UCF Epidemiologist Receives Field’s Highest Honor
07/03/2025UCF infection preventionist Dr. Cindy Prins has been named a fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) – the highest...
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News & Information Archive
Dr. Heather Fagan Named Chair, Department of Pediatrics
06/27/2025Dr. Heather Fagan, a distinguished pediatric critical care physician and award-winning medical educator, has been named chair of the UCF College of Medicine Nemours Children’s...
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Burnett Student Explores Bridges Between Health in Space and on Earth
06/26/2025Luis Jimenez-Chavez, a master’s student in biomedical sciences at the UCF College of Medicine, is focused on exploring everything he’s heard about since childhood –...
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Meet our Preceptors: Dr. Daniel H. Jacobs, Neurological Services of Orlando
06/16/2025Dr. Daniel Jacobs’ support for the UCF College of Medicine began in 2008, before the medical school even opened. He was a founding affiliated faculty...
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UCF Med Students Organize to Support Addiction Recovery
06/12/2025As homelessness and substance abuse rates rise, UCF College of Medicine students are doing their part to bring addiction and recovery education to Florida’s homeless...
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Everything to Know About Cataracts
06/10/2025Cataracts unfortunately come as you age, and with June being National Cataract Awareness Month, it’s a great time to learn more about this eye condition...
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Goldwater Scholar Making Research Impact in Healthcare
06/06/2025Biomedical Sciences undergraduate Sun Latt is one of two UCF students selected for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which honors select candidates nationwide pursuing careers in...
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Embarking on a New Journey
06/04/2025It’s easy to make assumptions when you see Dr. Tina Chiarelli’s white-coat picture and academically rich bio under her title: associate professor of medicine in...
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QI: The Courage to Improve Care
05/22/2025Resident physicians, pharmacists and allied health trainees who care for Central Floridians gathered May 8 at the UCF College of Medicine to share their research...
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Commencement 2025 — “I Knew Medicine Was My Calling”
05/16/2025Vasiliki Beleri wiped tears from her eyes moments after graduating as a UCF Physician Knight. Nearby stood her father, who had once lost three fingertips...
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UCF Students’ AI System Assists Orlando Health Robotic Surgeries
05/13/2025A student engineering project that began with using artificial intelligence (AI) to track cafeteria forks transformed into a system that will help Orlando Health surgeons...
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Meet Our Preceptors: Dr. Alan R. Thurman, Orlando VA Medical Center
05/06/2025Dr. Thurman, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, completed his surgical residency at the University of Arizona, Tucson Hospitals. With a...
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