UCF Patent Will Improve Patient Care
02/19/2024A College of Medicine alum and his UCF research mentor have secured a patent for a digital tool that will help provide better care for...
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News & Information Archive
Florida Blue Foundation Gives More Than $1 Million To Help UCF Address Barriers To Health
02/16/2024The University of Central Florida is strengthening its commitment to help people live life to the fullest, thanks to two gifts from Florida Blue Foundation...
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Five Seniors Match Into Early Residency Programs
02/15/2024Five UCF medical students have matched into highly competitive urology and ophthalmology residencies — programs that pick their applicants before National Match Day, this year...
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UCF-HCA Add New Residency, Fellowship — Firsts in Florida
02/13/2024UCF and HCA Florida Healthcare are starting their first residency program – in Internal Medicine — at HCA Florida Ft. Walton-Destin Hospital and are also...
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UCF “Beefing Up” Natural Killer Cells To Stop Cancer
01/29/2024A UCF cancer researcher is discovering ways that the body’s own Natural Killer cells can be energized to fight deadly pediatric cancers and improve immunotherapy...
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13th Annual Global Health Conference Tackles Addiction
01/22/2024An estimated 36.3 million people worldwide suffer from addiction and on Jan.13, medical students and health professionals gathered at the UCF College of Medicine to...
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New UCF Drug Candidate May Prevent Metastasis
01/11/2024A UCF College of Medicine researcher is developing a new treatment that could slow or even stop cancer cells from spreading. Dr. Otto Phanstiel, a...
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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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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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