Four years later: Ricardy Rimpel remembers defining moments in life
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.
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Med students learn more about career options
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
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
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…
Matches made in medicine
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…
Four years later: Lauren Van Eldik follows in family footsteps
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…
Excellence in medical education
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…
Teaching Generation Y
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…
A day in the life of a med student
“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…
Four Years Later: Candace Glenn is inspired by volunteer work in Africa
Fourth-year UF College of Medicine student Candace Glenn knew she wanted to be a doctor before visiting northern Uganda and southern Sudan in 2007. But her experiences in Africa over the past four years opened her eyes to the specialty she wanted to pursue — dermatology.
