College of Medicine – COMmunique, April 5, 2023
 
 

Better Bone Healing — UCF Researchers Create Bioabsorbable Implants

When children break a bone, the traditional process of inserting metal implants, only to remove them once the bone is healed, can be difficult, stressful...Read More...

Jane Gibson Named Pegasus Professor

College of Medicine leader Dr. Jane Gibson is one of four UCF professors named this year’s Pegasus Professors, UCF’s highest faculty designation. Pegasus Professors are...Read More...

Why Give To UCF College of Medicine?

As UCF’s Day of Giving approaches on April 13, we hope you will consider a donation to the College of Medicine. “Day of Giving is...Read More...

Lindsay Taliaferro honored with Reach for the Stars Award

Population Health researcher and Assistant professor in the College of Medicine, Dr. Lindsay Taliaferro is a 2023 recipient of the UCF Reach for the Stars award....Read More...

College of Medicine Bone Researcher Receives National Recognition

As a child, Melanie Coathup enjoyed solving puzzles and had a deep fascination with science. Now an internationally recognized biomedical engineer, Dr. Coathup has been...Read More...

Using Art To Heal

As UCF medical students gazed at St. Johns Sunset, painted by an artist with a debilitating muscle condition, they saw the power of art in...Read More...

College Of Medicine Alumna Leading Healthcare at the Fastest Track on Earth

As INDYCAR’s first female medical director ever, College of Medicine alumna Julia Vaizer will lead medical operations at one of the largest and loudest single-day sporting...Read More...

UCF/VA Partnership Creating More Docs for Veterans

A partnership between UCF College of Medicine and Orlando VA Medical Center is not only helping to address a national physician shortage but is also...Read More...

Latina Med Students Eager to Serve Spanish-Speaking Women

Iris Luceno’s eyes welled with tears as she saw her daughter Lisvet rip open her match envelope March 17 and accomplish her dream of becoming...Read More...

Match Day 2023: “I’m Over The Moon”

Gabriel and Oriana Krivenko are newlyweds, but until exactly noon on Friday, the two UCF medical students had no idea if they would spend the...Read More...

UCF-HCA Gain 211 Residents

On Match Day, UCF medical student Carla Gonzalez thought about her mentors and teachers who had guided her during two psychiatry rotations at HCA Florida...Read More...

Making A Difference To Others

A week before they match into residencies, 26 College of Medicine seniors were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society Thursday, as a...Read More...

Med Students Learn Food As Medicine

Eating healthy foods can prevent chronic diseases from diabetes to cancer, and UCF medical students are learning how to guide their patients to eat for...Read More...

 
 
 
 
 
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