Making A Difference In Hispanic Healthcare Disparities
10/10/2023Hispanics continue to face severe health disparities and UCF’s College of Medicine can play a role in easing those challenges, Dr. Caridad Hernandez, chair of...
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News & Information Archive
Med School Alum, Ophthalmologist Returns to Join UCF Health
10/03/2023Dr. Monika Farhangi beams as she walks the halls of the College of Medicine again, this time as a UCF Health physician. The Class of...
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Mentorship Program Aims to Improve Health Equity
10/02/2023Thirty-two aspiring physicians from backgrounds underrepresented in the field are better prepared for their medical school journey, thanks to a mentorship program at UCF’s College...
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Dr. Verduin Guides Students Nationwide On Residency Process
09/28/2023When it comes to expertise on medical student career advising, the AAMC turns to UCF’s Dr. Marcy Verduin. Dr. Verduin, the UCF College of Medicine’s...
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Meet Dr. Pierce Trumbo, UCF Health’s New Internal Medicine Specialist
09/20/2023UCF Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, has added a new primary care doctor at its Lake Nona location. Dr. Pierce Trumbo is a...
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Happy Simulation Week!
09/19/2023UCF’s College of Medicine is celebrating Simulation Week 2023 by recognizing the people and activities within our Clinical Skills and Simulation Center that are helping...
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UCF Scientist Looking at Role of Fats to Curb Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients
09/18/2023Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma – cancers of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. Treatments...
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“Bras For A Cause” Supports Mammograms for Underserved Women
09/12/2023UCF Lake Nona Hospital will hold its annual “Bras for a Cause” event Oct. 2-6 to raise funds to provide mammograms for underserved women. And...
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Be the Match for Someone in Need
08/22/2023For patients suffering from leukemia and other blood disorders, a donation of stem cells or bone marrow is often the only option to save their...
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Simulation Teaches Med Students TeamSTEPPS Concepts First-Hand
08/21/2023Paramedics rush the 5-year-old boy to your hospital because he’s not breathing. His doctor was treating him for pneumonia, but now he is lifeless on...
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NIH Supports UCF Scientist To Develop New Antibiotic for TB
08/15/2023A College of Medicine researcher is developing a new antibiotic related to penicillin to treat tuberculosis (TB) and related lung infections. Dr. Kyle Rohde, an...
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FAQ: What’s the First Year of Med School Like?
08/14/2023Because a new school year brings a new class of M.D. candidates, we worked with faculty and students to create this FAQ about the first...
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