19 Years To Medical School
08/06/2019In her words, Sarah Baker’s journey to medical school was “long and winding” as it spanned nearly two decades. She first applied 19 years ago...
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News & Information Archive
First-Generation Student Honors Her Parents’ Dreams
08/05/2019“I have cleaned houses for a lot of wealthy people, and I saw that they were able to get there through education, so that’s all...
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Med School Welcomes New Population Health, Finance Leaders
08/04/2019The first chair of a new Population Health Sciences Department and a new finance and administration leader recently joined the UCF College of Medicine team....
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BBC Radio Features UCF Lyme Disease Research
08/04/2019Dr. Mollie Jewett, head of Immunity and Pathogenesis Research at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, was recently featured on BBC Radio’s Health Check program...
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Burnett School Awards Highest Number Of Graduate Degrees
08/01/2019A record number of graduate students from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences collected master’s and Ph.D. diplomas during UCF’s summer commencement ceremony August 3....
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Sponsor A White Coat, Support A Dream
07/23/2019When the 120 new medical students in the Class of 2023 receive their white coats on Aug. 5, it will mark the first step on...
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Summer Program Paves Way For Future Health Leaders
07/19/2019July 19 marked the conclusion of the 2019 Health Leaders Summer Academy, a one-week educational summer experience for selected high school students from Orange and...
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New Program Offers Med Students More Hands-on Training
07/08/2019Seeing patients for the first time can be a nerve-wracking experience for medical students. So, a new training program geared toward giving third and fourth-year...
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Third UCF Residency Graduation One Of Several Firsts
07/07/2019 While June 13 marked the College of Medicine’s third Orlando residency graduation, it was also a night of firsts. The event graduated seven Emergency...
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Dr. Hernandez Discusses Needle Exchange With Spectrum News
07/06/2019A new Florida law will allow counties to create needle exchange programs for people to exchange used syringes for sterile ones. Associate Professor of Internal...
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Processed Foods May Hold Key To Rise In Autism
06/20/2019With the number of children diagnosed with autism on the rise, the need to find what causes the disorder becomes more urgent every day. UCF...
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CytoSen Acquired in Potentially Record-breaking Deal
06/06/2019Biotech company CytoSen, co-founded by College of Medicine researcher, Dr. Alicja Copik is being purchased by Netherlands-based bio-pharmaceutical firm Kiadis Pharma to develop new treatments...
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