100% Match Placement – UCF Medical Students Open Doors to Their Futures
03/21/2025An accidental meeting with an orthopedic surgeon changed J.D. Schwartzman’s life when he was in middle school – and Friday, 20 years later, the dream...
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News & Information Archive
Serving Veterans Inspires UCF Med Student’s Residency Choice
03/19/2025UCF medical student Zachary Self hadn’t decided on a specialty for his medical career – until he cared for patients at the Orlando VA Medical...
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FIRE Celebrates Medical Student Research
03/10/2025A love for pickleball turned UCF medical student Isaac Soloveychik into a medical researcher who discovered that physical activity outdoors improves mental health more than...
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Dr. Kyle Benkel Honored as 30 Under 30 Alumni
02/28/2025Dr. Kyle Benkel, a 2024 College of Medicine graduate who traded his UCF football jersey for a white coat, was named Friday as a UCF...
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Meet Our Preceptors — Richard Henriquez, M.D., Orlando VA Medical Center
02/24/2025Dr. Henriquez is a two-time UCF graduate. He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Health Sciences from UCF and after graduating from Ross...
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Meet Our Preceptors – Dr. Helen Thuy-Duong Vo, Orlando VA Medical Center
01/21/2025Dr. Helen Thuy-Duong Vo offers an Anesthesiology elective for our fourth-year medical students at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona. An associate professor,...
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UCF Medical Student Matches into Rural Dermatology Program
01/16/2025Fourth-year medical student Anna Wanzenberg has matched into a rural dermatology residency at the University of Mississippi, where she will train to care for the...
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Student Combines Research, Service and Art to Improve Health
01/14/2025UCF medical student Rachel Shi is a Renaissance woman whose achievements in science, research, community service and the arts have earned her statewide recognition. Shi...
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Medical Students Honored for Academic Excellence, Service
12/17/2024Third-year M.D. students were honored this week for academic excellence, service and their commitment to health at an awards lunch at the medical campus. During...
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UCF Medical Student Honored by Florida Board of Medicine
12/11/2024Kira Eickman, a fourth-year UCF College of Medicine student passionate about serving the community, has been honored by the Florida Board of Medicine. The Chairman’s...
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Dr. Asmar is ACP Teacher of the Year
11/18/2024The American College of Physician’s Florida Chapter has named Dr. Abdo Asmar, a College of Medicine internal medicine professor and director of its inaugural residency...
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Meet Our Preceptors: Jane F. Houston – HCA Florida, North Florida Hospital
10/22/2024Jane F. Houston holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and is a certified nurse midwife who trains third-year UCF medical students in the OB-GYN Clerkship...
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