Dr. Hernandez Named Chair, Medical Education
08/02/2021Dr. Caridad Hernandez is the College of Medicine’s new chair of medical education. Dr. Hernandez joined the UCF College of Medicine in 2011 as director...
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When Medicine is a Family Affair
07/27/2021Manuel Carrazana teared up as he watched his identical twin daughters collect their white coats, marking their journey to become physicians — a career he...
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One Day, Two White Coat Ceremonies
07/26/2021A “sea of white coats” filled Addition Financial Arena Monday as two UCF medical school classes – more than 200 students — participated in a...
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UCF Researcher Identifies Models For Healthy Aging
07/21/2021As the population ages, communities must adopt more creative ways to help older adults stay mentally and physical healthy and engaged, especially in light of...
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Med Student Awarded Prestigious AMA Scholarship
07/16/2021Xamil Vega’s love of radiology began after his first anatomy class as a first-year med student at UCF when he became intrigued with the human...
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Burnett Student Receives Doctoral Fellowship For Minority Students
07/13/2021A young UCF scientist researching how pregnancy affects the immune system is the recipient of a highly competitive award designed to increasing the number of...
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Med Students Reveal Emotions, Challenges In Diary Of A Med Student
07/12/2021Medical students nationwide – including three from UCF – write about the trials and triumphs of training to be doctors during a pandemic in a...
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Dr. LaRochelle New Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
07/12/2021Dr. Jeff LaRochelle is the UCF College of Medicine’s new associate dean of academic affairs, selected after a nationwide search. Before being named as only...
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Med Student Receives National Award For Pandemic Efforts
07/09/2021A UCF medical student who used her bioengineering training to create makeshift ventilators for COVID-19 patients and help a free clinic transition to telehealth services...
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Dr. Coathup Awarded SEED Funding To Begin Space Travel Research
07/09/2021College of Medicine biomedical engineer Dr. Melanie Coathup is one of five UCF researchers to receive more than $450,000 in SEED funding thanks to a...
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Study Finds Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Still Higher for Black Women
07/02/2021While breast cancer mortality rates have declined over the last few decades, Black women are still twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared...
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HCA Opens New Simulation Center to Train Nurses
07/01/2021HCA Healthcare North Florida Division announced the opening of a $5.5 million state-of-the-art simulation training center in Central Florida designed to empower and support nurses...
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