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Activity Report

AMWA: Human Trafficking

On October 7, 2014, the American Medical Women’s Association at UF hosted a lunch discussion regarding human trafficking. Dr. Nancy Hardt–pathologist, professor, activist, and all-around champion of social justice–delivered a phenomenal presentation with second-year medical student Rachel Naramore, who conducted her MSRP project on the link between adverse childhood experiences…

Family Planning and Women’s Health Panel

Dr. Raum, a physician from Bread and Roses Women’s Health Center, and Professor Wright, PhD/JD, discussed the history and current status of abortion legislation and discussed family planning services and women’s health in a broader sense.

AIG: Resident Panel

Residency Program Director Dr. Brian Gelfand, along with Drs. Joshua Sappenfield and Peggy White and a cadre of senior anesthesiology residents…

First Meeting / OBGYN Panel

Drs. Duff and Ogunleye spoke about the field of OBGYN and everything to expect. There was a wonderful Q and A session at the end students enjoyed the informative nature of the talk.

Thanksgiving Potluck

Thanksgiving Potluck dinner was held for all students who cannot go out of town for the holidays and have no local family to spend time with. Students brought various dishes from their ethnic background and shared their culture and heritage.

Career Development

Ronald Hayes speaks to graduate students about his career as an entrepreneur and starting his own biotech company.

Graduate School Information Day

Graduate students participated in Graduate School Information Day at UF and provided valuable information about the graduate programs in the College of Medicine to potential future students.

Welcome Orientation

Students gathered together to welcome all new incoming PhD, Masters, and MD/PhD students.

Bench to Bedside- Peds Immunology

Peds IG had the third lunch talk in our Bench to Bedside series, sponsored by the Pediatrics Department! MS3, Sabikha Alam, presented a case on a patient with SCID and Dr. Elder discussed the latest research in the field.