Dr. Bruce Rankin is a native Floridian growing up in Ft. Lauderdale. He was accepted to the early admissions program to college during which time he earned the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida and was accepted to the Charter Class of NSU-COM ( SECOM-85). ​He completed his Residency in Family Medicine at Southeastern Medical Center in North Miami Beach and practices in Deland and Orange City, Florida. He is Past Chief of Staff at Florida Hospital Deland and is Medical Director of Accel Clinical Research Deland. He has been a Principal Investigator for over 500 clinical medical research trials including COVID-19 vaccine research. He served as President of the Florida Society American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians(FSACOFP) in 2015-16. He has served as the team physician for Stetson University in Deland. He currently serves as a volunteer physician at the Good Samaritan Clinic. He was awarded FOMA's Physician of the Year in 2022. He is currently serving as the President of FOMA. He lives with his wife Jeannette and has four children: Andrea, Kyle, Cody, and Billy.