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UCF College of Medicine faculty are at the forefront of aerospace medicine, cancer research, and improving public health.
Medicine In Space
Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta is an internationally recognized space medicine expert who leads our research on the health impacts of space travel with an emphasis on addressing these issues as more people go into space.
Killing Cancer Cells
Dr. Alicja Copik is developing technologies that “beef up” the body’s Natural Killer cells. Dr. Copik uses nanoparticles and genetic engineering to make the body’s first line of defense into better-armed cancer killers.
Fighting Malaria
Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti focuses his research on malaria, the world’s deadliest mosquito-borne illness. Dr. Chakrabarti is investigating using cancer drugs and identifying natural product-derived antimalarials to find new ways to treat malaria.
College News & Events
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II launch will witness astronauts orbiting the…
Dr. Annette Khaled, who leads the UCF College of Medicine’s…
As a future emergency medicine physician, Anthony Martinez will provide…
Victoria Millington’s dream is to guide her patients to better…
UCF medical student Taryn Posch chose family medicine as her…
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Artemis II will send humans further than anyone has been in more than 50 years. And it`s bringing back medical data that could shape the future of medicine on Earth and beyond. 🌌⚕️
Read UCF`s space medicine experts analysis of the research on board and what it could mean for the future of spaceflight at the link in our bio. đź”—
Photo source for slides 1-4: NASA
Dr. Annette Khaled, leader of the UCF College of Medicine`s Cancer Division renowned for her innovative cancer research, has been named a Pegasus Professor, the university`s highest honor. ⚔️
Dr. Khaled is leading the fight against cancer through bold, translational science. As professor of medicine, she leads efforts to develop targeted therapies for aggressive breast, lung, and prostate cancers.
Learn more about Dr. Khaled and her research at the link in our bio. đź”—
🗣️Preparando a nuestros estudiantes para cuidar a todos los pacientes (Preparing our students to care for all patients)
Three fourth-year UCF medical students are ready to provide better care to all after recently progressing through the college`s medical Spanish program and becoming certified to communicate directly with Spanish-speaking patients without an interpreter.
The College of Medicine focuses on Spanish to meet the state`s healthcare needs, and so it offers the Physician Oral Language Observation Matrix exam to certify and better prepare students. Two of the three passing students matched into residency programs in Florida where their skills may directly benefit patients.
Eleven more students are on track to take the national exam, and four others are awaiting results.
But how does medical Spanish differ from conversational Spanish? Does "stroke" directly translate? Did you already know how to say "gallbladder" in Spanish?
Hear from the students themselves and our Spanish program director at the story đź”— in our bio.
There`s no day like Match Day! đź’›
Congratulations Class of 2026!
The UCF-HCA Healthcare residency program gained 310 new physicians on Match Day, including 9 from the UCF College of Medicine.🧡
One such student, Victoria Millington`s dream is to guide her patients to better health and serve the Orlando community.
"I`m a triple Knight now” she cheered as she opened her envelope. She will be training in internal medicine at the UCF-HCA Healthcare program in Greater Orlando, her first choice.
Learn more about the students entering the UCF-HCA Healthcare residency programs this Match Day who are helping address Florida`s physician shortage at the link in our bio. đź”—
Today, 108 UCF medical students opened doors to their future, matching into residencies as part of National match Day. 🩺 ✉️
Students matched into programs that include Brown, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Vanderbilt, with forty-six of the 108 doing some or all their training in Florida.
Two UCF medical students, Taryn Posch and her fiancé, Kevin Beguiristain, both matched into residencies at University of Florida’s Shands Hospital as a dozen of their family members surrounded them and cheered.
“We’re matching today, getting married next month and then we graduate the month after that,” said Beguiristain, who will train in internal medicine. “It’s an adventure and definitely a bit of a whirlwind, but we’re doing it together.”
Read more about our Class of 2026 at the link in our bio.
Experience the magic of Match Day, with a front row view! 🤩
The stage is set, just for you Class of 2026! ✨
We can’t wait to see where you match.
#MatchDay2026
