College of Medicine Thanks President Hitt
05/18/2018 As retiring UCF President John C. Hitt officiated his final commencement, a College of Medicine-produced video tribute played during the ceremony thanked Dr. Hitt...
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News & Information Archive
Class of 2018 Graduates Honored
05/17/2018On their last day together before graduation, the medical school’s Class of 2018 gathered May 17 to celebrate their shared journey and honor students for...
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How Partnership Improves Patient Care
05/16/2018 Hospitals and researchers can dramatically improve patient outcomes by using big data so “care improves and informs care,” a national healthcare leader said at...
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From Cancer Patient To Cancer Doc
05/14/2018“Say your goodbyes. He’s not going to be here with us in the morning,” the doctor said. Fourteen-year-old Robert Lisac lay in the PICU on...
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Young Researchers Advance Medical Discovery
05/14/2018 Sayf Hassouneh’s passion for research and inquiry have motivated him for as long as he can remember. Today, he is living his childhood dream as...
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Dr. Harris Wins International Teaching Award
05/12/2018For Dr. David Harris, the key to ensuring his students’ success is taking an evidence-based approached to teaching and learning, “For me, education was my...
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Students Teach About Lupus And Sun Exposure
05/12/2018Sun exposure can cause serious health complications for lupus patients, so recently M.D. students joined a Central Florida lupus walk to help spread awareness and...
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More Than 200 Scientists Graduate From Burnett School
05/04/2018Joanne Tejero’s graduation cap said “Hardly Phinished” with an emphasis on “Ph” and “D,” honoring the next step of her journey to complete a doctorate...
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College of Medicine Students Receive National Fellowships For Huntington’s Research
04/30/2018Three years ago, Ethan Smith watched his aunt deteriorate from a rare neurological disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. That...
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248 Biomedical Sciences Students Graduate Thursday
04/30/2018Rida Rasool was 8 when her father was partially paralyzed in a car accident while visiting his home in Pakistan. “It was – financially and...
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College of Medicine Welcomes Culinary Medicine Expert
04/26/2018When most of us think about healthy eating, we focus on cutting out the foods we enjoy. Dr. Jacquelyn Nyenhuis, the new assistant professor of...
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Transitional Year Residency Approved
04/24/2018A new Transitional Year Residency Program, based at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, has received initial accreditation and is seeking immediate applicants. This...
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