Med Students Lead Mission To Peru
05/30/2019A team of volunteers are currently in Yantalo, Peru providing much needed medical care to the rural district’s population. The medical mission is organized by UCF...
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Lindsey Warner: Becoming Transparent
05/21/2019 “I think I see a happy young man,” Lindsey Warner said with a smile as he touched his beard. “I close my eyes and...
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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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Lyme Disease Research Featured On NBC-Affiliate News
05/16/2019Lyme disease is the leading tick-borne bacterial disease in the world resulting in more than 30,000 cases per year in the US alone. Lyme disease’s symptoms...
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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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Burnett Symposium Showcases Student Research
05/10/2019Having watched her big brother suffer from arthritis, Namita Varudkar knew at an early age she wanted to help solve medical mysteries. Now a third...
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Supporting Students Gave Her Joy
05/10/2019After eight years of providing academic counseling and support to future physicians, Zoe Brown-Weissmann’s retires from UCF College of Medicine May 10, after seeing her...
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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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