Tue Aug 23
With monkeypox in the news, we turned to Kenneth Alexander, M.D., Ph.D., a UCF College of Medicine professor and chief of Infectious Diseases at Nemours Children’s Health, for the information you should know. Monkeypox virus causes fever, swollen lymph nodes and painful blister-like lesions (pox) on the skin and mucous membranes. While its origins are…
Tue Aug 23
child of Cambodian refugees and a former ward of the state, Onchantho Am has dedicated much of her life to making an impact through law and community activism. For her efforts, Am, who recently joined the College of Medicine as associate general counsel, has been recognized by the National Association of Asian American Professionals…
Tue Aug 23
Two Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences students are among three UCF students to have been awarded the highly competitive Astronaut Scholarships this year — raising the university’s student awards from the organization to 54 since 1989. Each year, over 60 students across the country are awarded up to $15,000 each through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation…
Wed Aug 10
For the first time in history, two UCF medical students have received the prestigious American Medical Association’s Physicians of Tomorrow award – a national scholarship based on academic excellence, volunteerism and research activities. The program offers $10,000 in tuition assistance to medical students approaching their final year of school. The highly competitive scholarships based on financial…
Thu Aug 4
On Saturday, Aug. 6, some 100 young scientists will graduate from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences during UCF’s Summer 2022 commencement. Those earning degrees include 88 undergraduates and 18 master’s and Ph.D. students. Approximately 3,900 degrees will be conferred during three UCF ceremonies Aug. 5-6 held in the Addition Financial Arena. Burnett graduates will…
Tue Aug 2
As youngsters, Valerie and Irma Vazquez were raised on a horse farm in Puerto Rico, were champion equestrians and shared a mutual interest in medicine. Today, the sister-physicians are training to become surgeons at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, in the center of Florida’s horse country. Dr. Irma Vazquez is a first-year general surgery resident. Dr.…
Tue Aug 2
A researcher who has dedicated his career to addressing societal issues that cause higher rates of disease – including cancer, HIV and substance abuse – among systemically and structurally excluded populations has joined the UCF College of Medicine’s Population Health Sciences Department. Associate Professor Omar Martinez’s training in public health, law and clinical research methods…
Thu Jul 28
At a young age, Izidoria Araujo watched as her father writhed in pain for 23 hours, waiting to receive medical care for kidney stones at a small rural hospital in Brazil. “There was such a long line of people waiting for medical attention that a woman gave birth on the floor right next to us,”…
Wed Jul 27
UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright told the Class of 2026 M.D. candidates there has never been a better time to be part of Orlando’s young medical school. “This college was designed to be a model of 21st-century medical education, pioneering new ways to help people live better and teaching you to practice medicine not just…
Thu Jul 21
University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, College of Medicine and College of Engineering and Computer Science have received $4.5 million dollars in funding for a research initiative aimed at mitigating the damage caused to hospitality, travel, and small businesses by health crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding for the collaborative research project comes from the UCF…
Thu Jul 21
The UCF-HCA Florida Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Consortium launched the first ever Graduate Medical Education Residency Program at HCA Florida Capital Hospital. Accredited by the Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the new program will train residents in dermatology, and psychiatric medicine. The psychiatric residency is the first and only program of its kind in the Big Bend…
Tue Jul 12
Three undergraduate students at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences have been selected to present their health disparities research at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada, July 29-August 2. The conference is the largest and most prestigious HIV/AIDS research conference in the world and will feature infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci as the keynote speaker. The students,…
Thu Jul 7
Five College of Medicine students are among 17 recognized nationally for their efforts to increase the diversity in medicine. Yamilet Gonzalez, Etta Conteh, Muneeza Rashid, Ana Carrazana, Hannah Wilson and Anela Carrazana were named 2022 Gold Student Summer Fellows for leading the Medical Enrichment for Diverse Students (M.E.D.S.) project that provides mentorship and clinical exposure…
Thu Jun 30
College of Medicine researchers have found a new way to track metastatic cancer cells in the body, which in the future could help identify cancer earlier and give patients more treatment options. In the latest issue of PLOS ONE, Dr. Annette Khaled’s research lab reported using a protein complex called a chaperonin as a new marker…
Thu Jun 23
A new diagnostic technology using saliva, developed by a College of Medicine researcher, is helping one company create better treatments and diagnostics for autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya, professor and head of neuroscience research at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, is collaborating with Nova Mentis Life Science Corp. to develop the first system…
Mon Jun 13
College of Medicine biomedical engineer, Dr. Mehdi Razavi has been named among eight UCF recipients of the 2022 U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award. All recipients are engineers by training who are working on interdisciplinary projects that aim to improve health or to develop new technology that promises to improve our lives. The awardees represent…
Thu Jun 9
Students gathered around computerized mannequin as monitors blared. The patient was non-responsive and in real time students had to re-position his bed, check his vitals and begin resuscitation as their instructor looked on. This recent College of Medicine simulation module was designed to give rising third-year students a place to learn what they may encounter…
Mon Jun 6
For UCF microbiologist Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno, COVID-19 and now monkeypox have heightened the urgency to understand the dangers of emerging infectious diseases. His research into how harmless bacteria can turn into human threats has made him UCF’s first recipient of the prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award. The…
Tue May 31
AUCF researcher’s work to create a “brain-on-a-chip” aims to improve neurological disorder research by speeding up drug discovery and providing an alternative to animal testing. James Hickman — professor of chemistry, biomolecular sciences and electrical engineering — recently published some of his latest findings in the journals Stem Cell Reports and Advanced Therapeutics. These studies explain advancements in his research group’s efforts to…
Mon May 23
With the latest M.D. degrees awarded, UCF’s medical school has now graduated 956 doctors, gaining a national reputation for its excellence, innovation and pioneering spirit as it helps build an emerging Medical City at Lake Nona. UCF President Alexander Cartwright reminded the new Physician Knights that UCF opened in 1963 to support the space program…