles.

SELECT Curriculum Preclinical Years Students will learn foundational science in an organ

of a bar graph within the slide, showing the distribu-

system approach while learning the fundamentals

tion of answer choices that then prompts discussion

of patient care and evidence-based clinical reason-

between students and the professor as to why one

ing. They begin interacting with patients the first

or more choices were correct, and others were not.

week of medical school.

Several EL sessions incorporate the ‘Think-Pair-Share’ technique where students either pair-up or are organized and sitting together in small groups (4 to

Course work involves a mix of interactive didactics

6 students), to first discuss among themselves the

Engaged Learning (EL) sessions, small groups

options before formulating and choosing an answer.

sessions, and hands-on lab sessions, all incorporated

Within the pre-clerkship Medical Science courses,

into weekly course schedules which are designed to

clinical case scenarios are typically used to highlight

engage students actively in the learning process. In

the application of basic science concepts taught in

advance of the EL session, students may be given

previous lectures and lab activities, where higher-level

reading assignments, worksheets, research infor-

critical thinking and clinical reasoning occurs through

mation, and/or other pre-session tasks. EL sessions

the group discussion, problem solving, and data anal-

are typically led by one or two faculty instructors

ysis and interpretation throughout the EL session.

in a large group setting (up to 180 students), where students use their cell phones or laptop computers

In addition to their medical science courses, students

with audience response software, enabling them

participate in the Doctoring program and Evidenced

to respond to questions presented by the faculty

Based-Clinical Reasoning courses which teach them

instructor in a PowerPoint slide. The pooled student

physical diagnosis, communication and clinical

responses are then immediately displayed in the form

reasoning skills.

Preclinical Sample Schedule MON

TUE

WED

THR

FRI

MEDICAL SCIENCE COURSE SESSIONS

SELECT SESSION

MEDICAL SCIENCE COURSE SESSIONS

Engaged Learning –

Introduction to Virology

Signal Transduction and Disease

Engaged large group learning on one of the 3 domains

Biomechanics of Upper Limb

Small group breakout sessions

Engaged Learning –

Doctoring I, or Doctoring Clinical Experience Program

Colloquium, Scholarly Concentrations, and Career Advising

Carbohydrate Metabolism & Disease

TCA Cycle & Mitochondrial Function

Engaged Learning – Embryology

AM Clinical Applications of Anatomy: Gluteal Region and Posterior Thigh

Engaged Learning – Tumor Angiogenesis: Lung Cancer Anatomy Pre-Lab Session Anatomy of Gluteal Region and Posterior PM

Anatomy Lab

Mechanism of Cancer Metastasis

SELECT Curriculum, cont’d Clinical Years Students participate in four integrated clerkships in addition to their SELECT 3 course. This structure allows students to have intense clinical experiences balanced with time in small groups to discuss the how to provide values-based patient centered care, especially to special populations of patients. Clinical experiences occur in a diverse group of medical centers in the Lehigh Valley area. In addition, students participate in a longitudinal primary care experience, which allows them the opportunity to experience continuity of care.

Fourth Year In contrast to the third year, the fourth year is focused on getting students ready for their specialty of choice. Each student chooses a discipline track. This path allows the student highly specific experiences to prepare them for residency and clinical experiences that augment their career path but they will not have an opportunity to experience while in residency.

MD SELECT Curriculum: Year Three JUNE - MAY Winter Break - 2 weeks, Spring Break - 1 week

SELECT III Primary Care (Family, Internal, Pediatric Medicine) 2 wks.

Introduction to Clerkships

4 wks.

Adult Medicine Internal Medicine

4 wks.

Women’s Health and Pediatrics Prenatal Care Obstetrics Newborn Care Pediatrics Women’s Health

4 wks.

Surgical Care General Surgery Anesthesiology Surgical Gynecology

4 wks.

Psychiatry and Neurology

4 wks.

