‘Play the next play’

Former Gators football player Michael McNeely, MD ’19, looks forward to bright future in family medicine

By: Styliana Resvanis
Michael McNeely in Air Force uniform After graduating from the UF College of Medicine in May, Michael McNeely, MD ’19, sets his sights on a family medicine residency at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle. Photo courtesy of Michael McNeely, MD ’19

Michael McNeely’s Road to Graduation

Michael McNeely and Marvin Hardy McNeely discovered a love for family medicine during his first preceptorship of medical school at Grace Medical Home, a primary care clinic for the underserved where he worked alongside Dr. Marvin Hardy. Photo courtesy of Michael McNeely, MD ’19
“There’s a shortage of primary care physicians in our country, and I’d like to help. That’s where my heart is. The beauty is that you get to build relationships with patients and walk through little victories with them.”
— Michael McNeely, MD ’19