UCF-HCA Healthcare Programs Training Needed Physicians for Florida

The arrival of summer marks a new year of residency and fellowship training for young doctors around the nation and here in Florida. Beginning July…

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…

Dr. Heather Fagan Named Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Heather Fagan, a distinguished pediatric critical care physician and award-winning medical educator, has been named chair of the UCF College of Medicine Nemours Children’s…

Everything to Know About Cataracts

Cataracts unfortunately come as you age, and with June being National Cataract Awareness Month, it’s a great time to learn more about this eye condition…

Goldwater Scholar Making Research Impact in Healthcare

Biomedical Sciences undergraduate Sun Latt is one of two UCF students selected for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which honors select candidates nationwide pursuing careers in…

Embarking on a New Journey

It’s easy to make assumptions when you see Dr. Tina Chiarelli’s white-coat picture and academically rich bio under her title: associate professor of medicine in…

QI: The Courage to Improve Care

Resident physicians, pharmacists and allied health trainees who care for Central Floridians gathered May 8 at the UCF College of Medicine to share their research…

UCF Students’ AI System Assists Orlando Health Robotic Surgeries

A student engineering project that began with using artificial intelligence (AI) to track cafeteria forks transformed into a system that will help Orlando Health surgeons…

Graduating Biomedical Sciences Students Achieve Success

Personal health experiences — and opportunities UCF provided through its DirectConnect program — have culminated in academic success, undergraduate research experience and exciting futures for…

Health Matters — Let’s Show How Much We Support Our Medical School

This Thursday, April 10, is UCF’s Day of Giving – an opportunity to support everything we love about our medical school.   Your gift can…

How UCF Researchers Are Playing Key Role in Discovering Health Impacts of Space Travel 

It’s 2 a.m. and UCF College of Medicine scientists, armed with technology and test tubes, are processing blood, saliva and urine samples from soon-to-be space…

UCF Expert: Fram2 Mission Brings Historic Opportunities for Space Medicine Discoveries

When astronauts aboard Fram2 enter a polar orbit on March 31, they will become the first crewed flight to orbit Earth over its polar regions….