College of Medicine – COMmunique, March 1, 2023
 
 

 FIRE Conference Showcases Passion for Research

Growing up, Parag Vyas’ room was filled with toy space shuttles and astronaut posters. His mother worked on shuttles with NASA in Houston and so...Read More...

From Resident to Program Director

An inaugural UCF resident – who served veterans as a chief resident and told colleagues his career goal is to cure diabetes – is the...Read More...

MD Students Early Match into Urology, Ophthalmology

Four UCF medical students have early matched into highly competitive urology and ophthalmology residencies – programs that pick their applicants before National Match Day, this year...Read More...

Giving Back – Med School Alum Starts Pediatric Mobile Clinic

On this Saturday morning, more than a dozen uninsured children are getting their health checks and vaccinations through a Nemours Children’s Health mobile clinic —...Read More...

UCF Researcher Examines Link Between A Protein and Alzheimer’s

A UCF medical researcher is examining how the deficiency of a specific protein in the brain can cause Alzheimer’s disease – a discovery that would...Read More...

UCF Postdoctoral Scholar Draws on Her Island Roots to Champion for Marginalized Populations

Working with her mentor, College of Medicine’s Population Health Chair Dr. Eric Schrimshaw, Makella Coudray is studying the sexual health disparities among marginalized and disadvantaged...Read More...

UCF Sharing Mental Health Advice Worldwide

Dr. Marcy Verduin has spent her career leading medical students and caring for patients with mental health conditions. Now she is sharing that expertise with...Read More...

UCF Nutrition Educator Helps Improve Health at KNIGHTS Clinic

Patients at a free College of Medicine clinic for Orlando’s disadvantaged are getting nutritional counseling, thanks to the expertise of registered dietitian/nutritionist Steven Burroughs, a...Read More...

 
 
 
 
 
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