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Preparation for Residency The College of Medicine’s curriculum incorporates the eight core competencies necessary for becoming excellent physicians. These include patient care, knowledge for practice, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, systems-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, and personal and professional development. When students graduate, they will have mastered the core competencies that residency programs expect of interns on the first day of residency. Service and Learning Hours Service to others is a key aspect of being an excellent physician. We are committed to promoting good health and well-being in response to the needs of our community. USF MCOM faculty instituted a Service Learning and Teaching Experience Graduation Requirement to ensure that all students are giving back to the community around them. Students are expected to conduct a minimum of 40 hours of service learning and 20 hours of teaching that provide service in response to community-identified issues. Students have until the spring of year four to meet the graduation requirement that is tied to the MCOM program objectives.

MD SELECT Curriculum: Year Four JUNE - APRIL SELECT IV SELECT Capstone

USMLE Step 2 CK & CS

4 wks.

(Scheduled in the first half of the year)

SELECT Prologue

(2 weeks)

Capstone Tips Acting Selective Tracks Intern- (4 wks. each) ship

Emergency Medicine

Elective

(4 wks. each)

Elective or Free

(4 wks. each)

SELECT Epilogue (1 week)

Family Medicine Internal Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Med/Peds OB-GYN Orthopaedic Surgery Ophthalmology Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry Radiology Surgery

STUDENT AFFAIRS

WHITE COAT CEREMONY The White Coat Ceremony is designed to introduce new medical students to the characteristics of the complete doctor and to provide a contract for professionalism and empathy in medicine. Each student will receive a white coat signifying their transition into the medical profession.

The white coat that first year medical students receive is not only a metaphor of the beginning of their journey as a physician – it is also a well-recognized symbol of compassion, of trust, and of understanding — a commitment to provide great patient care but also to accept great personal responsibility. – Nakul Batra, MD ’17

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Gilbert Murimwa, MSc

Sabreen Aulakh

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

General Surgery, University of Texas

Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco

Southwestern Medical School

You will find great mentors through SELECT no matter what you want to do because the faculty spans the whole scope of medicine. I feel well prepared for the future because of the quality improvement and leadership skills I have gained on top of my exceptional clinical training. The people in the program really make it work.

After graduating from the University of Florida with a microbiology degree, Gilbert spent a year in research at Moffitt Cancer Center while in the USF master’s program. There, he connected with a mentor in radiation oncology early in his first year of the SELECT Program. In his second year, he chaired a steering committee and planned a CME event for Moffitt Cancer Center. Always looking for leadership opportunities, he founded a radiation oncology interest group, been a student ambassador for the Student Admissions Leadership Group, and presented his research at a national meeting.

I chose MCOM because of the friendly and welcoming environment, the emphasis on student wellness, and most importantly, the unique and exciting SELECT program. I wanted to be surrounded by faculty and classmates who valued each other and

fostered an extremely collaborative and supportive learning environment. During her time at MCOM, Sabreen engaged in student mentoring initiatives and advanced community health outcomes. She has held leadership positions within local student clinics such as the BRIDGE clinic and the Valley Youth House. She traveled to the Dominican Republic with Project World Health, addressing healthcare disparities on a global level. As a member of SALG, she has collaborated with the USF MCOM Admissions Office to support incoming MCOM applicants as they embark on the interview path. Sabreen partnered with Plexus and the Near-Peer Coaching program to mentor multiple undergraduate and medical students, guiding them through the graduate admissions process as well as through medical school.

STUDENT AFFAIRS

MATCH DAY Match Day is an annual ritual unique to graduating medical students. Students across the country rank their specialties and the programs where they would like to study. The programs, in turn, rank the students. At Noon on Match Day, SELECT’s senior medical students find out where they will spend residency training following graduation.

