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MD Graduate receiving doctoral hooding from faculty members
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine held its commencement ceremony today for the class of 2026 - its largest in history, with 79 graduates.
They Matched! ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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Suboptimal Follow-up, Prevention in Geriatric Fall-related Head Trauma
November 20, 2023
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers explored the rates of primary care physician follow-up by older adults with a fall-related head injury resulting in an emergency department visit, risk assessment and preventive strategies.
Project Grow - A Medical Student-run Community Garden
November 09, 2023
A group of passionate medical students and visionary leaders from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, are championing an initiative that promises to transform our community.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Experts Support Vaccination With the Newest COVID-19 Vaccine
October 26, 2023
In a commentary published in the American Journal of Medicine, researchers from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and collaborators provide the most updated guidance to health care providers.
Dr. Leonard Berkowitz
October 01, 2023
Spotlighting Dr. Leonard Berkowitz, our MedOwl for October 2023
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives $750,000 Philanthropic  Grant for Alzheimer's Disease
September 18, 2023
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation, which will transform the care of neurodegenerative diseases.
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
September 12, 2023
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
Gene Discovery Nets ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
September 07, 2023
An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.
Dr. Lea Sacca
September 01, 2023
Spotlighting Dr. Lea Sacca, our MedOwl for September 2023
Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
August 29, 2023
A new ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.
Headshot of Interim Dean Curtis L. Whitehair
July 27, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Curtis L. Whitehair, M.D., has accepted the position of Interim Dean at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ (FAU)
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The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offers students a variety of educational programs and degrees.
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777 Glades Road, BC-71
Boca Raton, FL 33431