EMSA helped to sponsor a group of medical students to attend the annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine conference in Atlanta from May 16th to 18th. During the conference students were able to attend multiple poster sessions, abstract presentations and didactic lectures along with participating in a Residency…
Due to strong interest in the positions, the EMIG ran internal elections this year. Candidates spoke for one minute about why they were interested in and qualified for the position of president or treasurer of EMIG. Porter Maerz (MS1) was elected president and Kristopher Paultre and Jennifer Mahler…
GSO members represented the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences at the 2013 Junior Science, Engineering, and Humanities Symposium UF Organizations’ Fair to discuss life as a graduate student and to engage with high school students, teachers, and undergraduates and their research.
Members of the GSO and IDP participated in a weekly food service for the homeless.
Dr. Desmond Schatz is the advisor for Jewish Health Maimonides Society and invited students from the college of medicine and other health-professional colleges to his home for a Sunday brunch. The event started at 10:30 am and lasted until 1:30 pm. Students met students from other colleges and enjoyed a…
AMSA took part in a premedical forum with over 400 interested premedical students in attendance. This also served as a recruitment event to promote the UFCOM…
On Monday, February 11th, the UFCOM Holistic Medicine Interest Group hosted two phenomenal occupational therapists for a lunch talk, during which they discussed the goals of occupational therapy and how this modality is utilized in the healthcare system. The importance of cultural sensitivity was also discussed as well as the…
The Radiation Oncology IG hosted a lunch session for first year medical students about summer research in the field of oncology. Five second year medical students who did MSRP research in oncology came to speak about their experience. Two faculty also came by to share their researcher interest and share…
This year, the American Academy of Pediatrics is focusing on child literacy. Our group is tackling this issue on a local level by working with the Shands clinics Reach Out & Read program to collect books to refresh the shelves in clinic waiting rooms. Boxes for book donations will be…
Dr. Robyn Hoelle, a UF COM Junior Honors graduate and current EM physician at Shands-Gainesville, delivered a lunch talk to medical students interested in a career in emergency medicine about what the specialty offers and how to become a competitive candidate in the field. Attendees were informed about various sub-specialties,…
