The UCF College of Medicine

As a new medical school, the UCF College of Medicine (COM) offers opportunities to students not available at any other medical school. Our Charter Class will be selected with care and will become a permanent part of our history and legacy. Each of the first 40 students will receive a full tuition scholarship with living expenses for all four years.

This is an unprecedented opportunity in the history of medical education. Why are we doing this? Because our goal is to become the nation’s premiere medical school born in this century. And only with the best students, who become the best doctors, will we reach our goal.

UCF’s M.D. Program allows students to prepare for careers in every discipline of medicine and to focus on an individualized area of study or research. Your passion will become our passion.

Background

The University of Central Florida College of Medicine was established in 2006 by the Florida Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors to address the growing physician shortage nationwide and provide economic benefits to Central Florida and the state.

The College of Medicine offers degrees in:

Biomedical Sciences
Biotechnology
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Medicine (M.D.)
Molecular Biology and Microbiology

College News

First Concrete Poured for COM Building

UCF's College of Medicine reached another milestone Thursday. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., crews began pouring the foundation for the school's classroom building. About 20 construction workers spent 3 hours dumping 350 cubic yrds of concrete - the equivalent of 35 concrete mixer trucks - for the foundation of the classroom building. Read More

COM Reaches Its Scholarship Goal

The UCF College of Medicine's Charter class will be able to pursue - free of charge - their dreams of becoming doctors, thanks to 40 scholarships fully funded by our community. No other medical school in the nation's history has offered full scholarships to an entire class. Unburdened by large debts, our students will be free to dream big and turn those dreams into outstanding medical practice and research. Read More

Dean Receives Two Community Awards

On April 24, 2008, COM Dean Deborah C. German was named the 2008 Central Florida Businesswoman of the Year and 2008 Business Executive, both impressive and prestigious honors awarded at the Orlando Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business celebration. Read More

Medical City at Lake Nona Update

The College of Medicine's future home, the Medical City at Lake Nona features a million square foot open-air town center, 9,000 residential units, and a life sciences cluster. It will put future doctors in close proximity to world-class partners and will have a $1.4 billion dollar impact on local economy. Read More

National Committee Grants Preliminary Accreditation

The College of Medicine reached its most significant milestone to date when the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) notified the college that it has been granted preliminary accreditation. Team Says Aspect of Plan for College has Potential to be National Model. Read More

M. D. Anderson – Orlando’s Cancer Research Institute Plans Move to UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando's Cancer Research Institute (CRI) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) promise to advance cancer research in the region by coming together at UCF's new Health Sciences campus at Lake Nona. Read More

UCF College of Medicine Announces Affiliation Agreements with Local Hospitals

The University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine has signed affiliation agreements with Orlando Regional Healthcare and Florida Hospital.

The affiliation agreements will allow medical students to participate in clinical training at Orlando Regional and Florida Hospital campuses. Read More

UCF’s Biomedical Sciences Program to Become Part of College of Medicine

The University of Central Flordia College of Medicine learned Friday, June 8, that is has been granted a site visit by the national medical school accrediting organization. Read More

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Jobs at COM

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Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building Construction

Construction Continues

In June 2008, construction workers poured the foundation for COM classroom building. The BSBS building is expected to be completed by spring 2009. These are the first two of several buildings that will constitute the Medical City at Lake Nona, also to include the Burnham Institute, a University of Florida research building, new VA hospital, Nemours Children’s Hospital, and many others. More...