Times staff
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Free foot and ankle screening
David Fine, DPM, a specialist in podiatric medicine and surgery, will conduct a free foot and ankle screening and provide information on foot health 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, 1395 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling (727) 943-3600.
8 new graduates will begin USF residency
Providing needed health care to the local community while training new physicians, the Morton Plant Mease/University of South Florida Family Medicine Residency Program welcomes eight recent medical school graduates who will begin their postgraduate training.
The resident physicians in the three-year program practice under the supervision of faculty physicians at the Turley Family Health Center and Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater.
This year's residents come from around the country and include Andrew Albano, D.O., New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Michael Allison, M.D., Creighton University; Brandon Armstrong, M.D., Marshall University; Camille Hippolyte, M.D., Florida State University; Christopher Hritz, M.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine & Pharmacy; Lena Irvine, M.D., University of South Florida; Karl Metzger, M.D., University of Kansas; and Kay Schmid, M.D., University of Miami.
Also starting in July will be the second class of USF-Morton Plant Mease Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship physicians, Chris Salud, M.D., and Gary Visser, M.D.
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Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital offers a free service to assist people in finding a physician for their personal and family medical needs. The telephone-based service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling (727) 943-3600.
An adviser will answer each call with information on a variety of medical and surgical specialties according to the stated needs and preferences of the caller, and will give up to three possible physician referrals per request.
Information is also available online at helenellis.org.
Seminars, classes, support groups
NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETINGS: 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mondays (except holidays) at Crystal Beach Community Center, 517 Crystal Beach Ave.; 7 p.m. Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church, Educational Building, second floor, 421 Main St., Dunedin; and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Paul's Methodist Church, Room 102, 1199 Highland Ave., Largo. E-mail naranonfamilygroups@yahoo.com or visit naranonfl.org.
RECOVERY INC., SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Grace Lutheran Church, 1812 N Highland Ave., Clearwater; and 1 p.m. Mondays at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 813 Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 525-1749.
