2022 Awards Ceremony Honors Excellence
12/12/2022Faculty, staff and students received honors for their teaching, research, service and academic excellence at the College of Medicine’s 2022 Awards Celebration Dec. 8. “We...
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News & Information Archive
What Happens if Your Medical Records are Incomplete?
11/16/2022Your entire medical journey lives in digital health records, but how do you know if those records are wrong, incomplete or missing important information? That’s...
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Humbled and Honored to Serve Veterans
11/08/2022Every UCF medical student spends part of their education caring for military veterans – an experience they say helps them better understand and appreciate the...
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Diversity Week: Celebrating Each Person’s Unique Experience
10/26/2022“Each of us has our unique lens, perspective, lived experiences, biases and identities. The goal of celebrating diversity week is to be intentional about recognizing...
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Speaking the Same Language Improves Care
10/07/2022Born in Ecuador and raised in Orlando, medical student Stephany Bustamante is her family’s translator, especially when it comes to communicating with healthcare providers. Even as a child,...
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Embrace Health – Celebrate Lifestyle Medicine Week
08/15/2022The Lake Nona community is celebrating Lifestyle Medicine Week August 22-27 because what you do, day in and day out, matters for your health. Many...
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Two UCF Med Students Receive Prestigious National Scholarship
08/09/2022For the first time in history, two UCF medical students have received the prestigious American Medical Association’s Physicians of Tomorrow award – a national scholarship...
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Family, Love of Horses Bonds Sister-Physicians Training in Ocala
08/02/2022As youngsters, Valerie and Irma Vazquez were raised on a horse farm in Puerto Rico, were champion equestrians and shared a mutual interest in medicine....
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Building on Dreams – Becoming “The Good Doctor”
07/25/2022120 new medical students – including a record number from UCF – received their white coats Monday in recognition of being colleagues in healthcare and...
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Simulation Training Lab Prepares Students For Clinical Rotations
06/09/2022Students gathered around computerized mannequin as monitors blared. The patient was non-responsive and in real time students had to re-position his bed, check his vitals...
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Med School’s Historic Milestone – 10th Graduating Class
05/20/2022They came to UCF’s young medical school as artists, scientists, athletes and community volunteers. Friday, they became physicians, the College of Medicine’s 10th graduating class...
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A Second Chance At Graduation
05/20/2022“So this is what it feels like,” Naina Sharma said as she donned the cap and gown she borrowed from a graduate after Friday’s College...
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