Articles categorized as

College

Employee Service Awards

Celebrations from 2026 UF College of Medicine Week

In College, Event, Faculty, Featured Article, Staff, Students
Events commended students, faculty, staff and trainees in Gainesville and Jacksonville
By Tarryn Nichols
A woman in blue scrubs smiles while standing in an operating room, one hand resting on a piece of high-tech medical equipment

Day in the life of a UF Health physician assistant

In College, Featured Article, Physician Assistant, Staff
UF Health physician assistant Cecilia Hampson cares for patients from bedside to OR and beyond
By Scott Hunter
Ofelia Alvarez headshot with decorative orange vertical lines on either side.

Advocating through medicine

In College, Featured Article, Giving, Scholarships, Students
UF medical student and scholarship recipient Ofelia Alvarez is committed to helping underserved communities
By Michelle Runyon
Hands holding a newspaper.

Faculty sound bites — Summer 2026

In College, Faculty
UF College of Medicine experts in the news
Honors Convocation 2026

UF medical students receive distinction during 2026 Honors Convocation

In College, Event, Students
30 students were recognized at the Sept. 14 event
By Tarryn Nichols
Mark Atkinson and Desmond Schatz.

A legacy of listening

In College, Faculty, Featured Article
Desmond Schatz, M.D., retires after 43 years of medical practice, teaching and mentorship at UF
By Maddy Durand
Brian Hoh, Stuart Bell, and Azra Bihorac in front of the Harrell Medical Education Building.

A front-row seat to discovery

In College, Event, Featured Article
UF President Dr. Stuart Bell tours College of Medicine research enterprise
By Zachary Krauss
Weizhou Zhang with equipment in a lab.

Breakthroughs begin here: Developing a duo-targeting cancer drug

In College, Faculty, Featured Article, Research
UF researchers produce first-of-its-kind drug to effectively kill aggressive acute myeloid leukemia cells
By Leah Buletti
food pharmacy patient

A prescription for produce

In Faculty, Featured Article, Students
UF Mobile Food Pharmacy bus routes healthy food to patients
By Tarryn Nichols
COM research

UF Medicine granted more than $391M to conduct research in FY26

In College, Featured Article
Substantial funding supports study of diseases, new technologies and improvements in patient care
By Tarryn Nichols