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Treasure Coast Medical Report
When the founding dean of the campus retired in 2015,
Lomax-Homier was named his successor. As regional dean
of the Florida State University College of Medicine’s campus
in Fort Pierce, she not only oversees the clinical education of
students, she also monitors and advises the clerkship directors.
Acting as a liaison between the medical community and
the students, she establishes relationships with local doctors
and hospitals where the students will get their clinical training
through one-on-one apprenticeships working directly
with the physicians.
“It’s ultimately my responsibility to make sure the students
get everything they need to graduate,” she said. “I consult
with them, identify their needs and go out into the community
to fulfill them. Fortunately, I’ve established relationships
with CEOs at hospitals all the way from Holmes Regional
Hospital in Melbourne, down to Cleveland Clinic in Stuart
and I can just pick up the phone and get it done.”
Those contacts were invaluable during the pandemic when
the rules changed daily.
“We literally all became pen pals because one day a student
would be allowed in an operating room and the next day he
wouldn’t,” she said. “In March, all of the med students were
pulled off of in-person rotation, so we had to turn everything
we were doing into online offerings.
“We had a class on track to graduate so we had to invent
ways to provide the opportunities for them to complete all
of the requirements. It was stressful for the students and the
teachers to say the least.”
Lomax-Homier is a past board member of Health South
Atlantic Surgery Center, an advisory board member for
Florida Atlantic University Treasure Coast and Gulfstream
“I had a gynecological experience when
I was a teenager and the doctor was very
condescending. Right then and there I
thought I could do better than him. Later,
when I mentioned I might be interested
in medicine, another doctor suggested I
become a dietician. But it was my minister
that encouraged me to aim even higher
when I told him I was thinking about
becoming a nurse. He said ‘You can do
better – you can be a physician.’”
— Dr. Juliette Lomax-Homier
Business Bank and a board member of Cleveland Clinic
Indian River Hospital. She is also a proud member of the
Eta Eta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
where she serves as co-chairwoman of the Women’s Health
Committee. Through that partnership, the group supports the
American Cancer Society with the Making Strides for Breast
Cancer Walk. She also is a speaker in the community regarding
women’s health issues.
Above all, Lomax-Homier is a champion for the students,
encouraging each and every one not to let anyone deter them
from their goal.
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