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MCOM welcomes class of 2029
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Morsani College of Medicine welcomed the class of 2029 to start their medical school journey.
July 29, 2025Morsani College of Medicine

Tampa General again named the top hospital in Tampa Bay, with six specialties led or co-led by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth faculty ranking in nation’s Top 50; OB-GYN rises to No. 5 in the U.S.
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is once again and for the 10th straight year the top-ranked hospital in the Tampa Bay region, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings. TGH also earned recognition as one of the Top 50 hospitals in the nation across six specialties, all led or co-led by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth faculty — including OB-GYN, which rose to No. 5 in the nation and remains the No. 1 ranked program in Florida.
July 29, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

Dr. Anjali Kaimal to lead ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth’s top-ranked Department of OB-GYN
Dr. Anjali Kaimal is the new chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Morsani College of Medicine.
July 28, 2025Morsani College of Medicine

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNursing Earns 2025 National Center of Excellence Designation
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Nursing has been named a 2025 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). This year, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏis one of only 21 nursing education programs nationwide to receive the NLN Center of Excellenceâ„¢ (COE) designation, a prestigious recognition given to organizations that demonstrate sustained, evidence-based and substantive innovation in nursing education.
College of Nursing, Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth physicians named to Tampa Magazine's 2025 Top Doctors list
Tampa Magazine's 2025 Top Doctors list is out, and more than 100 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth physicians earned spots.

Nicole Misner receives ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Culture Coin for advancing pediatric nutrition and community health
For her dedication to pediatric patient care, education and research, Misner was awarded a culture coin by Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, dean of the Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth.
July 15, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

Jesse Casanova receives ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Culture Coin for exemplary leadership during international delegation
Jesse Casanova, associate director of International Programs at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth International, was recognized with a Culture Coin for his exceptional coordination of a multi-sector delegation to Japan. His leadership resulted in new partnerships with six Japanese institutions, including agreements with Tokyo Women's Medical University and renewed collaboration with Gifu University. The first ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmedical student has already begun research in Japan as a result of these partnerships.

USF, TGH successfully perform world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery
Transplant surgeons at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.
July 7, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

Crying isn’t the only clue: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns
Newborns in the NICU can’t tell us when they’re in pain, so a team of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers is developing AI technology that can find out. The collaboration between medicine and engineering could change the future of neonatal care.
July 7, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

New ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth study recognizes the burden of tremor for Parkinson’s disease patients
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth's Dr. Robert Hauser surveyed hundreds of patients with Parkinson's disease and found that tremors pose a greater burden on their quality of life than previously reported.
June 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto advance its position as a leader in mental and behavioral health by creating a new research center named for Sen. Darryl Rouson
The Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwill conduct rigorous research to advance the scientific understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues, including improving treatment outcomes and reducing the societal impacts of substance abuse and mental health conditions.
June 25, 2025Morsani College of Medicine

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth clinical trial reveals how hearing aids improve brain health and quality of life
Audiology researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏARCT Lab are studying how improving hearing can have surprising benefits for patients' overall health and wellbeing -- including lowering the risk of dementia.
June 23, 2025Morsani College of Medicine