For Pablo Chusan, a UCF psychology and chemistry major, the road to college started in 2012 with our College of Medicine’s Health Leaders Summer Academy. The yearly program provides a week of hands-on education for about 70 Orange and Osceola County high school students from underserved areas who are interested in pursuing a health sciences career. Working with our faculty, … [Read more...]
From High School Dropout to Doctor, UCF Med Student Perseveres
Assisted by his 3-year-old son Jairus, Army Lt. Anthony Hawkins stuck a gold pin on a giant map to mark Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., where he will begin his emergency medicine residency this summer. The pinning ceremony at the UCF College of Medicine came during National Match Day, when graduating medical students nationwide learned where they will spend the … [Read more...]
Research On FIRE
The best doctors have a “spirit of inquiry” – the ability to seek solutions to medicine’s unanswered questions: Why are so many of my patients getting the flu this year compared to last? Why does one treatment for diabetes work for one patient but not for all? What’s a better way to identify patients at risk for heart disease? At the College of Medicine, instilling that … [Read more...]
“Cancer Assassins” in Our Own Backyard
“We’re going to play football and beat cancer at the same time,” she said as the game began. “There couldn’t be a better combination.” Dr. Annette Khaled, UCF College of Medicine cancer researcher As college football’s top team is crowned, you may not know that the first bowl game of this post-season generated $1.15 million for breast cancer research – including … [Read more...]
Working Together for Good
The UCF College of Medicine Celebrates 10 Years This fireworks photo hangs in my office as a constant reminder of what we can accomplish when we work together. Here is the story behind the picture. In October 2010, after moving to our new Medical City campus, the College of Medicine held a celebration gala. As we planned the event, I told my team that I would love to … [Read more...]
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