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Activity Report

Sustainability – UFCOM Garden

Sustainability Interest Group broke ground on our first UFCOM garden. The garden is located at the student organic gardens. We’re growing a whole bunch of veggies like kale, tomatoes, and herbs. Dirt and sun are good for you!…

FMIG – Fellowship Lunch Panel

At this event, the Family Medicine Interest Group hosted a panel of physicians, who spoke about the different fellowships within Family Medicine, such as obstetrics, sports medicine, faculty development, and research. Descriptions, requirements, and benefits/disadvantages of the different fellowships were addressed. Along side the faculties’ presentations, we had Q&A sessions…

SNMA – Disparity lecture series

SNMA had its first lunch time lecture in the series entitled: “Disparities in Medicine”. Over 40 Medical students attended the event that was interactive and informative. Dr. Albert Robinson, a Cardiac Anesthesiologist talked to the attendees about the different faces that disparities in medicine can take. He engaged the participants,…

IMIG Introduction to Internal Medicine

The IMIG Introductory Meeting featured Dr. Lynch, Dr. Hood, and Dr. Morganna Freeman, who discussed their experiences with internal medicine. They spoke about why they chose internal medicine, and what internal medicine has been like for them. Dr. Lynch offered his perspective on specialized medicine in hem-onc. Dr. Freeman discussed…

GSO Tailgate

The GSO held a tailgate for the UF vs. Kentucky football game…

HMIG – Potluck Dinner

This was the first potluck social event of the year for the Holistic Medicine Interest Group. The theme was “Let your favorite color inspire your food”. It is important to eat a wide variety of foods and their varying colors reflect the different nutrients present in each of the foods.

PedsIG – Pediatric Speciality Panel

The Pediatric Interest Group hosted a panel of faculty pediatricians representing backgrounds in academic medicine, research, general pediatrics, and a variety of specialties including hospital medicine, cardiology, gastrointestinal, hematology/oncology, and critical care. Each physician gave an introduction of their training and responsibilities and students had the opportunity to ask questions…