expertise in family medicine and behavioral health.
Both have three children. Both love teaching.
And they can’t wait for the Roberts Avenue
clinic to open.
While construction is underway, Norton is
keeping busy teaching and seeing patients at
the clinics the College of Medicine operates in
Gadsden County schools – thanks to annual
gifts from Dance Marathon at FSU.
“There’s just so much excitement in the
med school, especially with the new clinic in
Tallahassee,” said Norton, who did her residency
at Greenville Hospital System in South Carolina.
“I’ll be the lead pediatrician there. We’re going
to be working with Sabal Palm Elementary to
develop a Community Partnership School.”
Hogans-Mathews, who wrapped up her
residency at St. Vincent’s in Jacksonville a
few months ago, happened to come upon
a Department of Family Medicine “faculty
wanted” ad.
“It was for primary care/behavioral health,
which is really interesting because part of my
area of concentration was psychiatry,” said
Hogans-Mathews, who received the college’s
Mission Award upon graduation three years ago.
“And a big part of what I did in the residency
program was emphasizing the need for primary-
care physicians to be well trained in mental health,
especially given the shortage of psychiatrists.”
Hogans-Mathews grew up in Liberty County,
in a family that relied at times on Medicaid. She
knows the value of accessible health care.
“That’s one of my main passions,” she said,
“to provide equitable care for all.”
Both alumni acquired teaching experience
during residency and love working with med
students.
“It’s fun to be close enough to the students’
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here has been little time this year base as we prepare future physicians and
to celebrate the Pensacola Regional physician assistants,” said Paul McLeod,
Campus’ 15th anniversary. dean of the Pensacola Regional Campus.
The campus, one of three (along
The $7 million, 32,700-square-foot facility
with Orlando and Tallahassee) to open in comes with a unique twist: The medical
2003, was busy preparing to relocate. school’s regional campus is located one floor
Instead of its longtime home on University
above a massive weight room used by the
Parkway, the campus is now based within a UWF football team. The campus comes
multidisciplinary building on the campus of with an up-close view of the UWF football
the University of West Florida. field, as we ll.
“We’re fortunate to have outstanding
Included in the partnership to share the
physicians in the Pensacola area, many of building is a pipeline program meant to
whom have been with us since our campus develop quality applicants to the College
first opened. We’re excited to be part of of Medicine’s new School of Physician
a great facility that will serve as our home Assistant Practice from rural, northwest
Florida.
age that I remember their enthusiasm and
trepidation over exams,” Norton said. “And
it’s good to have come through the other side
of residency, so I’m familiar with the path that
they need to take.”
Read more notes about our alumni in Rounds,
starting on page 24.
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