2021 SELECT Residency Matches

3 3 1 11 0 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 7 1 2

Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Neurology Obstetrics/Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Pediatrics Phys Medicine & Rehab Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiology-Diagnostic Surgery-General Transitional Vascular Surgery

Total 43 171 Total Graduates going through Match 92 Male

79 Female

46 SELECT Graduates

Staying at LVHN for PGY-1

Staying in Pennsylvania for PGY-1

Chose primary care as their specialty

Staying at USF for PGY-1

Staying in Florida for PGY-1

(11%)

(4%)

(15%)

(26%)

(33%)

(Int Med-Categorical, Fam Med, Peds)

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STUDENT AFFAIRS

COMMENCEMENT After four years of hard work and rigor, the senior graduating medical students became doctors — accepting their academic hoods and diplomas in front of friends, family, USF leaders and guests during the commencement ceremony. “This is your day, your stage and a testament of your tireless determination over the past four years,” said Charles J. Lockwood, MD, senior vice president for USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine, during the 2017 ceremony. “I know how hard you all have worked to get

Jin Deng

here — studying into the wee hours, worry-

Class of 2021

ing about exams, learning how to navigate

Anesthesiology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

hospital labyrinths, master presentations and how to keep up with medical knowledge that doubles every 73 days.”

About Student Affairs In addition to planning events, we support the medical students in many deeper capacities outside of the classroom through:

I chose USF MCOM because it was important for me to attend a school that fosters a collaborative, interprofessional environment where students support each other and collaborate with other health disciplines. This is exactly what I found at USF.

· Counseling and peer support programs · Career advising

While at MCOM, Jin has participated in organizations

· Professional identity development

such as the Student Admissions Leadership Group,

· Achieving success in national honor societies

specialty interest groups. He currently works with the

· Representing USF in local, state, and national organizations

through which he has had opportunities to present

· Creating and developing wellness initiatives · Leadership skills development

Executive Student Leadership Board, and various anesthesiology department at Tampa General Hospital, research at the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, ACS Trauma Quality Improvement Program, and American Association for Physician Leadership. Jin also enjoys performing with USF Health’s acapella group, Say Ahh!

Audrey Hughes SELECT MD Candidate, Class of 2022

While at MCOM, I have been able to share my personal experiences,

truly display my passion and drive to be a physician, and am continually allowed to grow and develop as a student, a mother, and a future physician.

As an undergraduate student, Audrey served as the President of the pre-med chapter of AMSA, a student ambassador for the President of the university, and was an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. During her time at MCOM, Audrey has been a member of SNMA, Co-Chair of the LMSA Mission Trip, and Treasurer of the Plastic Surgery Interest Group. She is a proud student of the SELECT MD Program, focused on building physician leaders that are exceptionally emotionally competent. Audrey continues to strive for a career in surgery and academic medicine.

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USF MCOM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

Hillsborough County Medical Association

Orthopedics Interest Group (OIG)

American Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA)

Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG)

Otolaryngology Interest Group (ENT)

American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)

Interdisciplinary Oncology Interest Group (IOIG)

Pathology Organization for Students (PATHOS)

Arts in Health (AIH)

Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

Pediatric Interest Group (PIG)

Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Association of Medical Science Graduate Students (AMSGS) Association of Physical Therapy Students (APTS) Association of Physician Assistant Students (APAS) Athletic Training Students’ Association (ATSA)

International Health Service Collaborative (IHSC) Interventional Cardiology Interest Group (ICIG) Interventional Radiology Interest Group (IRIG) Latin American Medical Student Association (LAMSA) Jewish Medical Student’s Association (JMSA) MCOM Collegia

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group Plastic Surgery Interest Group (PSIG) Preventive and Integrative Medicine Interest Group (PIMIG) Project World Health (PWH) Psychiatry Interest Coalition (PIC) Radiation Oncology Interest Group (ROIG) Radiology Interest Group

BRIDGE Clinic

MCOM Wellness Council

Cardiology Interest Group (CIG)

Medical Student Council

Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)

Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA)

Medical Students for Choice (MSFC)

Student Interest Group in Ophthalmology (SIGIO)

Dermatology Interest Group (DIG)

Medicine-Pediatric Interest Group (MPIG)

Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

Medicine in the Armed Forces (MAF)

Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (SPSR)

Music for Hope

Surgical Interest Group

Muslim Student Doctor Association (MSDA)

Tampa Bay Street Medicine (TBSM)

Florida Medical Association

Neurological Surgery Interest Group (NSIG)

Women in Surgery Interest Group (WISIG)

GLBT and Allied Medical Student Assn.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group (OBIG)

