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…
UCF Med Students Organize to Support Addiction Recovery
As homelessness and substance abuse rates rise, UCF College of Medicine students are doing their part to bring addiction and recovery education to Florida’s homeless…
Commencement 2025 — “I Knew Medicine Was My Calling”
Vasiliki Beleri wiped tears from her eyes moments after graduating as a UCF Physician Knight. Nearby stood her father, who had once lost three fingertips…
Graduating Seniors Reflect on Biggest Lessons Learned at UCF
As they gathered for the last time before graduation, UCF College of Medicine seniors celebrated on Friday their memories, accomplishments and lessons from the last…
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…