USF Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative
USF- Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative
Information on the Sixth USF-PAMA Conference to be held on March 27-29, 2026 at the USF School of Music can be FOUND HERE.
Established in 2008, USF-PAMC is an interprofessional organization comprised of research
and clinical faculty from across campuses at the 黑料爆料. The
USF-PAMC welcomes community experts and practitioners to work together to promote
Performing Arts Medicine research, service, and practice.
As a regional unit of the International PAMA, USF-PAMC sponsored five national conferences
(2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, and 2024), which drew internationally renowned keynote speakers,
health professionals, artists, practitioners, educators, and medical and performing
arts students. The International PAMA awarded USF-PAMC the 2017 PAMA Service Award
for its leadership in the field. USF-PAMC has produced a significant publication,
Perspectives in Performing Arts Medicine Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Springer Publishers, Inc. 2020), illustrating the breadth of our field:
We are working on the Second Book, Perspectives in Performing Arts Medicine Book II: Occupational Health, Public Health,
Arts for Healing (Springer Publishers, Inc., 2025).
MISSION
To promote research, application, education, and professional development in the performing
arts medicine.
GOALS
1. Facilitate healthcare and pedagogy in the performing arts
2. Facilitate inter-professional research in performing arts medicine
3. Create opportunities for the exchange of information among performing arts and
healthcare professionals
4. Serve the community at large with clinics and workshops
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- It boasts over 100 professional members from USF and the Tampa Bay Community
- Has a self-run student chapter drawing members from across disciplines
- Have developed courses and certificate programs offered in Dance, Music, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and College of Public Health
- Produced numerous research publications in prestigious scientific journals by the USF-PAMC members
- USF-PAMC members have presented many research presentations in international academic societies
- A graduate student member won the first Prize in Poster Presentation at 2021 International PAMA Conference
- Hosted Visiting Scholars from South Korea and Austria
BIENNIAL GOALS: The years 2024-2026
- Establish External Funding Support Structure.
- Create a Ph.D. Program with concentration on performance and research.
- Establish a Scholarship Fund to support a Ph.D program.
- Expand our interest in mental health and arts in medicine that can contribute to humanity and society.
- Increase member engagement from USF Health.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Sang-Hie Lee, PhD, EdD, MM, CRA-USF, Director
Professor of Music, Piano & Pedagogy, Research & Music and Medicine
slee@usf.edu
Steven Specter, PhD, Associate Director
Professor Emeritus, Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine
sspecter@honors.usf.edu
Candace Burns, PhD.MS, APRN, FAAOHN, Professor, College of Nursing
cburns@usf.edu
Sherrice Broussard Rose, PT, DPT, CGFI, ART-C, POTENTIA THERAPEUTICS
Sherrice.potentia@gmail.com
Ruth Bahr, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCC-CL, Professor, Department of Communication Sciences
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Professor and Dean, Office of graduate Studies
rbahr@usf.edu
Santo Nicosia, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Cell Biology,
Morsani College of Medicine, snicosia@usf.edu
Eric Coris, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
USF Morsani College of Medicine
Head Team Physician, USF Athletic Medicine
Co-Director, USF-MPM Sports Medicine Fellowship
STRUCTURE AND POLICY
OVERVIEW
USF-Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative (USF-PAMC) is an interprofessional organization that connects the arts and health communities on the USF campus and in the Tampa Bay community. Bolstered by a rich tapestry of support from The School of Music, College of The Arts, Morsani College of Medicine, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Public Health, and the Office of Research and Innovation, USF-PAMC proudly embraces a membership of over 120 performing artists, arts educators, and health and engineering sciences professionals, reflecting our commitment to inclusivity and interprofessional collaboration.
Our Mission is to support research, application, education, and professional development in performing arts medicine. Our goals are to facilitate healthcare and sound pedagogy in performing arts, encourage inter-professional research in performing arts medicine, and provide opportunities for exchanging new knowledge between performing artists and healthcare professionals.
OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE
- The Director and Associate Director form the Executive Leadership of USF-PAMC.
- The Steering Committee is the advisory body in policy decision-making and guiding the executive leadership.
- The executive leadership invites members to serve on the following committees: the Conference Executive Committee, Conference Program Committee, Outreach and Marketing Committee, Food Committee, Continuing Education (CME/CEU) Committee, Arts and Society Committee, and ad hoc committees as needs arise.
- The Director (rotating by the Executive Members) convenes monthly meetings. Committees bring their work reports, issues, and recommendations to the monthly meeting, making decisions in a consensus-building fashion. Members may bring any issues and concerns to the monthly meeting in an orderly manner.
INVITED GUEST SPEAKERS
- We will follow the PAMA tradition of inviting keynote speakers with prominent names in multiple fields worthy of the highest recognition.
- The same individual shall be invited only if there is an unusual circumstance.
- Any member can recommend a keynote speaker with credentials, vita, and statement, and the conference program committee and the executive leadership will discuss each individual's merits in the consensus-building decision process.
- USF-PAMC will provide housing and registration fees for invited speakers.
USF-PAMC FOUNDATION FUND
- USF-PAMA Foundation Fund #230041 was established in 2010 with donations from college deans and individual members.
- The Fund has been used to support OPS administrative support, extra conference expenditures, member social events, and educational social events. The Fund shall not support individual member projects, student chapter expenditures, student member travel, or other similar expenses unrelated to the Fund's purpose. In case of unexpected need, the Executive Committee will convene a special budget meeting to determine the appropriateness.
- Donations link:
MEMBER BENEFITS
- Members meet monthly to discuss ideas, progress on hand, social and educational events, and conference preparation issues.
- Members are appointed and volunteer to work on various jobs and committees throughout the year and serve on events and the biennial conference.
- Member volunteer work involves commitment and professionalism.
- Members register for the conference with a reduced registration fee.
- Members have opportunities to meet and network with interprofessional experts.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for 2026 Conference
Ralph A. Manchester, MD is Professor in the Department of Medicine in the University of Rochester School
of Medicine and Dentistry, Vice Provost (retired), and a Fellow in the American College
of Physicians. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont in 1979
and completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1983.
Dr. Manchester has an interest in
the evaluation and treatment of medical problems of musicians and served as editor
of Medical Problems of Performing Artists for ten years.
He is Past President of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, the American College Health Association, and the NYS College Health Association.
Dr. Hara Trouli received her MBBS (1986), Orthopedic & Surgical Train- ing (1987-1996), MSc Performing Arts Medicine (UCL 2012), and Piano Teaching & Performance Diploma (1989). She is a highly experienced musculoskeletal doctor who has worked extensively with professionals and student performers. She offers diagnostic assessments and advice for all musculoskeletal performance-related problems. She is a keen piano player. In 2011, she joined the first Master鈥檚 degree program for Performing Arts Medicine at University College London and graduated with distinction in 2012. Her MSc Research Thesis focused on the Muscular Contraction in the Arms of Pianists.
Since 2015 she has been appointed by UCL as Course Lead, developing and running the Masters, Diploma and Certificate postgraduate studies, as well as organizing the yearly . She is a clinician for the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine.
Dr. Coris has expertise in treating arthritis, hypertension & high blood pressure, diabetes, among other conditions. He is also a specialist in Sports Medicine and treats dancers.
Yae虉l Bensoussan, MD is chief of the laryngology division and assistant professor
in Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the USF Health Morsani College
of Medicine. Under her leadership, the USF Health Voice Center was established and
became the first of its kind on the west coast of Florida.
Dr. Bensoussan completed medical school at the University of Montreal, surgical residency
training at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in Laryngology at the University
of Southern California. She he has a back- ground in Speech Pathology and a .
Currently, she is co-principal investigator on a NIH-funded grant - Voice as a biomarker
of health, a multi-institutional study across 12 nstitutions focused on building a
large scale ethically sourced human voice database to help diagnose disease.