Office of Educational Affairs

Potential UF students get a ‘Second Look’

Crystal Coleman — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:13:40 +0000

About 100 accepted UF COM students, plus their guests, attended the college’s Second Look weekend, held April 27-28. Friday night’s reception allowed accepted student to mingle with each other and meet college faculty and leadership, while Saturday’s agenda featured presentations by faculty and students.

An inspiration since ‘day one’

Crystal Coleman — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:09:20 +0000

This was the third time that Patricia Abbitt, M.D., a professor in the department of radiology, was selected by the college’s graduating class for the Hippocratic Award.

But she still got choked up.

WATCH: Class of 2012 Commencement Ceremony

Crystal Coleman — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:25:14 +0000

UF College of Medicine Class of 2012 Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 19, 2012
9 a.m.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

The webcast will be available at the start of the event. If you are experiencing trouble viewing the live video feed, please click here.

Four years later: Ricardy Rimpel remembers defining moments in life

Crystal Coleman — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:18:12 +0000

A terrifying fall from the roof caused the young Ricardy Rimpel to land on a pile of broken glass. The boy’s leg was severely injured and soon became infected.

WATCH: White Coat Ceremony

Crystal Coleman — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:24:24 +0000

UF College of Medicine 15th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Sunday, May 20, 2012
2 p.m.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

The webcast will be available at the start of the event. If you are experiencing trouble viewing the live video feed, please click here.

Med students learn more about career options

Crystal Coleman — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:16:07 +0000

Forty-three faculty members and residents volunteered to sit at tables representing 18 different medical specialties to help second-year students get a closer look into each track. Fifteen fourth-year medical students also attended to share their recent experience during Match Day.

Four years later: Jeffrey Boatright reflects on his ‘dive’ into medicine

Crystal Coleman — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:21:50 +0000

An 18-year-old Jeffrey Boatright took a deep breath and dove into his Olympic tryout lane.

Years later, he took another leap of faith and quit his vice presidential job in a hedge fund company to dive into medicine.

Role models

Crystal Coleman — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:00:33 +0000

It was the evening before the highly anticipated Match Day when a roomful of UF College of Medicine faculty, staff, students and guests gathered to celebrate another occasion.

The UF Beta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, a professional medical organization, inducted 23 students, three residents and two faculty members during an event at the Biomedical Science Building on March 15.

Matches made in medicine

Crystal Coleman — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:00:43 +0000

Standing on stage, Dr. Patrick Duff lobbed a ball to UF softball player Stacey Stevens. It was a ceremonial first pitch to kick off Match Day — held at the J. Wayne Reitz Union and viewed around the world as family and friends tuned in to celebrate the UF College of Medicine class of 2012 and watch as they uncovered where they would be spending the next several years of their medical careers.

Four years later: Lauren Van Eldik follows in family footsteps

Crystal Coleman — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:00:53 +0000

As blood gushed out of a friend’s foot, 6-year-old Lauren Van Eldik stood close by to examine it while other kids ran away from the bloody scene. What scared away most kids fascinated and intrigued her.

Those reactions as a child have not changed to this day. Van Eldik, a fourth-year student at the UF College of Medicine, is now only a few months away from medical school graduation.