Event held by HQA – HealthQueer Alliance on 08/16/2018: Introductory meeting with HQA to orient students to different gender identities and sexual orientations and discuss how these affect care. Topics discussed were health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community, plans for future organization programming, and introductions.
Event held by SSIG – Surgical Subspecialties Interest Group on 08/30/2018: Pancreas and esophageal pathology conference led by Drs. Jose Trevino and Alex Ayzengart…
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 08/29/2018: Medical students gathered and intently listed to Dr. Bird as she gave an overview of some key medical Spanish phrases to initiate the patient-doctor conversation and bond. The session was highly interactive, with students taking turns saying the…
Event held by AMWA – American Medical Women Association on 08/23/2018: Our first meeting of the semester was hosted by Dr. Limacher who talked about her experiences in the medical field.
Event held by SIGN – Student Interest Group in Neurology on 08/22/2018: Dr. Babi, neurocritical care physician, discussed what it takes to be a neurologist, various specialties available within the field of neurology, and provided career advice, including the importance of hobbies and activities that will help prevent burnout.
Event held by GIG – Geriatric Medicine Interest Group on 08/22/2018: The geriatrics interest group held a lunch meeting on “Sexuality in Long Term Care Facilities” with Dr. Susan Schneider. Legal, ethical and best practices were discussed including the role of dementia in sexual consent at long term facilities.
Event held by Music Society on 08/21/2018: General meeting to discuss practice times for the semester and to link up different musicians in UF COM…
Event held by GSO – Graduate Student Organization on 08/21/2018: August GSO general meeting to discuss and organize upcoming semester events, volunteer opportunities, and team activities.
Event held by NIM – Nutrition in Medicine on 08/20/2018: Dr. Monica Aggarwal, a cardiologist from UF, gave a fascinating talk about how to counsel a patient on diet and why diet is one of the most important topics you should talk to your patient about. Based on her…
Event held by UIG – Urology Interest Group on 08/18/2018: This event took place on Saturday August, 18th from 12pm-3pm and it was led by Urology Resident, Dr. Andrew Rabley. During the event, Dr. Rabley first gave an intro talk to medical students about the field of Urology,…
