College of Medicine Graduates 609th Doctor
05/20/2019Clad in their black and gold graduation gowns, the soon-to-be doctors began chanting, “UCF…UCF” as they lined up for the procession. They fist-bumped their dean...
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Of Motherhood and Medicine
05/20/2019 When Mariya Kristeva showed up to rehearsal the day before commencement, she did so with two-month old Dimitri strapped in a carrier on her...
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Intern, Nurse, Now Doctor
05/20/2019Courtney Wagner started at the UCF College of Medicine in 2007 as an intern – and jokes that she taught founding faculty members how to...
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Identical Twins Become Physician Knights
05/17/2019You’re not seeing double! Twin brothers Kishan and Arjun Padalia are among the 117 Class of 2019 M.D. graduates, becoming the first set of identical...
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Class of 2019 Celebrated
05/16/2019 The 117 members of the Class of 2019 were celebrated for their resilience throughout their medical school journey at the annual Class Day event...
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Graduation Spotlight: A Heart For Service
05/15/2019Having served patients at free clinics from California to New York, Jeff Chen says helping to lead UCF’s student-run KNIGHTS Clinic has been “the best...
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Graduation Spotlight: A Second Chance To Make A Difference
05/08/2019Before medical school, Jason Smith was a corporate investigator who helped catch thieves, “but at the end of the day, I’d go home and those...
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UCF Lake Nona Medical Center Hosts “Topping-Out” Celebration
05/03/2019Construction teams placed the final steel beam atop UCF Lake Nona Medical Center May 3 in a “topping-out” ceremony for a new hospital one worker...
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Graduation Spotlight: A Voice For Children’s Health
04/29/2019 Morgan Beebe fell in love with musical theater as a teen because “performing was the one thing I felt like was my own. All...
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Lessons in Compassion From A Patient’s Memoir
04/24/2019Mallory Smith was only three when her chronic cough and runny nose were diagnosed as cystic fibrosis, a genetic lung disease that would eventually take...
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Denim For A Cause
04/24/2019In recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the College of Medicine joined the rest of the UCF community in wearing denim to show support...
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Can The Brain Help Heal The Heart?
04/15/2019A College of Medicine scientist is advancing research on how neurons in the heart communicate with the brain in hopes of using those messages to repair...
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