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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
Dr. Yara Bonet Pagan is board certified in both adult…
UCF computer science major Julia Moras knows firsthand about living…
The UCF College of Medicine and HCA Florida Healthcare are…
America’s first astronauts, known as “the Mercury Seven,” will forever…
The College of Medicine congratulates and thanks Dr. Donald Diebel…
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine is charting…
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Meet Dr. Yara A Bonet Pagan - attending psychiatrist at the Orlando VA Medical Center, assistant professor of Psychiatry with the UCF College of Medicine and preceptor for third-and-fourth year medical students and psychiatry residents, helping mentor and train UCF medical students.
"Working alongside Dr. Bonet was truly inspiring; her dedication motivated me to strive for excellence. I am genuinely appreciative of the valuable insights and skills I gained under her guidance," one medical student said.
Learn more about Dr. Bonet Pagan and the students` experience learning under her: https://med.ucf.edu/news/meet-our-preceptors-dr-yara-a-bonet-pagan-orlando-va-medical-center/
UCF computer science major Julia Moras knows firsthand about living with epilepsy - and now, through a new interdisciplinary education and research effort, she’s examining how artificial intelligence might help fellow patients better predict an epileptic seizure.
Moras is just one of many students taking part in new UCF research and educational opportunities created by UCF`s Dr. Laura Brattain, including a a newly revitalized Introduction to Medical Robotics course to create healthcare innovations that improve patient care.
Other students, including UCF undergraduates, masters and Ph.D. candidates, are using this opportunity to expand their skills and help research how AI, robotics and ultrasound can improve breast cancer screening and carpal tunnel syndrome treatment.
“I want to be part of the solution,” one student said. “I want to create technology that serves humankind.”
Learn more about how this program is helping the next generation combine engineering, computer science and healthcare to make a difference https://med.ucf.edu/news/ucf-students-explore-improving-patient-care-through-ai-robotics/
The UCF College of Medicine and HCA Florida Healthcare are proud to announce a new Internal Medicine Residency Program at HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee - taking another step in addressing Florida`s need for primary care physicians.
The program will welcome its first class of 12 residents in July 2026, growing to a total of 36 trainees at full capacity. The program has received ACGME accreditation and will be filling the positions through the National Resident Matching Program.
Internal medicine physicians, or internists, specialize in the comprehensive care of adults and are trained to address both acute and chronic medical conditions.
Residents in the new program will gain extensive experience across hospital, outpatient and subspecialty settings – including critical care, cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease and primary care.
Learn more about this new residency at the link in our bio 🔗.
Our College of Medicine was counting down to the space game together at our #SpaceU Tailgate! 🚀
And we’ll be cheering on our ‘Nauts as they take on Houston in the ninth-annual Space Game!
As the emerging commercial spaceflight industry grows, so does the need for medical care that can support humans living and working in space for longer than ever.
Our #SpaceU aerospace medicine program is taking on the challenge, finding new healthcare solutions in extreme environments like space and exploring how those discoveries can be translated to help people here on Earth.
Twenty-five years after America`s first astronauts began their journey into space, they launched the Astronaut Scholarship to help ensure the U.S. would be the global STEM leader for the next space races - And today three UCF students are recipients of this prestigious scholarship.
This year, the committee chose 74 juniors and seniors from 51 universities, and UCF is one of only three universities with a trio of winners — Keanu Brayman, Kyle Coutray and Sun Latt. Two of the scholarship awardees are students in the College of Medicine’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences.
Learn more about our Astronaut Scholars at: https://www.ucf.edu/news/meet-ucfs-2025-astronaut-scholars/
The College of Medicine congratulates and thanks Dr. Donald Diebel Sr., who was recently honored with UCF’s John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni Award for his dedication that has “improved countless lives and inspired students and colleagues to embrace medicine as both a science and a calling.”
Dr. Diebel and his son, Don Jr., practiced together as Orlando OB-GYNs before the son’s death in 2002 when he stopped to assist car accident victims on Florida’s Turnpike. In his memory, the family created The Diebel Legacy Fund at the Central Florida Foundation to support and encourage good Samaritanism.
The fund supports the free KNIGHTS (Keeping Neighbors in Good Health Through Service) Clinic at Grace Medical Home, where UCF medical students work with community physicians to care for patients in need.
Learn more about Dr. Diebel and the Knights Clinic at the link in our bio. 🔗
These medical students are making a house call. 🏠
This month, a group of UCF medical students took community care beyond the doctor`s office and joined @westorangehabitat to help build four new houses in our Central Florida community.
