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Dermatologic Conditions in Primary Care

Event held by DIG – Dermatology Interest Group on 09/22/2021: This talk discussed the most common dermatologic concerns brought to primary care physicians (seborrheic keratosis, sebaceous hyperplasia, lipoma, atypical nevi, etc). This presentation was directed at students in their clerkships who might have patients presenting with dermatologic concerns.

IHAIG- Movie Night

Event held by IHAIG – Immigrant Health and Advocacy Interest Group on 09/23/2021: Immigrant Health and Advocacy Interest Group hosted a movie night with an episode of “The Surgeon’s Cut” featuring the story of Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. He immigrated to the US…

BEIM – The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley documentary screening

Event held by BEIM – Business and Entrepreneurship in Medicine on 09/24/2021: This meeting will be a screening of the recently released documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon valley which investigates the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes.

Ultrasound IG- eFAST exam

Event held by USIG – Ultrasound Interest Group on 09/22/2021: Emergency physician Dr. Giuliano DePortu led a presentation introducing the use and importance of the eFAST exam (extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma). Afterwards, students had the opportunity to perform the eFAST on each other, with the guidance…

GFW: Real Estate and REITs

Event held by GFW – Gators for Financial Wellness on 09/28/2021: Dr. Beal discussed various investing options in real estate.

GSMIG – Global/ Pediatric Surgery with Dr. Petroze

Event held by GSMIG – Global Surgery and Medicine Interest Group on 09/21/2021: Please join us to hear from Dr. Petroze, assistant professor in pediatric surgery and assistant chair of Global Surgery within the Department of Surgery here at UF Shands. Dr.Petroze will be discussing what global surgery means…

PHIG -Intersection of Public Health and Clinical Medicine with Dr. Rasmussen

Event held by PHIG – Public Health Interest Group on 09/28/2021: Dr. Rasmussen, author of over 260 peer-reviewed papers and the lead editor of The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual will be showcasing the intersection between public health and clinical medicine. Dr. Rasmussen joined UF after 20 years at the…

Day in the Life of an Anesthesiology Resident

Event held by AIG – Anesthesiology Interest Group on 09/29/2021: Dr. Revenis, a CA 2 anesthesiology resident, talked to AIG about his residency experience. He described his daily workflow, shared the schedules for intern year, CA 1, CA 2, and CA 3, and defined the types of call. He…

Reproductive Justice

Event held by MSFC – Medical Students for Choice on 09/15/2021: We learned about reproductive justice from Dr. Tina O’Shea, our advisor and an OBGYN physician, and Dr. Erika Wert, a second-year OBGYN resident. We also learned about the SB8 abortion bill in Texas and how it seeks to…

October Meeting

Event held by GSO – Graduate Student Organization on 10/06/2021: October meeting…