Med School Names New Diversity Leader
02/24/2021Tracy MacIntosh, M.D, M.P.H., M.S., FACEP, is the College of Medicine’s new Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Selected after a national search, Dr....
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How Racial Injustices Continue to Impact Women’s Healthcare
02/18/2021Black and indigenous women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy and birthing complications than whites, according to the Centers for...
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COM Grads Featured on FOX 35 Black History Month Series
02/18/2021UCF College of Medicine graduates Drs. Gabe Williams and Monet Winslow were featured by FOX 35 Orlando as part of its Black History Month highlights....
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GME Psychiatry Faculty Member Wins National Teaching Award
02/11/2021Dr. Daniel Witter, who leads the UCF-HCA psychiatry residency program at North Florida Regional Medical Center, has received a national award for the way he...
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Black History Month Talk Highlights One of Orlando’s First Black Doctors
02/11/2021During segregation, when most white doctors wouldn’t treat African Americans, residents of Orlando’s historically black neighborhood relied on care from Dr. William Monroe Wells, a...
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Everybody Has A Story – Student, Staff Share Experiences At Human Library Event
02/04/2021Nader Tabsh credits Lady Gaga with helping him accept his homosexuality as a Muslim teenager growing up in the United Arab Emirates. Her song, Born...
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Virtual Global Health Conference On Pandemics Gets Record Number of Attendees
02/01/2021“Think globally. Act locally.” These are the words infectious disease expert Dr. Lilian Abbo said guided her pandemic response efforts at Miami’s Jackson Health System...
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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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Faculty Member’s Book Helps Children Understand Miscarriage
01/21/2021Sharing the news of a miscarriage can be a difficult conversation, particularly with younger children. As a board-certified OB/GYN with decades of practice experience, College...
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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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