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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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

Many years ago, Michael L. Good, M.D., dean of the UF College of Medicine, taught his residents how to respond when the wrong type of gas flows from an anesthesia machine into a patient’s lungs during preparation for surgery. Though the occurrence is rare, Good felt it was important for…

Today’s medical students may prefer texting instead of face-to-face conversations and interactive group learning compared to traditional lectures. But they still share the timeless qualities of past generations of physicians, such as compassion and a strong dedication to medicine, said Anthony Yachnis, M.D., a professor at the UF College…

“Now that our first-year students have established a routine, we have their families come and see a day in the life of a medical student,” said Patrick Duff, M.D., associate dean for student affairs and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UF College of Medicine. “It’s also a…