MEDIA CONTACT: Aileen Izquierdo
561-297-2442, izquierd@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (Aug. 16, 2006) -- Florida Atlantic University has developed a ninth college the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science. The new entity, which received Board of Trustees approval today, will house the existing biomedical science faculty in two departments, the Department of Basic Biomedical Science and the Department of Clinical Science, which will support the medical education program of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at FAU.
"As FAU further strengthens its biomedical research focus and fully develops the new four year UMMSM regional campus, the development of the new College provides us with the infrastructure needed to become a major academic health science center," said Michael Friedland, vice president of medical programs and new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science.
The new structure takes certain academic units and infrastructure originally housed in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and provides a new construct that allows the University to better manage the medical education program and provide greater emphasis on the field of biomedical science. Also, the new College faculty and staff will develop a Continuing Medical Education program for community-based physicians in association with the UMMSM.
"The many fields of science continue to expand each and every day," said Gary Perry, dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science "This move allows the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science to increase its focus on both instruction and research in traditional science and mathematics."
For more information on the new College, its programs and curriculum, contact 561-297-2219.
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