College of Medicine Practice Expands, Gets New Name
01/26/2015The UCF College of Medicine’s clinical practice, where faculty physicians care for patients from across the community, is expanding and getting a new name. UCF...
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News & Information Archive
Burnett Student Chases Earthbound Dust Clouds To Help Protect Astronauts, Alien Worlds
01/23/2015Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences student Fernando Valbuena spent his summer as an intern working on a scientific instrument to help scientists determine how dust...
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Maternal, Child Health Is Focus of Students’ January 30 Global Health Conference
01/22/2015Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the leading causes of death for women in developing countries, and the goal of the UCF College of Medicine’s...
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Rikin Patel Matches In Urology, Cites FIRE Project As Inspiration
01/21/2015Class of 2015 medical student Rikin Patel matched into a highly competitive urology residency Wednesday, and credited his research project on robotic surgery with inspiring...
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Dr. Balkwill Honored, Dr. Cendan Named Chair, Medical Education
01/12/2015The College of Medicine honored Dr. David Balkwill January 12 for his teaching and leadership contributions as he retires as Chair of Medical Education and...
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Biomedical Researcher Awarded Grant To Study How Toxins Enter Body
01/12/2015Cell biologist and Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Dr. Ken Teter says the key to preventing infectious diseases like cholera is by discovering how bacterial...
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Med, Nursing And Pharmacy Students Organize Interprofessional Summit
01/12/2015Believing they will provide better care as partners, nearly 200 medical, nursing and pharmacy students from UCF and the University of Florida have created a...
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Submissions Requested For The Script Literary Magazine
01/09/2015The inaugural issue of the medical student-produced literary magazine The Script saw remarkable success: The magazine received national recognition from the American Association of Medical...
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Community Leaders Ginsburg, Walsh Awarded Honorary UCF Doctorates
12/22/2014Commencement ceremonies December 12-13 for more than 5,000 UCF graduates included honorary doctorate degrees bestowed on two community leaders who made significant contributions to the...
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Students Learn Vascular Surgery Techniques From VA Simulators
12/15/2014Using a series of wires and tubes, the UCF medical student surgically “inserted” the stent into a virtual carotid artery supplying blood to the brain...
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Let’s Make Holidays Healthy And Fun
12/15/2014Holiday season’s in full swing and for many of us that unfortunately means overindulging. But College of Medicine faculty member Dr. Magdalena Pasarica, an M.D.-Ph.D....
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College Hopes To Create Practice Transformation Network For Physicians
12/15/2014The College of Medicine is applying for a new federal grant to create a collaborative network for physicians across Florida to improve the health of...
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