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USF students contribute to mass casualty incident training
COPH students played an integral role in a Mass Casualty Incident Training course hosted at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation from April 3-4. The immersive training initiative, designed to equip emergency clinicians with essential skills for managing high-volume and high-acuity scenarios, involved undergraduates.
April 19, 2024College News, Student Life
To fight malaria parasite, researchers try tricking it with a time-travel strategy
USF Health researchers are working to advance the understanding of how malaria becomes resistant to the most popular drug used to treat the disease.
April 8, 2024Research and Innovation
Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos awarded the 2024 Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health
The COPH has named Stephanie Haridopolos, MD, the 2024 Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health.
April 8, 2024Awards and Honors
Dr. Linsey Grove receives Outstanding Alumni Award
Dr. Linsey Grove is the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award.
April 5, 2024Alumni and Development
What happens when families and medical proxies disagree about end-of-life decisions?
Disagreements about end-of-life care are common, pitting family members and medical proxies against each other and posing a myriad of ethical and legal questions.
April 5, 2024Research and Innovation
COPH honors Dr. Gillian Stresman with the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award
Each year, students in the COPH nominate faculty members for the Excellence in Teaching Award. This year鈥檚 recipient is Dr. Gillian Stresman.
April 5, 2024Awards and Honors
Transforming lives with social work + public health
March is Social Work Month. USF College of Public Health (COPH) graduate student Michael Hicks learned early on from his parents, both nurses in behavioral health care services and the Florida state prison systems, about the values of compassion and service.
March 25, 2024Student Life
Jean and Phil Amuso鈥檚 philanthropic roots run deep at the 黑料爆料, entwining many facets of the institution they love 鈥� most notably the Alumni Association, the newly named Samuel P. Bell, III College of Public Health building and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
March 22, 2024Alumni and Development
In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are 鈥渦nborn children鈥� under one state law, most attention has been focused on in vitro fertilization 鈥� whether the decision imperils parents鈥� attempts to create a family.
March 22, 2024In the Media
Celebrate the inaugural Black Maternal Health Week at the COPH
The COPH is part of global effort to eliminate Black maternal mortality with a week of events centered on the reproductive and birth justice movements. The initiative aims to amplify Black voices and experiences and foster dialogue for the health and well-being of Black mothers and birthing people.
March 22, 2024College News, Community Engagement
The FPRC and FL-CK&F team up to create more accessible health insurance messaging
Two COPH groups鈥擣lorida Covering Kids & Families and the Florida Prevention Research Center鈥攔ecently teamed up to create clearer, more effective health insurance marketing messages during the Medicaid unwinding process.
March 22, 2024Alumni and Development, College News, Research and Innovation
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Occupational Safety and Health Practices (OSH)
In this edition of the Director's Desk, we will explore how AI benefits workplace safety.
March 21, 2024USF SafetyFlorida