High School Students Get Hands-on with Healthcare at UCF UCF’s Health Leaders Summer Academy provides experiential learning opportunities for Central Florida high schoolers interested in the healthcare field, helping make careers in patient care and research more accessible.
UCF Med Student Earns National Award for Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities The Excellence in Public Health Service Award recognizes medical students’ contributions to public health in their community.
UCF Health Leaders Academy Helps Teens Chart Path to Medicine The College of Medicine Health Leaders Summer Academy is a medical pipeline program that provides hands-on educational experiences for high school students from underserved communities interested in health careers.
Burnett Undergrads to Present at International HIV/AIDS Conference Three undergraduate students will present their health disparities research at the International AIDS Conference in Canada July 29-Aug. 2
5 College of Medicine Students Recognized Nationally for Diversity Initiative The Knights were named 2022 Gold Student Summer Fellows for leading a project that provides mentorship and clinical exposure to Orlando high school students from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in the medicine.
Global Health Conference Highlights Need For Healthcare Advocacy During the 11th annual UCF Global Health Conference, over 250 interdisciplinary healthcare students, faculty, practitioners and volunteers from all over the U.S. explored the theme of healthcare activism.
