Read USF’s latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates.
Five USF Health faculty and educators were recently honored by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists, each receiving awards for their efforts in keeping the public informed during the COVID-19 pandemic through interviews with local and state-wide news media.
The COPH's Drs. Ricardo Izurieta and Benjamin Jacob aim to identify hot spots for COVID-19 in Ecuador using cutting-edge epidemiological methods combining data with technology.

The COPH’s integrated MPH/dietetic internship program is a highly selective, intensive 20-month-long program that prepares students for careers as registered dietitians, professionals who work to meet the public’s health-related challenges related to nutrition, including chronic disease prevention and management and food insecurity.
Dr. Marissa Levine has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the Center for Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Dr. Lynn “Marty” Martin has been named a fellow of the American Ornithological Society. The society is made up of a global network of professionals advancing the scientific understanding and conservation of birds. 

In 2021, the COPH said goodbye to two faculty, Drs. Kay Perrin and Max Salfinger.

Class Notes

Talat Almukhtar, MD, MPH, is a hematologist/oncologist at the Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation in Brandon, Fla. 

James Browning, MPH, is director of Global/US Oncology and Regulatory RWE Programming within the Center for Observational Research at Amgen in Tampa, Fla. 

Jianca Reid, MPH, CPH, is a health statistics analyst with the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management in Tallahassee, Fla.  

Dakotah Sikes, BSPH, is the patient care coordinator for the Children's Mental Health Initiative with the Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc. 

Although the genetic counseling profession has been in existence for half a century, public awareness of it remains very low. USF’s accredited genetic counseling graduate program is the first and only such training program in Florida, and Director Deborah Cragun explains why the program was created and the role these health care professionals play in helping families understand a variety of potential health risks.

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