Geriatric Center Dedicated to Dr. John Flemming

Congratulations Dr. Flemming on all your years of clinical dedication and excellence in teaching!

From the Florida State University Regional Campus Review, we read:

Dr. John Fleming is a pioneer among physicians in central Florida in the field of geriatrics, where he became one of the first Board-certified geriatricians in the area. Born in Memphis Tennessee, he graduated with honors from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Fleming trained in internal medicine and practiced in Winter Park, Florida from 1968-1993. He then joined the residency program teaching facul- ty of Florida Hospital in 1993 teaching internal medicine and geriatrics. 

Dr. Fleming was instrumental in establishing the Geriatrics Fellowship Program at Florida Hospital in 1997, serving as the program director. The Program was and remains the only Family Medicine Geriatrics Program in Florida. He also served as Medical Staff President at Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Medical Director at Mayflower Retirement Center, Florida Living Nursing Center, and Health and Home Con- nections. In 2003, Dr. Fleming was named Clerkship Director of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine Orlando Regional Campus to implement the year-4 required Geriatrics Clerkship for which he recruited the faculty and he integrated the novel Geriatrics curriculum into the fellowship Program. Geriatric care and the discipline of geriatric medical education advanced greatly through his lead- ership.

On August 4, the Mayflower Retirement Center honored Dr. Fleming at a dedication ceremony for the Dr. John S. Fleming Geriatric Clinic at the Mayflower as a fitting recognition for his dedication, leadership, and innovation in geriatric care. The Florida State University congratulates Dr. Fleming on this most deserved recognition, and we also thank him for his pioneering efforts at our school in elder care.