SHARKS RX Spring 2016 Magazine

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 38 NSU News of Note College of Allopathic Medicine Names Founding Dean Johannes W. Vieweg , M.D., FACS, was named as the founding dean of NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine, which is aiming to welcome its first class of M.D. candidates in 2018, once it receives appropriate accreditation. Vieweg joins NSU from the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, where he served as the Wayne and Marti Huizenga Endowed Research Scholar’s Chair, director of the UF Prostate Disease Center, and chairman of the Florida Prostate Cancer Advisory Council. “Dr. Vieweg has a stellar reputation as a physician leader and researcher, and with his guidance, NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine will be home to a strong M.D. program that complements NSU’s existing D.O. program in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and helps meet the growing need of physicians both in our community and on a regional and national level,” said George L. Hanbury II, NSU president and chief executive officer. The College of Allopathic Medicine will be the eighth college in NSU’s Health Professions Division, which includes the colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Health Care Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, and Optometry. TitleV Grant Targets STEM Education NSU received a $2.6-million award from the U.S. Department of Education that will target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for Hispanic students. The grant will be used to expand baccalaureate educational opportunities in STEM programs for Hispanic or Latino students and students from ethnically diverse populations. NSU is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. This award, which is the third such grant received by NSU in as many years, will bring $525,000 in its first year, with an anticipated total of $2.6 million over the five-year project. Over the past several years, NSU has received more than $9 million in Title V grants.