UCF Med Student is STAT News “Wunderkind”
A first-year UCF medical student who hopes to discover how stem cells can treat psychiatric conditions has been named a 2025 STAT News Wunderkind, a…
Thank You, Pillbert! UCF Pharmacy Robot Can Count and Label a Prescription in 30 Seconds, Letting Pharmacists Focus on Patient Care
One of UCF Health Student Health Services’ most industrious team members recently commemorated one year of service to its on-campus pharmacy. For what he lacks…
Med School Educator, Student Win National AAMC Honors
A founding UCF College of Medicine faculty member and a third-year medical student committed to improving healthcare for all are being honored nationally by the…
Physician, UCF Alum Gives Undergraduates Unprecedented Experience in Medicine
A UCF alumnus who is a nationally recognized foot and ankle surgeon continues to give back to his alma mater by offering a unique Surgical…
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 Leads Inaugural Global Health Summit in Malta, Expands Collaborative Research and Student Exchange Opportunities
Public health experts from the Americas, Europe and Africa gathered in Malta this summer at a UCF-led Global Health Summit to strategize how to make…
Healing the Helpers: College of Medicine Leader Helping Local Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officers face a higher risk of suicide than of being killed in the line of duty. To help address that issue, the Orange…
UCF Med Student Earns Prestigious International NIH Fellowship to Address Antibiotic Resistance
Third-year College of Medicine student Larissa Dixon is the first UCF student to earn a Fogarty International Center Fellowship. Her research will better inform the…
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…
Welcome M.D. Class of 2029
Jack Koczara was inspired by the orthopedic surgeon who healed his sports-torn knees and shoulder. Sierra Simon always loved science but became a lifeguard and…
Meet our Preceptors: Dr. John Clore, Nemours Children’s Health
Dr. John Clore is a Double Knight – he received his undergraduate and M.D. degrees at UCF and now has returned to Orlando to become…
Meet our Preceptors: Dr. Daniel H. Jacobs, Neurological Services of Orlando
Dr. Daniel Jacobs’ support for the UCF College of Medicine began in 2008, before the medical school even opened. He was a founding affiliated faculty…