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09/08/2026

The reached their first milestone – receiving their first white coats. Congratulations to our newest ! Thank you Joe and Dolly Madachy, Carol and Frank Morsani, Tampa General Hospital President and CEO John Couris and University of South Florida President Moez Limayem for celebrating with us.

Read more about White Coat Ceremony: https://bit.ly/3SvWSQX

09/08/2026

We’re proud to see USF Health Morsani College of Medicine alumnus Peter Joseph Embí, MD, MS, appointed director of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest biomedical library.

Congratulations to Dr. Embí on this prestigious national leadership role!

NEWS: Peter Joseph Embí, M.D., M.S., has been appointed as Director of NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM), where he will oversee the world’s largest biomedical library.

Prior to arriving at NIH, Dr. Embí founded the ADVANCE AI Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also served as co-director of the school’s RAPID-Learning Health System in addition to being a tenured professor of Biomedical Informatics, among other roles.

Read more about Dr. Embí ➡️ https://bit.ly/4qNApeB

09/07/2026

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We celebrate our community whose work moves health care, education and research forward, making life better for patients and families across Florida and beyond. Thank you for the dedication and impact you bring every day.

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

Please join us in congratulating our own Dr. Kunal Vakharia on being named to Becker's Hospital Review's list of “20 Neurosurgeons to Know.” 👏

As director of AI and computational neurosurgery at USF Health-University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Dr. Vakharia was recognized for his expertise in cerebrovascular, endovascular and skull base neurosurgery, as well as his work integrating AI into neurosurgical care and advancing research in stroke, aneurysms and neurovascular care.

09/03/2026

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been ranked the No. 1 medical school in the country for the second consecutive year in the 2026 Medical School Excellence Index. USF was also the only school to receive a perfect score of 100.

The college received top marks for the outstanding GPAs and MCAT scores of its admitted students. This year, the college welcomed the strongest incoming class of medical students in its history, setting new college records with a median MCAT score of 521 — equal to the top 2% nationally — and a median GPA of 3.98.

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The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been ranked the No. 1 medical school in the country for the second consecutive year in the 2026 Medical School Excellence Index. USF was the only institution to receive a perfect score of 100.

09/03/2026

is here in Tampa Bay. What does that mean for our community?

An ongoing local outbreak is affecting Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, and public health experts are urging residents to pay attention.

Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health, and Dean, USF College of Public Health, shares what you should know about dengue, how it spreads and why Florida’s warming climate could influence future transmission.

Read his latest column in the Tampa Bay Times ⬇️

Mosquitoes spread the disease.

09/02/2026

After being crowned Miss Florida, University of South Florida senior Alexandra de Roos is preparing to compete for the Miss America title, using the national stage to advocate for traumatic brain injury awareness and recovery.

Alexandra’s own experience with a traumatic brain injury inspired her to become an advocate for others affected by concussion and TBI. As a psychology student on the pre-medical track, she is pursuing her passion for brain health and a future career in neuropsychiatry.

We’re proud to cheer on Alexandra as she represents Florida at Miss America and continues to use her platform to bring greater visibility to brain injury awareness.

Congratulations, Alexandra, and best of luck! 💚

Read her story: https://www.usf.edu/news/2026/usfs-miss-florida-advances-to-miss-america-with-a-mission-to-raise-brain-injury-awareness.aspx

09/01/2026

Did you know subtle changes in speech, breathing and vocal quality may provide clues about your health?

Researchers are studying these signals, known as vocal biomarkers, for their potential to help detect and monitor conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease to depression, heart failure and type 2 diabetes.

Now, researchers from the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and the Luxembourg Institute of Health are helping establish a common scientific framework for vocal biomarkers.

As part of the international VOCAL initiative, 24 experts collaborated to define key terms and standards that could help advance voice-based health technologies and move them closer to clinical use.

Learn how USF Health researchers are helping shape the future of vocal biomarker research ⬇️

Researchers from USF Health and the Luxembourg Institute of Health have established a new international research framework for voice-based disease detection. Published in Digital Biomarkers, their study lays the groundwork for future healthcare tools that could detect disease through a person's voic...

08/28/2026

ICYMI: Our newest physician assistant students received their first white coats. Full story on the Commitment to the Profession Ceremony! Full story: https://bit.ly/4i0QJq7
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