NSU Horizons Fall 2017

13 NSU HORIZONS university another step closer toward NSU’s Vision 2020 and its goal of becoming a nationally recognized, top-tier university of teaching, research, service, and learning,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and CEO. “As a new medical college, we are in a unique position to leverage institu- tional resources and external partner- ships to create a new educational model that will transform the delivery of health care in our community and beyond,” added Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D., FACS, founding dean of the college. Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) East Florida and its hospital network is the preferred academic medical partner of the new college, providing student training experiences in clinically relevant settings. HCA soon will break ground on a 200-bed hospital that will evolve into a teaching and research facility on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus located within walking distance to the university’s educational and research facilities, including NSU’s Center for Collaborative Research. The new college’s educational program will be taught in conjunc- tion with the other seven life science colleges in an interdisciplinary fashion within NSU’s Health Professions Division. Existing renovated space will be used to accommodate the new M.D. student class and the college’s active-learning curriculum. To meet demands of its life science academic programs, NSU plans to construct a 200,000-plus-square-foot, interdisciplinary medical education building to complement its vast health professions facilities and health care centers. Developed by a team of more than 100 medical educators, physicians, and researchers, NSU’s curriculum integrates didactics on ethics and humanities, genomics, interprofes- sional collaboration, biomedical informatics, and leadership. The curriculum also includes a heavy emphasis on research, technology, and innovation throughout the educational program leading to the M.D. degree. Medical students will train to become active learners and work in small groups using active inquiry under the direction of a faculty facilitator. Students will be challenged to solve real-world medical problems using clinical cases and a team-based approach. Compared to passive, lecture-style teaching, the college’s curriculum is designed to better prepare medical students to interact with patients and health care team members. During clinical rotations, residencies, and as practicing physi- cians, these lessons will provide necessary skills for leadership and upholding excellent standards of care. “This college and our curriculum were purposely designed to train and develop physician leaders who will transform health care as we know it,” said Vieweg. “Today’s medical stu- dents are hungry for real-world ex- amples and experiences that will better prepare them to practice medi- cine and pursue careers as hospital administrators, research leaders, policy makers, or business executives.” Research is a core mission of the M.D. College. It is home to faculty researchers from the NSU Cell Therapy Institute, who conduct translational research focused on the discovery of cell-based therapies to prevent, treat, and cure life-threatening and debilitat- ing diseases. In addition to NSU’s existing $3.7-billion economic impact on the state of Florida, by 2030, the college is expected to directly and indirectly generate another $350 million in economic activity annually, supporting more than 2,000 local jobs, as well as $17 million each year in tax revenue impacts. For additional information on the NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, visit md.nova.edu . Primary applica- tions for the charter class are available through the American Medical College Application Service®. n The college is the first M.D. program in Broward County, the eighth in Florida, and 1 of only 149 in the United States.