NSU is equipping next generation of health care leaders
The health care landscape of South Florida is changing with the expansion ofNova Southeastern University (NSU) and its considerable investments in health education, health care, and biomedical research. With access to quality health care becoming more and more important, NSUis stepping up to create a healthy ecosystem.
As aworld-class research university, it is our obligation to educate our community on howto live healthier, longer and better. We are partnering and integrating resources with key stakeholders, including business and government leaders, community partners, private organizations and other health care entities to improve community health.
With many leading physician member-based organizations predicting a nationwide doctor shortage, NSUis making significant investments in training the next generation of health care leaders throughout Florida.
Our Fort Lauderdale campus is transforming with a new medical school opening along with the construction of a newHCAteaching and research hospital and a medical education complex. This will spark major growth and opportunity with NSU’s economic impact in Florida projected to reach $5 billion by 2020.
Later this month, we willwelcome our first class of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree candidates, makingNSUthe only university in the southeastern United States to offer both theM.D. and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine( D. O .) degree, and the only university in the nation to offer both programs in the same location. We will celebrate this milestone with the first joint white coat ceremony highlighted by keynote addresses frommedical leaders DarrellG. Kirch, M.D., president and CEOof the Association of American Medical Colleges, and StephenC. Shannon, D.O., M.P.H., president of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
TheM.D. programhoused within theNSUDr. KiranC. Patel College of All op at hi cM edi ci ne is redesigning the way doctors are trained through an active learning curriculum that focuses on developing analytical and problem-solving skills to increase efficiency and emphasize medical outcomes. Medical students will have an inside view on how discoveries are translated fromthe bench to the bedside to become an improved treatment option, giving both physicians and patients a competitive edge.
We are developing the next generation of physician leaders by providing our students the skills they need to practice medicine and adapt in a constantly evolving health care landscape. NSU’s student body is one of the most diverse in the nation and our physician graduates will be prepared to interact with and understand the needs of the residents of our community and state.
We look forward toworking with you— the leaders and residents of South Florida— to advance human health.
JohannesW. Vieweg, M.D., FACS, is founding dean of theNova Southeastern University Dr. KiranC. Pa tel College of All op at hi cM edi cine. Nova Southeastern University fully supports an individual’s right to express their viewpoint and opinions. The views expressed in this guest editorial are that of JohannesW. Vieweg, M.D., FACS, and are not necessarily those ofNSU, its president or Board ofTrustees.