Peds IG was invited to teach the kids at the Salvation Army’s Vacation Bible School for a week in August. They did presentations about the skin, cardiovascular, respiratory, GI and musculoskeletal systems. They also had the kids trace organs from construction paper and put them on their own cut-out “bodies”!…
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) had it’s first meeting of the year on August 28th. This meeting served as an overview of what AMSA is about. New members got to hear Dr. Robert Hatch speak about what AMSA stands for and has done over the years, and all…
A panel of oncologists including a medical, surgical, and radiation oncologist addressed the question of “Why Oncology?” Students came to hear how and why doctors chose to become oncologists.
The SIG planted a dogwood tree memorializing the C/O 2015 cadavers at the Wilmot Gardens with the previous classes’ trees. There will be a commemorative brick laid too.
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…
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…
[Click for Videos] – On February 16th, the 1st and 2nd year medical students held a talent show and silent auction to benefit the UF COM Medical Outreach Trips. Videos will be added as they become available: The Girls of UF COM dance at UF COM Talent Show…
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…
