Dr. Salazar Says Farewell
03/15/2019“Match Day is always an emotional time but it’s more emotional for me than usual. I’m vested in these students – more than any other...
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News & Information Archive
Huntington’s Disease Research Featured on Midwest ABC Affiliate
03/15/2019Scientists describe Huntington’s disease as having Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) all at the same time. A mutant gene causes the disease...
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Every Second Counts: Learning How To Treat An Opioid Overdose
03/11/2019“Can you hear me, Mr. Smith?” UCF medical student Monet Winslow asks as she leans over her patient, a 65-year-old man found unconscious in his...
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A Med Student’s Perspective on Physician Suicides
03/11/2019Third-year med student Anthony Brenner couldn’t help but notice an atmosphere of gloom in the first days of his anesthesiology clerkship at a local hospital....
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College of Medicine Women Shaping UCF History
03/08/2019Three College of Medicine faculty are among 31 women being honored by UCF during March, Women’s History Month. The honor recognizes women who have helped...
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AOA Honors Service Excellence
03/08/2019Twenty medical students and four residents were recently inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national honor society of medical students, which recognizes scholarship, leadership,...
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Providing Patient Care in the Wild
03/05/2019 Johnathen Diaz was stranded in the wilderness, confused, nauseous and taking rapid, shallow breaths. When rescuers arrived, they noticed the mucous membranes in his...
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UCF Med School Grad Helping Create Grey’s Anatomy
02/25/2019As a UCF medical student, Michael Metzner lived his belief that art plays a major role in healing. Today, as a surgeon, he’s taking that...
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FIRE Celebrates 10 Years Of Inquiry, Impact
02/25/2019From depression to Down syndrome, bladder traumas to broken hearts – the medical investigations and discoveries on display at the 10th FIRE Research Conference were...
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FIRE Mentors Honored For Decade Of Service
02/22/2019Sixteen faculty members and community physicians who helped advise medical students with their FIRE projects were honored for their mentorship. FIRE is a mandatory two-year...
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Med Students ‘Dig’ New Community Garden
02/20/2019 When students need a break from classes or sitting at their desks, they can now wander down to the new College of Med community...
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Dr. Cendan Wins Awards for Med Ed Innovations
02/19/2019Keeping medical students on track and identifying students at risk of dropping out may get a bit easier with the help of technology and old-fashioned...
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