Congressman Soto Presents UCF Funding for Pathogen Surveillance, Research
A $900,000 congressional appropriation will help the UCF College of Medicine create a pathogen surveillance and research core to identify and address future pandemics. U.S….
Nine Faculty Awarded Promotion, Tenure
Congratulations to nine College of Medicine faculty who achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle. They are among 104…
Population Health Faculty Member Honored as Fellow
How and where humans live has a direct impact on their health, and a new College of Medicine Population Health Sciences faculty member recently received…
Sanford is Home to Inaugural UCF-HCA Healthcare Residency
This week, two young physicians began their Internal Medicine residency training at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford, FL – another first for the…
UCF Scientist Using AI To Speed Up Tuberculosis Drug Discovery
As scientists harness artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery, College of Medicine tuberculosis researcher Dr. Kyle Rohde has partnered with biotech company Atomwise to see…
Post Doc Earns Young Investigator Award
UCF’s Dr. Anna Nagel is discovering why the body forms benign tumors that cause young people to lose hearing and suffer balance issues. Her research…
UCF Physicians Find Alternative Treatment Option for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Two UCF-trained physicians – who are dedicating their careers to addiction medicine and digestive health – are receiving national attention for their discovery that an…
Internal Medicine Residents Present Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Work
Members of UCF’s inaugural Internal Medicine residency presented their projects on ways to improve patient care during the 10th Annual Quality and Patient Safety Forum…
UCF Students Earn Fellowships To Advance Huntington Disease Research
Three UCF undergraduates will spend their summer doing cutting-edge Huntington disease (HD) research after earning prestigious fellowships from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. The…
UCF to Expand Space Medicine Research, Curriculum Aimed at Keeping Space Travelers Healthy
UCF’s College of Medicine has hired an internationally recognized space medicine expert to expand research into how spaceflight affects humans and create a space medicine…
Congratulations Faculty Awardees
Five College of Medicine faculty members were honored recently with UCF awards. “We are so proud of these exceptional faculty who are unleashing potential…
UCF Graduates 117 New Physician Knights
They started medical school during a worldwide pandemic, when ICUs were full and a vaccine undiscovered. They met during Zoom classes from their off-campus homes….