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Bridging borders and disciplines: USF Health hosts 2025 Interprofessional Education Day
More than 1,200 participants joined in person and online at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12 for USF Health’s annual celebration of teamwork and collaboration, an event where disciplines collide and real-world health solutions take shape.
November 18, 2025College of Nursing, College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program, Patient Care, Physical Therapy, Taneja College of Pharmacy

Veteran-led mission: Meet the service members powering USF’s landmark hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
Veterans are leading the charge in a $28 million USF Health clinical trial exploring whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively treat traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Meet three of the veterans driving the project forward.
November 10, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

USF Health researcher and international team win multi-million research grant
USF Health researcher Yong Xu, MD, PhD, and two United Kingdom colleagues have won an international research grant worth more than $11 million.
November 5, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

USF Health’s Dr. Subhra Mohapatra has been inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra, professor and director of the Molecular Medicine PhD Program at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and a research career scientist at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, has been inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for her pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

USF Health’s Dr. Michael Francis inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for pioneering advances in regenerative medicine
When humans tear a rotator cuff, they get scar tissue. Dr. Michael Francis is changing that. The Florida inventor found inspiration in spider webs and mountain bikes to create medical implants that help bodies regenerate instead of scar. See how his 120+ patents are transforming orthopedic medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

USF Health helps lead a new collaborative to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes
To better prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes, a new multi-site project seeks to leverage the latest advances in AI and robust health data sets to speed up discoveries.
October 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

USF Health welcomes newest physician assistant students at White Coat Ceremony
911±¬ÁÏÍø, staff, faculty and friends filled the 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Music auditorium to welcome 49 new physician assistant students during the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program Class of 2027 Commitment to the Profession Ceremony, Oct. 3.
October 6, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program

More than a gut feeling: USF Health researcher shows how microbiome affects brain health
USF Health researcher Hariom Yadav, PhD, is exploring the surprising ways in which gut health affects overall health -- including in the brain.
October 1, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

From jigsaws to Alzheimer’s, USF Health researcher aims to solve puzzles
This USF Health researcher is studying how specialized cells in the brain might help unlock new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
September 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

From helpless to hopeful: Grandfather’s illness sparked USF Health scientist’s passion for research
A family tragedy influenced this researcher to pursue to his cutting-edge work studying the interplay between nutrition/metabolism and a wide range of neurobiological disorders, such as dementia, depression and more.
September 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine ranks No. 1 in the nation in new medical excellence index
A new ranking of U.S. medical schools gives the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine a perfect score.
September 25, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

USF Health Physical Therapy Program moves into a new home, marking its next chapter
After years of growth and rising demand, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (SPTRS) is entering a new chapter, moving into a newly renovated facility on the USF campus that will double its space and strengthen its standing among the nation’s top programs.
September 24, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Physical Therapy