Meet Our Preceptors: Drs. Castaneira and Cooper
01/10/2024More than 600 community physicians serve as preceptors at the UCF College of Medicine – educating third- and fourth-year medical students going through clerkship, elective,...
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News & Information Archive
Three Seniors Match Into Military Residencies
01/09/2024Tovah Williamson’s fascination with surgery began when she was 15 and underwent back surgery to correct scoliosis. To help her cope with the treatment, she...
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Med School Honors Faculty, Staff
01/05/2024Congratulations to College of Medicine faculty and staff recently honored for their contributions to the medical school. Here are this year’s honorees Staff Award Winners...
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Student-run KNIGHTS Free Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary
01/04/2024UCF’s student-run free clinic celebrates a decade of service this year – providing primary and specialty care to Orlando’s uninsured while giving medical students hands-on...
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Medical Students from across Florida gather to celebrate Humanistic Medicine
01/02/2024Imagine Carlos, a homeless man suffering from schizoaffective disorder, who has trouble consistently managing his health conditions. How can physicians build trust with him, find...
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UCF Wound-Healing Technology Also Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Patients
01/02/2024Researchers at UCF’s College of Medicine who developed a new wound-healing technology report that their innovation may also be a promising treatment for Parkinson’s Disease....
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UCF Medical Students Excel in NIH’s Medical Research Scholars Program
12/19/2023Two UCF medical students are spending this year conducting research at the National Institutes of Health – focusing to find ways to better treat resistant...
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UCF Research Blasts Into Space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket
12/19/2023When the Blue Origin space flight blasted off on Tues, Dec. 19, it carried three UCF-led research studies aimed at keeping astronauts and equipment safe,...
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“There Is Excellence Within You, Just As The UCF Creed Says”
12/14/2023A brother’s near-fatal fatal injuries from a bonfire accident set Christoper Ngo’s path to medicine — a journey that continues with his graduation after a...
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UCF Medical Student Recognized By Florida Board Of Medicine
11/28/2023With a heart for service and a passion for healing others, fourth-year medical student Yasmine Ghattas has been recognized by the Florida Board of Medicine...
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Dean German Is AAHC Steering Committee Chair
11/20/2023Dr. Deborah German, UCF’s vice president for health affairs and dean of its College of Medicine, has been selected to chair the Alliance of Academic...
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Dr. Verduin New National Leader With AAMC
11/13/2023 Dr. Marcy Verduin, the UCF College of Medicine’s associate dean for students and professor of psychiatry, was recently elected as national Chair of the...
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