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AMWA Breast Cancer Awareness

On Oct. 29, 2012 the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month with special case presentations from Dr. Duff. Students were presented with several cases and worked through them to understand how to diagnose breast cancer and breast related issues. Additionally, Sheila McThenia, MS1 also shared her…

HAMSA – Hispanic Health Fair

HAMSA had the opportunity to participate in a health fair geared towards the Hispanic community this past Sunday. Besides receiving free health screenings from us, the patients were also able to get information about arthritis, diabetes, and HIV, among others.

AMSA First Introductory Meeting

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) at UF had its first meeting of the year on Monday, October 1st. The the goals and benefits of AMSA were discussed, including the annual AMSA National Convention at Washington DC in March, 2013 and some global health opportunities such as summer research abroad…

Path-IG Introductory Meeting

Dr. Lisa Dixon, faculty advisor for the Pathology Interest Group, led an informal discussion about the field of Pathology.

MCC General Board Meeting Minutes 10-10-2012

Dr. Novak on behalf of Dr. Fantone Please do the survey. Realize that access to ModCore is giving us trouble. Library will be under renovation. MDL1 will also be undergoing renovation. Dr. Viduretta Complaints about noise in the hallways from PA students. Tabitha is doing room requests for us and…

Procedurepalooza – EM Skills Carnival

The EMSA presents: Procedurepalooza! This unique event aims to provide a fun learning environment for real-life clinical skills, such as IV placement, suturing, code simulation, intubation, splinting, ultrasound and CPR! This “Skills Carnival” will also feature EM and circus-inspired games like Specimen Cup Pong, Tape-roll toss, Basin Bounce, and more!…