MIAMI — Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) hosted a tour and welcome celebration for the inaugural class of the Florida International University (FIU) College of Medicine on August 5. The FIU medical students and staff toured various MCH departments and met hospital leaders, pediatric patients, pet therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers, as well as performers from the hospital's Big Apple Circus Clown Care program.
Miami Children's Hospital, a regional leader in pediatric medical education, has an affiliation agreement with the FIU College of Medicine, South Florida's only public medical school. The college recently welcomed its first class, a group of 43 first-year medical students chosen from more than 3,000 applicants.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70 percent of children in the Miami market. The only "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 325-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.