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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It Takes A Village – Community Docs Help Train Future Physicians
07/10/2017 Physicians in the Central Florida community are giving back by helping to train the next generation of doctors. “I love passing things along,” said...
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Sponsor A White Coat, Welcome The M.D. Class of 2021
07/10/2017On August 7, 120 new medical students in the Class of 2021 will take the first step on their journey toward fulfilling their dreams of...
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Med School Welcomes Largest Group Of Residents
06/26/2017Dr. Dionardo Medina spent the last three years in residency training at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York. Today he’s at a UCF Endocrinology fellowship...
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Residents Think Outside The Box To Improve Patient Care
06/26/2017Their projects included ways to improve osteoporosis screening in male veterans, increasing the number of pregnant women who get the flu vaccine and reducing wait...
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