The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has issued an Accreditation with Distinction to the oncology fellowship program developed for nurse practitioners at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. This program, launched in November of 2016, was the first of its kind in Florida. It is now being recognized for its “programmatic excellence” by the ANCC Commission on Accreditation.
Read MoreAt VITAS Healthcare, nurses are at the core of everything we do. They’re a fundamental part of every hospice team, caring for our patients and families. Nurses are also integral to our origin: In 1978, a registered nurse, Esther Colliflower, and a Methodist minister, Hugh Westbrook, founded the hospice company that would become VITAS Healthcare.
Read MoreA doctoral student in public health with a concentration in epidemiology, Mengist came to the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work from his native Ethopia to acquire training in epidemiological research methods from renowned faculty and a curriculum that would give him the research skills to advance health at home and globally.
April 25, 2019 – Susan G. Komen® Florida announced today the expansion of its first-in-nation breast health navigation program for women of diversity as it approaches its one-year anniversary. Komen Florida launched the Community-Based Breast Health Navigator Pilot Program on May 21, 2018 with funding from Quantum Foundation to provide education and patient navigation services to primarily African American women who have a 40% higher mortality rate than white women. Since the program’s inception nearly one year ago in Delray Beach, Fla., it has reached over 1,800 women.
