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FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - Wikipedia FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Jump to : navigation , search FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine <Td_colspan="2"> Type Public Established 2006 Dean John A. Rock Students 440 ( Fall 2014 ) 480 ( at full capacity in Fall 2015 ) Location Miami , Florida , U.S. Website medicine.fiu.edu The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is the medical school of Florida International University , located in Modesto A. Maidique Campus in unincorporated 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 was 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 . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Administration 3 Admissions 4 Affiliations 5 References 6 External links History ( edit ) Health and Life Sciences Building I and II house the College of Medicine . 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 was 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 . Administration ( edit ) Dr. John A. Rock was the founding dean in 2006 . The College 's first associate executive dean of academic affairs is Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson , a member of the National Academy of Sciences . Dr. J. Patrick O'Leary is the executive associate dean of clinical affairs and Dr. Sanford Markham was named executive associate dean of student affairs of the college . Dr. Barry P. Rosen is Associate Dean for Basic Research and Graduate Programs . Admissions ( edit ) College of Medicine admissions 2012 2011 2009 Applicants 3,509 3,719 3,536 3,247 Matriculated Students 265 174 137 126 <Td_colspan="5"> This table does not account deferred applications or other unique situations . In its inaugural 2009 class , the FIU College of Medicine received 3,247 applicants ; 126 were admitted , and 43 enrolled . The average undergraduate GPA was a 3.7 . Students of the Class of 2014 came from Alaska , California , Florida , Maryland , and Michigan . 84 % of students were from Florida , and 54 % were Miamians . Affiliations ( edit ) FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine works in affiliation with community hospitals : Baptist Health South Florida , Broward Health , Citrus Health Network , Cleveland Clinic Foundation Florida , Jackson Health System , Memorial Health Care System ( Hollywood ) , Mercy Hospital ( Miami ) , Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute , Miami Children 's Hospital , Miami VA Healthcare System , North Shore Medical Center , Westchester General Hospital , Palmetto General Hospital , South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center . These help educate medical students and provide graduates with residency opportunities . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : http://news.fiu.edu/2010/07/fiu-herbert-wertheim-college-of-medicine-to-welcome-class-of-2014/ Jump up ^ http://news.fiu.edu/2013/02/fiu-herbert-wertheim-college-of-medicine-receives-full-accreditation/51525 Jump up ^ http://news.fiu.edu/?p=4181 Jump up ^ `` Law admission rates '' ( PDF ) . Official site . 2009 - 04 - 21 . Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 21 . Jump up ^ `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ) . Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2010 - 06 - 10 . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 16 . 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