Dr. Verduin Named Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Dr. Marcy Verduin is the UCF College of Medicine’s first Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, a role that unifies leadership over the curriculum the…
Meet Our 2026 Founders’ Day Student Winners
Eleven College of Medicine students are among this year’s 37 inductees into the Order of Pegasus, UCF’s highest student honor. Two others were honored for…
New Language Certification Prepares UCF Med Students to Care for All
As a future emergency medicine physician, Anthony Martinez will provide care to all. And thanks to a new College of Medicine language certification program, he…
UCF-HCA Residency Program Gains 310 New Physicians, Including 9 from College of Medicine
Victoria Millington’s dream is to guide her patients to better health and serve the Orlando community. On Friday, the UCF medical student, who also did…
UCF Med Students Open Doors to Their Future
UCF medical student Taryn Posch chose family medicine as her specialty because she wants to take care of generations. And Friday’s Match Day was certainly…
Meet our Preceptors: Laurence R. Ferber, M.D., HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
Dr. Laurence Ferber has been teaching UCF medical students and surgical residents at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital since he joined the College of Medicine Volunteer/Affiliate…
UCF College of Medicine Founding Dean Deborah German to Conclude Tenure Following 2 Decades of Transformational Leadership
After 20 years of leading UCF’s College of Medicine and advancing the university’s clinical efforts, Dr. Deborah German will conclude her tenure as founding dean of the…
UCF Med Students Share Pediatric Research Globally
Three UCF medical students, who researched better ways to help children with cleft palates and other skull deformities, recently presented their findings to international scientific…
4 UCF Med Students Selected for National ENT Program
Four UCF medical students were among just 13 nationally to be selected for a program designed to train future leaders in treating ear, nose and…
Three UCF Students Match into Competitive Specialties in Ophthalmology, Urology
In 2024, Rachel Chapman won a statewide innovation challenge alongside other UCF medical students for a glaucoma screening tool that could be used during yearly…
UCF Medical Students Match into Military Residencies at Walter Reed, San Diego
Two future UCF physician Knights will continue their medical training after graduation at top military residency programs across the country, caring for our nation’s heroes….
Meet our Preceptors: Dr. Deidrya Jackson, Orlando VA Medical Center
Dr. Deidrya Jackson offers a fourth-year ophthalmology elective at the Orlando VA Medical Center. She obtained her M.D. degree from Brown University’s Alpert Medical School…