Dr. Parthasarathy Leads Medicinal Food Journal
03/06/2017Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. These famous words from Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, highlight the value of eating...
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Is Laughter Really The Best Medicine?
03/06/2017 Calvin Kai Ku may not be a physician, but he has spent a large part of the last seven years working in hospitals to...
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Match Day Is March 17!
03/03/2017Med school seniors will match into their residencies on Friday, March 17 at noon. National Match Day is the culmination of medical students’ fourth year,...
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Investigation and Discovery Ignited At FIRE Conference
02/24/2017Can a mobile phone app help adolescent girls suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome live a healthy lifestyle? How does sleep interruption affect children staying in...
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Robot Mom Gives OB-GYN Students First Delivery Experience
02/22/2017On February 20, third-year medical student Karen Lu delivered her first baby. “I was definitely a little nervous because I’ve never done this before, but...
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Light Beam Replaces Blood Test During Heart Surgery
02/21/2017UCF College of Medicine Professor Dr. William DeCampli partnered with UCF Pegasus Professor Aristide Dogariu and doctoral student Jose Rafael Guzman-Sepulveda to develop a real-time...
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Engineering Students Learn About The Greatest Machine
02/17/2017 Inspired by her little brother who has two cochlear implants to aid his hearing and an insulin pump to treat his diabetes, Christine Sleppy...
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Dr. Barkley Joins Leadership Of International Adolescent Health Body
02/17/2017Dr. Lisa Barkley, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at the UCF College of Medicine and a specialist in family, adolescent and sports medicine, has...
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Med Students Honor ‘First Patients’ In Autopsy Presentations
02/17/2017The students’ first patient was a retired tax preparation and legal professional when she died at 94. And before her death, she’d enjoyed a pedicure...
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A ‘Hart’ for Medicine – Honor Student Receives Medical Board Award
02/17/2017A young Sarah Hart initially thought she wanted to become a dolphin trainer when she grew up. But having to assist with a few family...
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Student Promotes Family Medicine, Diversity
02/17/2017Medical Student James Lee is passionate about improving primary care for patients and increasing the diversity of those who provide that care. His appointment as...
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Science Meets Beer: Med School Researcher, Students Brew Up Business
02/06/2017There’s a lot of science behind the taste of America’s favorite alcoholic beverage. And microbiologists are playing a big part in shaping its flavor and...
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