UCF Students Show Innovative Research in Allergies, Cancer
Why does one person suffer from allergies, while another is completely unfazed by pollen? How can medicine find ways to treat the deadliest and most…
Student Research Expands Medical Education in Virtual Reality Spaces
If Nabeeha Vorajee were in a clinical setting, she would need a mask, scalpel and medical scrubs to explore the anatomy of the heart. But…
Congratulations 2025 Award Honorees
College of Medicine faculty, staff and students were honored Wednesday for their contributions to education, research and community health at the 2025 Awards Ceremony. “These…
UCF Graduates Prove to Be STEM Talent Real World Needs
Michael Bassett wants to use his UCF engineering and medical training to create better surgical instruments. Melissa Deinys is a graduating Knight who is helping…
UCF Scientist Inspires Next Generation of STEM Leaders to Reach for the Stars at Hometown Primary School
UCF College of Medicine Professor Dr. Melanie Coathup recently found herself back in her primary school classroom in Wales. But instead of sitting at a…
UCF Addressing Need for Primary Care Physicians
Florida desperately needs more primary care doctors and UCF’s College of Medicine, armed with a $2.6 million federal grant, is doing its part to create…
New UCF Mobile Health Clinic Increases Access to Care
UCF unveiled a new 38-foot UCF Heath Mobile Health Clinic on Wednesday, designed to bring free, high-quality healthcare directly to communities that need it most….
Health Students from UCF, UF Join to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Nearly 100 medical, nursing and pharmacy students and their faculty joined forces in Medical City last week to raise awareness about the rising threat of…
Meet our Preceptors: Dr. Yara A. Bonet Pagan, Orlando VA Medical Center
Dr. Yara Bonet Pagan is board certified in both adult and geriatric psychiatry. She has been an attending psychiatrist at the Orlando VA Medical Center…
UCF Students Explore Improving Patient Care Through AI, Robotics
UCF computer science major Julia Moras knows firsthand about living with epilepsy. Now, through a new interdisciplinary education and research effort, she’s examining through her…
Meet UCF’s 2025 Astronaut Scholars
America’s first astronauts, known as “the Mercury Seven,” will forever be known as the men who began this country’s journey into space. Twenty-five years after…
Dr. Diebel Honored with John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni Award
The College of Medicine congratulates and thanks Dr. Donald Diebel Sr., who was recently honored with UCF’s John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni Award…