Annual year 2025 – 2026 was our inaugural cohort for the Primary Care Scholars Program (PCP Scholars). Our inaugural cohort was comprised of 30 Scholars (15 M1s, 12 M2s and 3 M3s). While they were the initial cohort, our PCP Scholars accomplished a lot throughout their time as PCP Scholars and will continue to make an impact in the healthcare community.
- PCP Scholar Awards
- PCP Scholar Program Milestones
- PCP Scholar Graduation Highlights
- Featured PCP Scholar Achievements
“This is one of the most unique and life-changing experiences I have ever had. This has fundamentally shifted the way I view primary care and has inspired me to continue working towards a career in primary care. The learning opportunities are invaluable, and there is a wealth of volunteer activities, mentorship, and skill development that I would not trade for anything.“
“The program had no negative effects whatsoever. The positive effects were that we were discussing topics not covered in the regular curriculum that are arguably way more important for practicing medicine in real life than anything the regular curriculum has to offer.“
“I am very influenced towards becoming a primary care physician. I feel more confident in primary care as an option for me in life. I also feel more calm and confident that I can match into a specialty that I will truly enjoy since primary care has opened my eyes and become an option. I am more excited about the opportunities I can have and the physician that I can be through primary care that I never knew about before. I am very appreciative for this program for opening my eyes to the options that I have. I am looking into family medicine with integrative medicine fellowship as well as ultrasound fellowship.”
“I think the education workshops especially those focused on the types of jobs primary care providers can have were something I had not been exposed to before. Additionally the simulations that we had were very different than the simulations we have as a part of our curriculum (in PCSP we had more time to ask questions, more time for hands on practice, and more guidance; often the simulations in the curriculum feel more like an assessment and the simulations in PCSP felt like a chance to learn).”
“[PCP Scholars] made me realize the privilege it is to be a physician and how important our role is in primary care.”
PCP Scholar Awards
PCP Scholar Champions were the top participants in their class. PCP Scholar Champions are recognized for going above and beyond through outstanding engagement, leadership and service.
Primary Care Scholars Program Health Policy Panel
Rajib Chowdhury & Allison Regan
Scholarly Project Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JySLKEr2TI
Development and Pilot Dissemination of a Postpartum Education Resource for Community-Based Preventative Care
Vanessa Rodriquez & Sarah Harold
Scholarly Project Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpgwqgdfPXo
Wound Care Toolkit for Primary Care Scholars Volunteering in Underserved Medical Settings
Paxton Guerin, Anna Borbely, & Conrad Yee
Scholarly Project Presentation: https://youtu.be/_Kl8LNdhp6w
PCP Scholar Program Milestones
Curriculum Activities:
Underserved Care Activities:
Clinical Training Activities:
- Educational workshops
- Hands on Culinary Medicine
- Simulations & skills-based training
- Mentoring activities
- Scholarly work
- Uninsured
- People with disabilities
- Unhoused
- Adolescent pregnant women
- Mentoring in
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
Curriculum Outcomes:
Underserved Care Outcomes:
Clinical Training Outcomes:
- 1,850 cumulative hours
- Primary care and underserved care skills
- Career opportunities in primary care
- Financial aid, scholarships, and loan repayment opportunities
- Advocacy and leadership
- 13 Scholarly Projects
- 5 Educational Workshops
- 4 Mentoring Workshops
- 4 Simulations
- Florida Man Simulation Video, https://youtu.be/wK015wYE4Xw
- 400 cumulative hours
- Camp Boggy Creek
- Chapman Clinic
- Christian Service Center
- Community Wellness Events
- Knights Clinic
- LNHS Steam Event
- UCF Mobile Clinic
- Shield Clinic
- Special Olympics
- runDisney event
- Saint Thomas Aquinas Clinic
- The Center Orlando
- Rothman Sports Medicine
- And more …
- 575 cumulative hours
- 26 primary care mentors
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatric Medicine
- 8 clinics
- Mentor website: https://med.ucf.edu/academics/md-program/primary-care-scholars-program/primary-care-mentors/
Scholarly Projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Click on the Scholarly Project Title to view the:
Authors
Student Video Presentation
Project Photos
Authors: Nancy Loka, Nicholas Sherwin, Michael Pedicure
Student Project Presentation:
Authors: Hayden Runnells, Sarah Khan, Christian Sachs
Student Project Presentation:
Authors: Vanessa Rodriguez, Sarah Harold
Distinguished Scholar Award for Leadership in Primary Care
Student Project Presentation:
Bridging Food Insecurity and Clinical Care: Developing a Community-Based Food Recovery and Distribution Model for Underserved Patients. Nancy Loka, Nicholas Sherwin, Michael Pedicure
Authors: Nancy Loka, Nicholas Sherwin, Michael Pedicure
Student Project Presentation:
Bridging the Gap: Expanding Sports Medicine Exposure in Early Medical Training. Authors: Hayden Runnells, Sarah Khan, Christian Sachs
Authors: Hayden Runnells, Sarah Khan, Christian Sachs
Student Project Presentation:
Development & Pilot Dissemination of a Postpartum Education Resource for Community-Based Preventative Care [Distinguished Scholar Award]
Authors: Vanessa Rodriguez, Sarah Harold
Distinguished Scholar Award for Leadership in Primary Care
Student Project Presentation:
Pictures related to the Scholarly Project:
Evidence-Based Advocacy for Unhoused Individuals in Extreme Heat
Authors: Karan Bhatt, Riley Nguyen, Rohit Veerapaneni
Student Project Presentation:
Health Employment Opportunities for Orlando Unhoused Youth
Authors: Sanya Bansal, Jay Patel, Archana Ram, Shrinivas Bimal
Student Project Presentation:
Knight of Wellness: Beyond Lake Nona
Authors: Joshua Mago, Isabela Futuro de Lima
Student Project Presentation:
Movement as Medicine: A Low-Cost Intervention to Promote Health and Prevent Chronic Disease in Underserved Adults
Author: Nehemiah Pride
Student Project Presentation:
Primary Care Scholars Program Health Policy Panel [Distinguished Scholar Award]
Authors: Rajib Chowdhury, Allison Regan
Distinguished Scholar Award for Leadership in Policy & Advocacy
Student Project Presentation:
Pictures related to the Scholarly Project:
Student-Led Initiative to Strengthen Global Health Service at UCF COM
Authors: Gavin Murray, Katelyn Warner, Antonia Tammaro, Alexandra Jean-Louis
Student Project Presentation:
Student-Led Volunteer Organization for the Special Olympics
Authors: Sarah Khan, Christian Sachs, Melody Hershman
Student Project Presentation:
Teaching Preventative Health Through Play: A Teddy Bear Clinic Outreach Program for Preschool Children
Author: Noah Kelley
Student Project Presentation:
Pictures related to the Scholarly Project:
Transportation Barriers to UCF COM Student-Run Clinics: Literature Review and Intervention Design
Author: Sarah Ahmad
Student Project Presentation:
Wound Care Toolkit for Primary Care Scholars Volunteering in Underserved Medical Settings [Distinguished Scholar Award]
Authors: Paxton Guerin, Anna Borbely, Conrad Yee
Distinguished Scholar Award for Leadership in Underserved Care
Student Project Presentation:
PCP Scholar Graduation
More Graduation Photos
Featured PCP Scholar Accomplishments
Leadership
- Sarah Harold
- Space Council Student Representative, 2026-27
Scholarship
- Paxton Guerin, Anna Borbely, Conrad Yee
- Poster, Wound Care Toolkit for Primary Care Scholars Volunteering in Underserved Medical Settings accepted to FMA conference