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…
Medical Students Connect Through Fitness in Lake Nona
UCF medical student Sarah Herold wasn’t a runner when she attended her first run club at a Lake Nona Pizza Parlor. Now, alongside other physicians-in-training,…
UCF ‘Double Knight’ Harnesses Unique Interdisciplinary Research Path in Quest for M.D.
As a graduate researcher at UCF, Viviana Rivera helped create bionic arms for children needing prostheses, and she still remembers how patients lit up when…
Central Florida Students Train to Become Community Lifesavers
Eighty-five local high school students became CPR certified at the UCF College of Medicine Wednesday and became lifesavers for the community. The training was part…
UCF Epidemiologist Receives Field’s Highest Honor
UCF infection preventionist Dr. Cindy Prins has been named a fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) – the highest…
Graduate Students Share New Discoveries to Treat Disease
“It is a great feeling when you know that you’ve provided knowledge that can help bring us one step closer to treating a disease.” UCF Ph.D. Candidate…
Women Physicians Day – Dr. Marcy Verduin
Dr. Marcy Verduin didn’t begin her career as a physician, or even a medical student. First, she was a high school science teacher and cheerleading…
UCF Medical Student Matches into Rural Dermatology Program
Fourth-year medical student Anna Wanzenberg has matched into a rural dermatology residency at the University of Mississippi, where she will train to care for the…
Two UCF Healthcare Simulation Experts Named Global Fellows
Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, who direct clinical skills and simulation centers at UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, are among 19 healthcare simulation…
Library’s Head of Public Services Joins Prestigious Leadership Fellows Program
UCF medical librarian Shalu Gillum has been selected as one of five librarians across the nation for the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries/National Library…
UCF Medical Student Honored by Florida Board of Medicine
Kira Eickman, a fourth-year UCF College of Medicine student passionate about serving the community, has been honored by the Florida Board of Medicine. The Chairman’s…
Worldwide Experts, Physicians Gather at UCF AI in Medicine Summit
As AI continues to be a hot topic, experts from around the world gathered in Lake Nona recently to discuss how physicians and scientists can…