College of Medicine – COMmunique, August 4, 2021
 
 

Dr. Hernandez Named Chair, Medical Education

Dr. Caridad Hernandez is the College of Medicine’s new chair of medical education. Dr. Hernandez joined the UCF College of Medicine in 2011 as director...Read More...

When Medicine is a Family Affair

Manuel Carrazana teared up as he watched his identical twin daughters collect their white coats, marking their journey to become physicians — a career he...Read More...

One Day, Two White Coat Ceremonies

A “sea of white coats” filled Addition Financial Arena Monday as two UCF medical school classes – more than 200 students — participated in a...Read More...

Med Student Awarded Prestigious AMA Scholarship

Xamil Vega’s love of radiology began after his first anatomy class as a first-year med student at UCF when he became intrigued with the human...Read More...

UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center Receives $300K Gift

The University of Central Florida’s Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC) has received a gift of $300,000 from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation to fund innovative...Read More...

Burnett Student Receives Doctoral Fellowship For Minority Students

A young UCF scientist researching how pregnancy affects the immune system is the recipient of a highly competitive award designed to increasing the number of...Read More...

Med Students Reveal Emotions, Challenges In Diary Of A Med Student

Medical students nationwide – including three from UCF – write about the trials and triumphs of training to be doctors during a pandemic in a...Read More...

Dr. LaRochelle New Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Dr. Jeff LaRochelle is the UCF College of Medicine’s new associate dean of academic affairs, selected after a nationwide search. Before being named as only...Read More...

Med Student Receives National Award For Pandemic Efforts

A UCF medical student who used her bioengineering training to create makeshift ventilators for COVID-19 patients and help a free clinic transition to telehealth services...Read More...

 
 
 
 
 
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