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) Empowering Survivors through Educational Experiences in Medicine (ESTEEM) Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)

SELECT LVHN STUDENT INTEREST GROUPS Art & Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Pediatrics

Christian Medical Association

Family Medicine

Psychiatry

Discover Healthcare

Internal Medicine

Street Medicine

ESTEEM (Empowering Survivors Through Educational Experiences in Medicine)

Leadership in Medicine

Surgery

OB/GYN

Women in Medicine

USF IN WATERSTREET TAMPA Construction on the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in Water Street Tampa is complete. This state-of-the-art facility will help transform medical education, research, and heart disease treatment and prevention in the Tampa Bay region and beyond. By moving downtown, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute bring our students, faculty and staff to study, work and live within a vibrant urban waterfront district promoting a walkable, sustainable and healthy environment. In June of 2017, Strategic Property Partners, the joint venture between Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment, LLC, formally announced a name for the downtown district that will house its $3 billion real estate development project: Water Street Tampa. Our new facility for MCOM and Heart Institute serves as a key anchor for SPP’s project and the larger downtown community. The downtown site also positions our college in close proximity to our primary teaching and clinical affiliate, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) — one of the country’s busiest centers for cardiac surgery, heart transplant and medical cardiology

services — as well as our world-class simulation center, the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) and other surrounding facilities. By uniting bench scientists and clinical researchers under one roof, our Heart Institute is designed to help more quickly translate discoveries into practical personalized treatments to improve the lives of those with cardiovascular disease. But USF Health’s expansion into downtown Tampa is about more than a physical building — we are creating a future that will attract the brightest medical students and NIH-funded cardiovascular scientists at the forefront of interdisciplinary biomedical research. Our college and cardiovascular institute are part of Water Street Tampa, one of the nation’s largest redevelopment projects and world’s first WELL-Certified district pursued by SPP. Our facility offers an advanced educational environment to prepare you — our future doctors — as well as open space on USF’s Tampa campus to grow our other quality health programs to address critical workforce demands in Florida.

Visit usf.edu/waterstreet for more information.

Site of the new

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute CAMLS (Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation)

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TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL Tampa General is a private, not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Florida region serving a dozen counties with a population more than 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 1,007 beds, and with approximately 8,500 employees, is one of the region’s largest employers. Tampa General Hospital has been affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s. Tampa General is the primary teaching affiliate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and nearly 700 residents are assigned to Tampa General Hospital for specialty training in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery.

TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the west coast of Florida. Other outstanding centers include internal medicine, heart & vascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, oncology, urology, ENT, endocrinology, neurosurgery, gastroenterology, the Parathyroid & Thyroid Institute and the TGH Children’s Hospital, including the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

In addition, USF medical students, nurses and physical therapy students all receive part of their training at Tampa General. Faculty of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine admit and care for patients at Tampa General as do community physicians, many of whom also serve as adjunct clinical faculty. TGH is the area’s only Level I Trauma Center and one of just two ABA-verified adult and pediatric burn centers in Florida.

Honored for excellence, Tampa General was named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2021 list, ranking as the only Tampa Bay area hospital in the top 100 in the U.S. Tampa General was also named the Best Hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals for 2020-21 in five specialties: cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, nephrology, and orthopedics. U.S. News also designated Tampa General as “High Performing,” or ranked among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals, in five specialties: cancer, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology.

With five medical helicopters*, we can transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the leading organ transplant centers in the country, having performed more than 11,000 adult solid organ transplants, including the state’s first successful heart transplant in 1985.

As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class, compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.

*Air transport services provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.

Tampa General Hospital (Primary Teaching Hospital) is only 5 minutes southwest.

