Office of Educational Affairs
USF Health

Fred Slone

Frederick L. Slone, M.D.
Medical Director for the Center for Advanced Clinical Learning

Contact:
Center for Clinical Learning & Simulation
Office of Educational Affairs
USF College of Medicine
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 54
Tampa, FL 33612 
fslone@health.usf.edu
813-244-0892

Education

Undergraduate education: BA degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland in 1974

Medical degree: M.D. degree obtained from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1978

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine: The University of South Florida Affiliated Hospitals of the University of South Florida College of Medicine from 1978-1981

Fellowship in Gastroenterology: The University of South Florida Affiliated Hospitals of the University of South Florida College of Medicine from 1982-1984

Positions

Medical Director, Center for Advanced Clinical Learning of the USF College of Medicine
Assistant Course Director, Physical Diagnosis I and II for the USF College of Medicine
Assistant Professor for the USF College of Medicine
Training Center Coordinator for the American Heart Association USF Training Center
(2008-Present)

Affiliate Assistant Professor with the USF Department of Family Medicine (2005-2008)

Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Nursing (2005-2008)

Engaged in the private practice of Gastroenterology in Tampa, Florida (1984-2003)

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of South Florida Affiliated Hospitals (1981-1982)

Honors/Awards

Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University

Nominated to Omicron Delta Kappa, an honorary fraternity of service to the College and local community, Johns Hopkins University

Awarded a Dr. Henry R.Viets Research Fellowship for research on Myasthenia Gravis

Selected as speaker for Student Scientific Day at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School for research done on the effects of alcohol and portal hypertension on immunoglobulin levels in a rat animal model and the comparison with alcoholic liver disease and immunoglobulin levels in man

Selected as Chief Medical Resident at Tampa General Hospital (November 1980 through March 1981), and as Chief Resident of the Tampa Veterans Administration Hospital (June 1981 through July 1981)

Awarded the Nathan L. Marcus Award for the outstanding resident in Internal Medicine at Tampa General Hospital for the year of 1980-1981

Selected as one of “America’s Top Physicians” (Gastroenterology) through the Center for the Study of Services, Consumers Checkbook, in the Guide to Top Physicians (which is an independent survey service) in past years, and selected again for the 2004-2005 year.

Selected as Chair of Chapter 7, Caualty Management, for the new ADLS (Advanced Disaster Life Support), Version 3.0 course. This selection was made in October of 2009. The Manual should be published (through the AMA Press) sometime in 2010.

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, Issue Date: 09/16/1981, Expiration Date: None

Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, Issue Date: 11/10/1987, Expiration Date: None

Disaster Medicine, American Board of Physician Specialties, Issue Date: 12/31/2007, Expiration Date: 12/31/2015

Other Certifications

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) - December, 2007
Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Instructor since September, 2007
Basic Life Support Instructor since August, 2008
Basic Life Support (BLS) - March, 2008
Advanced Cardiac Life Support-March, 2008
Advanced Disaster Life Support, Instructor—January, 2005
Advanced Disaster Life Support – January, 2005
Basic Disaster Life Support – January, 2005

Publications

ASatyamurti S, Drachman DB, Slone FL: Blockade Acetylcholine Receptors: a model of Myasthenia Gravis, Science 187: 955-957, 1975.

Van Thiel DH. Gavaler JS, Slone FL, Cobb CG, Smith WI Jr., Bron KM, Lester R:  Is feminization in alcoholic Men Due in part to Portal Hypertension:  A Rat Model; Gastroenterology 78:  81-91, 1980.

Goldschmid S, Brady PG, Slone FL, Farber MS:  Duodenal Erosion Caused by a Mesocaval Graft.  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 32:  412-414, 1986.

Presentations at National Meetings

1. Chemical Disasters, the Nursing Role was presented at the EMLRC (Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center) in Orlando, Florida in February of 2006.
2. Human Patient Simulation in Disaster Medicine was presented at the EMLRC (Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center) in Orlando, Florida in February of 2007.
3. The Human Patient Simulator: A Key to Realistic Training in Advanced Disaster Life Support was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2006(Human Patient Simulation Network) in February of 2006.
4. The Human Patient Simulator: A Key to Realistic Training in Advanced Disaster Life Support was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2007(Human Patient Simulation Network) in February of 2007.
5. Use of Simulation in Disaster Medicine was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2008(Human Patient Simulation Network) in February of 2008.
6. The Power of Simulation in Teaching Undergraduate Nursing Students: How to Respond to a Code Situation in the Hospital Setting was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2008(Human Patient Simulation Network) in February of 2008.
7. Use of Simulation for High-Stakes Exams: was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2008(Human Patient Simulation Network) in March of 2009.
8. The Power of Simulation in Teaching a Response to a Code: was presented at the METI corporation international meeting, HPSN 2008(Human Patient Simulation Network) in March of 2009.

Other Accomplishments in the combination of Simulation and Disaster Medicine

Dr. Slone helped develop the first use of the Human Patient Simulator for a National Board Certification testing.  This testing was done as part of the American Board of Disaster Medicine testing process for Board Certification in Disaster Medicine.  This testing was done in Tampa, Florida in March of 2008.  The testing process involved the use of 2 simulation scenarios in Disaster Medicine and eleven candidates were tested using state of the art simulation technology.

As a part of the NDLSEC (National Disaster Life Support Educational Consortium), Dr. Slone was selected in October of 2009 to be Chair of Chapter 7, Casualty Management, for the new ADLS (Advanced Disaster Life Support), Version 3.0 course. As Chair for this part of the course, he is responsible for the following: 1. Writing a chapter on “Casualty Management” which involves the recognition and treatment of Chemical, Radiological, Biological, Nuclear and Traumatic Injury Mass Casualty Events.  2. Helping to create a simulation activity using advanced human patient simulators to instruct students on the management of the above Mass Casualty Events.