FIU-Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is the medical school of Florida International University, located in University Park inunincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, in the United States. The College of Medicine is one of the university's 26 schools and colleges.

The College of Medicine was founded by the Florida Board of Governors on March 23, 2006. Its inaugural class of 43 students entered in fall 2009 and will be the first graduating class in 2013. For Fall 2010, 3,606 students applied for 43 spots.The College of Medicine was fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in February 2013. The College of Medicine was founded by the Florida Board of Governors on March 23, 2006. Its inaugural class of 43 students entered in fall 2009, and will be the first graduating class in 2013.

On June 12, 2009, longtime FIU benefactor Herbert Wertheim, announced that he would donate $20 million to the FIU College of Medicine, to be matched by state funds for a total of $40 million. Following this, the college was renamed in his honor. Funds from the donation will go to the establishment of the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Endowments for Medical Education and Research, as well as the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Medical Scholarship Endowment. Half of the endowment, which will be funded over the course of three years to 2012, will be set aside to support scholarships for College of Medicine students and other students pursuing advanced degrees in other scientific fields such as engineering.

Editors [1]

The following is the list of scholars from FIU-Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine who currently serve as editors for one or more SciTechnol journals.

Publications [57]

The following is the list of articles by scholars from FIU-Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine that are published in SciTechnol journals.

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