TAMPA BAY The hip, urban heart of Florida’s Gulf Coast beats in Tampa Bay. West Florida’s largest metropolitan area offers everything visitors love about the Sunshine State — roller coasters, Cuban culture, year-round outdoor activities, waterfront sunsets — and so much more. About 3 million people call the region home, with the city of Tampa (population: 350,000) as the cultural and business hub for the region. The city has a diverse history and a vibrant population that blends Latin American immigrants, Florida Cracker culture and the descendants of the Cuban, Spanish, German and Italian immigrants who built historic Ybor City, once the Cigar Capital of the World. More recently, Tampa Bay has risen rapidly among the ranks of smart and creative communities. Tampa Bay’s entrepreneurial spirit is on display every day in the creativity of its award-winning chefs, the abundant varieties of its craft beer, the reinvention of historic buildings for new purposes, and the growing tech sector that has taken root among the 130-year-old Cuban cigar shops in the historic Ybor City neighborhood. It is home to Bern’s Steak House, the James Beard Foundation’s winner for Outstanding Wine Program, and five-generation-owned Columbia Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in Florida. But Tampa Bay also knows how to have fun. Leading the way every January is Gasparilla, the city’s annual Mardi Gras-style pirate festival. With a mix of professional and amateur sports teams, there’s always a game on the schedule. Every season Tampa gets hockey fever, thanks to Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The 2.4-mile Tampa Riverwalk unites downtown’s favorite cultural centers, hotels, and restaurants. Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay’s sprawling theme park, gets everyone’s blood pumping with some of the world’s best thrill rides. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo brings visitors eye-to-eye with rare and endangered African wildlife and with rescued manatees at Florida’s only non-profit manatee rehabilitation center. Florida Aquarium takes visitors from the cool blue depths of a coral reef to skimming the surface of the bay on a quest for local dolphins. Major cultural institutions such as the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Museum of Art and historic Tampa Theatre bring the arts to the heart of the community. Several music venues, including Amalie Arena and Raymond James Stadium, regularly showcase some of the world’s leading headliners. Since the Gilded Age days of railroad baron Henry B. Plant and cigar magnate Vicente Martinez Ybor, Tampa Bay has welcomed innovation and invention. The means may change, but the ends stay the same: Tampa Bay is the place where everyone finds the treasure that awaits them.

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Ceyda Sablak SELECT MD Candidate, Class of 2022

I chose USF because I felt the strength of community you get from a small school, embedded in the opportunity and diversity that comes from a large school. I saw a network of colleagues and accomplished mentors who valued the same things as I did: humanity and acceptance.

Ceyda has been involved with the USF Council for Diversity and Inclusion, Project World Health, and Muslim Student Doctor Association. She is interested in research involving public policy and vulnerable populations. Ceyda is currently interested in pursuing emergency medicine.

LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) hospitals are among the largest and oldest licensed teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania. They are among only 400 members of the prestigious Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems and a partner with the University of South Florida in providing an innovative medical education program to train tomorrow’s physicians. Lehigh Valley Health Network includes: HOSPITALS ON SEVEN CAMPUSES

· L ehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township · L ehigh Valley Hospital-17th Street in Allentown · Lehigh Valley Health Network–Tilghman in Allentown · Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill · Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg

in Bethlehem · L ehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton in Luzerne County · L ehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono in Monroe County · L ehigh Valley – Coordinated Health – various locations

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FACILITIES AND SERVICES

· L ehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, the only Children’s Hospital in the Lehigh Valley, including inpatient and ambulatory care, a Children’s ER, the J.B. and Kathleen Reilly Children’s Surgery Center in Salisbury Township, more than 30 pediatric specialists and numerous childspecific services such as rehab and burn care. · H ealth centers offering convenient services to communities in seven counties

· C ommunity clinics, including primary and specialty clinics to care for people who are uninsured or underinsured

· N umerous primary and specialty care physician practices

· E xpressCARE locations throughout the region offering walk-in care, without an appointment for common illnesses and minor injuries.

· H ome health and hospice services · E xtensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services

· P referred provider services through Valley Preferred

SPECIALTY CARE

· T rauma care at the region’s busiest, most-experienced trauma center treating adults and children · Burn care at the Regional Burn Center · Kidney and pancreas transplants

· P erinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer, orthopedics, and neurology and complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for 22 consecutive years as one of America’s Best Hospitals. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital–17th Street and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg are national Magnet hospitals for excellence in nursing. Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, and Lehigh Valley Special Surgery Institute were established in 2018. Through the leadership of each institute, doctors, nurses and other clinical staff pursue continuing medical education, work collaboratively, participate and lead medical research, and design ways to create better patient experiences and outcomes.

