M.D./Ph.D Student is First To Receive NIH Grant
01/27/2021The American Cancer Society estimates that about 1 in 21 men and 1 in 23 women in the United States will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime. Michael Rohr,...
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Four Match Into Competitive Military Residencies
01/11/2021Matthew Naedel made a commitment to saving lives while watching his grandmother suffer from the cardiovascular diseases that took her life. Today, he is another...
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Global Health Conference to Focus on Pandemics, Goes Virtual
01/05/2021As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make an enormous impact on the world in just about every area of life, it has also underscored the...
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DACA Student Prepares to Graduate with Gratitude to Family, UCF
12/14/2020Ruben Mercado Santos realized he was “different” in high school. When his friends were getting their driver’s licenses and registering to vote, he couldn’t. After...
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Resilient Med Students Earn National Research Awards
12/10/2020Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, UCF medical students continue to make their mark with medical research, presenting their discoveries at a national conference...
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College Honors Faculty, Staff, Students
11/10/2020The College of Medicine recognized outstanding faculty, staff and students recently in a virtual 2020 Awards celebration meant to “thank you for keeping our medical...
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KNIGHTS Clinic Patient Education Goes Virtual
11/05/2020With the global pandemic affecting almost all aspects of daily life, medical students who operate the free KNIGHTS Clinic have found creative ways to continue...
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UCF Medical Students Distribute Smart Thermometers To Prevent COVID-19 Spread
10/30/2020With physical distancing restrictions in place and student outreach like the KNIGHTS and Chapman Clinics reducing services during the pandemic, UCF medical students have come...
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Five Burnett Students win Hispanic Heritage Scholarships
10/29/2020After Hurricane Maria ravaged her home country of Puerto Rico in 2017, Rocio Vazquez Beltran came to Florida in search of a better future and...
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Med Student Recognized Nationally for ECG Screening Research
10/26/2020Sudden cardiac death is the most common medical cause of death in athletes. About one in 40,000 children will have their hearts stop during exercise...
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Support For Students Feeling Stressed During COVID-19
10/13/2020More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, students have a new normal as they face the rigors of medical school, and the College of...
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Med Student Wins Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Students in STEM
09/30/2020Matthew Abrams has dedicated his UCF medical school career to the LGBTQ+ community and his efforts were recently honored with two awards: a national scholarship...
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