Med School Welcomes Class of 2021
08/07/2017As young UCF scientists, Simeon Thibeaux and Kristen Hosang discovered how fats harm the heart and cause Alzheimer’s disease. On Monday, the couple took the...
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Former Army Medic Takes On Med School
08/07/2017Tears rolled freely from Vicki Dorsett Hayes’ eyes as she watched her grandson, 34-year-old Ryan Sylvester receive his white coat, marking the beginning of medical...
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Meet The Class Of 2021
08/02/2017A food blogger, a Greco-Roman wrestler and a former Air Force intelligence officer are among 120 future physicians who will begin their medical school journey...
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State Approves UCF Lake Nona Medical Center — Construction Begins Within 18 months
07/27/2017UCF and HCA Healthcare’s North Florida Division will start building a new hospital next to the College of Medicine in Lake Nona within 18 months....
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Burnett Student Using Virus To Kill Cancer, Gets Support From Non-Profit
07/24/2017Four years ago, Candace Fox watched her grandfather die of aggressive lung cancer and at that moment, she committed herself to finding a cure. Today...
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Health Leaders Academy Inspires Teens To Dream Big
07/24/2017 At 13, Gianna Acocella had already undergone eight surgeries to remove tumors from her middle ear produced by cholesteotoma, a condition that causes abnormal...
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Partnership Horse-Therapy Center Receives International Stamp of Excellence
07/24/2017The Osceola Equestrian Therapy Center, a partnership with the UCF College of Medicine, Osceola County and the McCormick Research Institute, was recently named a premier...
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College of Medicine Grads Among UCF’s Top 30 Under 30 Alumni
07/24/2017They are young, successful and making waves in their respective fields. One is a former Miss UCF, another a member of the College of Medicine’s...
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Burnett Tuberculosis Research Featured On CBS This Morning
07/24/2017Researchers at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences are looking to the sea to find answers on better treatments for tuberculosis, and their work is...
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Students, Faculty Gearing Up For Med Mission To Peru
07/11/2017 Instead of taking a hard-earned vacation this summer, student volunteers are busy collecting supplies and brushing up on their Spanish-speaking skills for MedPACt’s first...
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UCF Health Leaders Graduate Becomes First-Generation College Student
07/11/2017For Pablo Chusan, a UCF psychology and chemistry double major, the road to college started with the College of Medicine’s Health Leaders Summer Academy in...
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Health Leaders Alum Wants To Change Lives Through Medicine
07/10/2017Sixteen-year-old Chelsea Anestal has always had a passion for discovery and she wants to channel this passion into creating new medicines that will save lives....
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