THE LEHIGH VALLEY The Lehigh Valley is a scenic region of eastern Pennsylvania. Situated an hour’s drive from Philadelphia and an hour and a half from New York City, the Lehigh Valley offers vibrant small towns and rural landscapes a short distance from vibrant city life.

CITIES AND LOCATION The Lehigh Valley’s three main cities are Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. The area is home to more than 821,000 people, making it Pennsylvania’s third most populated metropolitan region. Recent Pennsylvania census studies show the Lehigh Valley to be the fastest growing region of the state, due in part to its close, commutable distance to Philadelphia and New York City.

INDUSTRY The area is historically important for its production of steel, anthracite coal and other natural resources. It once served as a major center of industrial manufacturing, though this role has diminished in the 21st century. Major international companies currently based in the Lehigh Valley include Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Buckeye Partners L.P., Mack Trucks, Olympus Corp., PPL Corp. and Rodale Inc., among others. Lehigh Valley Health Network, one of Pennsylvania’s largest hospital systems, is the region’s top employer, with more than 20,000 people.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES The Lehigh Valley is a hub of post-secondary education activity, with several four-year colleges and universities including Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College, and Penn State’s Lehigh Valley campus.

ATHLETICS AND ENTERTAINMENT Minor League Baseball: The IronPigs AAA-level minor league baseball team plays at the 8,000seat Coca-Cola Park in Allentown’s east side. American Hockey League: The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, play at Allentown’s PPL Center. The Arts: The ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks is a ten-acre campus dedicated to arts, culture, family events, community celebrations, education and fun. Once the home plant of Bethlehem Steel, the second largest steel manufacturer in the nation, the site has been reborn through music and art, offering more than 1,000 concerts and eight different festivals annually.

RECREATION The region is home to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, one of the most popular amusement and water parks in the country. The Pocono Mountains are a short 30-minute drive away and feature great skiing, boating, and fishing. Bear Creek Mountain Resort offers skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, hiking, biking, boating. New Jersey’s beaches are about 45 miles east.

TRANSPORTATION The Lehigh Valley is served by air transportation through Lehigh Valley International Airport (IATA: ABE), located three miles northeast of Allentown. Private bus companies provide multiple daily round trip transportation to New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and other regional locations. Public bus service is provided by LANTA, which serves Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and neighboring suburbs with various routes.

USF HEALTH MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 2021

Tiffany Cheng MD Candidate, Class of 2022

I chose MCOM because of the multitude of opportunities to develop into a compassionate professional dedicated to changing and enhancing the lives of patients. MCOM has given me experiences that I believe are necessary in pursuing the career I want.

Tiffany has been a passionate volunteer for underserved communities, serving as the Volunteer Coordinator for Tampa Bay Street Medicine and a Patient Coordinator for BRIDGE Clinic. She has traveled to third world countries as part of the International Health Service Collaborative to provide medical supplies and care. She is also involved in student leadership on campus, as the co-president of Pediatric Interest Group and treasurer for APAMSA. Tiffany has participated in clinical research in Pediatric Surgery, and hopes to one day make a difference in the lives of children in disadvantaged communities.

Adam Fennell Class of 2023

I’ve been challenged every week to step outside my comfort zone and grow as a person and healthcare professional, and I am excited to see where these skills will carry me throughout the rest of my career.

Adam hails from central Pennsylvania, and came to MCOM from Penn State University with broad experiences in leadership and volunteerism. Adam’s current interests revolve around oncology and cardiology. Outside of the classroom, Adam is an avid powerlifter and volunteer at Red Crescent Clinic.

OFFICE OF MD ADMISSIONS Edwing Daniel, PhD

Assistant Dean of MD Admissions & Scholarships

Fatema Siwji

Admissions Advisor/Recruiter

Anh-Kay Pizano, PhD

Director of MD Admissions

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