The UCF College of Medicine
As a new medical school, the UCF College of Medicine (COM) offers opportunities to students not available at any other medical school. Our Charter Class will be selected with care and will become a permanent part of our history and legacy.
Each of the first 40 students will receive a full tuition scholarship with living expenses for all four years. This is an unprecedented opportunity in the history of medical education.
Why are we doing this? Because our goal is to become the nation’s premier medical school born in this century. And only with the best students, who become the best doctors, will we reach our goal.
UCF’s M.D. Program allows students to prepare for careers in every discipline of medicine and to focus on an individualized area of study or research. Your passion will become our passion.
Background
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine was established in 2006 by the Florida Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors to address the growing physician shortage nationwide and provide economic benefits to Central Florida and the state.
The College of Medicine offers degrees in:
Biomedical
Sciences
Biotechnology
Medical
Laboratory Sciences
Medicine
(M.D.)
Molecular
Biology and Microbiology
College News
Among Most Selective Schools
08/26/08
Before its doors open, the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine is already among the most sought-after and selective medical schools in the country. So far this year, more than 10 percent of those applying to medical schools nationwide have applied to UCF, based on data reported through the Association of American Medical Colleges. Read MoreNearly 800 Applications Received
06/25/08
In less than a month, the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine has received 778 applications from students hoping to be a part of the inaugural class. Students from every major Florida university applied, as well as students from universities across the country. Read MoreFirst Concrete Poured for COM Building
06/12/08
The UCF College of Medicine reached another milestone Thursday. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., crews began pouring the foundation for the school's classroom building. About 20 construction workers spent 3 hours dumping 350 cubic yards of concrete - the equivalent of 35 concrete mixer trucks - for the foundation of the classroom building. Read MoreCOM Reaches Its Scholarship Goal
04/28/08
The UCF College of Medicine's Charter class will be able to pursue - free of charge - their dreams of becoming doctors, thanks to 40 scholarships fully funded by our community. No other medical school in the nation's history has offered full scholarships to an entire class. Unburdened by large debts, our students will be free to dream big and turn those dreams into outstanding medical practice and research. Read MoreDean Receives Community Award
04/24/08
Dean Deborah C. German, M.D. was named the 2008 Central Florida Businesswoman of the Year and 2008 Business Executive, both impressive and prestigious honors awarded at the Orlando Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business celebration. Read MoreMedical City at Lake Nona Update
04/20/08
The College of Medicine's future home, the Medical City at Lake Nona features a million square foot open-air town center, 9,000 residential units, and a life sciences cluster. It will put future doctors in close proximity to world-class partners and will have a $1.4 billion dollar impact on local economy. Read MoreNational Committee Grants Preliminary Accreditation
02/10/08
The College of Medicine reached its most significant milestone to date when the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) notified the college that it has been granted preliminary accreditation. The acccreditation team concluded that certain aspects of the plan for college had potential to be national model. Read MoreM. D. Anderson – Orlando’s Cancer Research Institute Plans Move
12/19/07
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando's Cancer Research Institute (CRI) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) promise to advance cancer research in the region by coming together at UCF's new Health Sciences campus at Lake Nona. Read MoreUCF Affiliation Agreements with Local Hospitals
10/23/07
The UCF College of Medicine has signed affiliation agreements with Orlando Regional and Florida Hospitals.The affiliation agreements will allow medical students to participate in clinical training at Orlando Regional and Florida Hospital campuses. Read More
2008 is an exciting year for medical and biomedical sciences at UCF! The Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences has merged into the College of Medicine as Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. This union will help the College of Medicine to become a research-intensive medical school where cutting-edge medical research spans the entire spectrum from lab to bedside, combining clinical practice with advanced research programs to drive the future of healthcare in Central Florida.
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Construction Continues
In June 2008, construction workers poured the foundation for the Medical Education building. The BSBS building is expected to be completed by spring 2009. These are the first two of several buildings that will constitute the Medical City at Lake Nona, also to include the Burnham Institute, a University of Florida research facility, new VA hospital, Nemours Children’s Hospital, and many others. More...
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