Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 09/03/2021: An informal panel and discussion with Hematology and Oncology fellows, Drs. Jess Delaune and Vivian Gatell! This panel will provide students with insight into how our fellows approached medical school, survived and thrived in internal medicine residency, and chose…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 09/03/2021: Students gathered to hear Drs. Jess Delaune and Vivian Gatell give their experiences in the field of medical oncology. A hearty discussion was held and students were able to ask questions about what medical oncology entails. Afterwards, students gathered…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 06/02/2021: Join OncIG for a lunch talk with Dr. Jennifer Duff! Dr. Duff is a GI oncologist at the VA here in Gainesville who is both an Associate Professor of Medicine at UFCOM and the Assistant Chief of Medical Service…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 02/04/2021: Dr. Julia Close, a hematologist/oncologist here at UF, talked to OncIG about her journey to becoming a physician and what her everyday life is like in her roles in education and patient care. She also shared her hobbies and…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 09/03/2020: Ever wondered what life is like as an oncologist? Join OncIG on Thursday, September 3rd at noon to learn from Dr. Thomas George about his career in GI Oncology! Dr. George will be telling us about his oncology training,…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 10/24/2019: We would like to thank Drs. Julia Close, Jennifer Duff, Merry Markham, and Martina Murphy for enlightening the field of hem/onc during our most recent lunch meeting. We are looking forward to hosting a bone marrow registry drive soon,…
Event held by GSMIG & Oncology IG on 09/11/2019: GSMIG and Oncology IG will be providing a talk given by Dr. Michael Lauzardo, an infectious disease specialist here at UF. He will be detailing some of the recent work he has been doing in oncology in the Dominican Republic. Food…
Event held by OncIG – Oncology Interest Group on 08/21/2019: Dr. Martina Murphy gave an enlightening discussion about her personal journey to becoming a hematologist/oncologist, as well as an in depth description of the field. We appreciate her insight and are looking forward to having her come back again…
25 first and second year students gathered for lunch as one of our classmates shared her experience with breast cancer in her family, followed by several brief discussions of breast cancer cases led by Dr.Duff.
On September 10, the OB/GYN Interest Group and the ONC Interest Group worked together to bring Dr. Markham and one of her patients, an ovarian cancer survivor, to speak at a lunch meeting in honor of Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Awareness Month (September). The patient graciously shared her story with…
