Behind the desk: Another side of patient care

Administrative professionals are the first people patients speak to or see when they schedule appointments or come in for an office visit. This month The POST highlights the important role people like Tara Taylor (center) play in caring for our patients.

 

 

 

November 2011

Donovan Lott, a researcher who studies Duchenne muscular dystrophy, works with Tucker Hart. Lott is one of several scholars who is part of the NIH-funded Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program at UF and the University of Texas Medical Branch.

The next generation of rehab experts

UF and UTMB’s Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program is training scholars to become independent investigators and leaders in rehabilitation research.

Jori Taylor Hall, 20, pets Rackley during her pet therapy visit.

The fuzziest kind of medicine

The therapy dog program at Shands at UF gives patients the chance to enjoy a fuzzy comfort that is typically off-limits in the hospital.

Dr. Astrid Grosche (right) is shown with Dr. Chris Sanchez (left) and Dr. David Freeman. Grosche thanks Freeman, her adviser and mentor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, for his support in all of her endeavors.

Scientist by day, bodybuilder by night

Graduate student Astrid Grosche lifts more than beakers and beagles for her hobby outside the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Jeffrey House

The real Dr. House

Dr. Jeffrey House of the College of Medicine-Jacksonville recently received the American College of Physicians’ Outstanding Teacher of the year award. And he has a cool name.