College of Medicine News
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.
Dean Receives Two Community Awards
April 24, 2008, Dean Deborah C. German, M.D. 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.
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.
National Committee Grants UCF College of Medicine Preliminary Accreditation
Team Says Aspect of Plan for College has Potential to be National Model
The University of Central Florida’s 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.
The decision follows a December site visit to Orlando and allows the college to begin recruiting students for classes scheduled to start in 2009.
“This is a truly historic achievement for the University of Central Florida and our community,” UCF President John Hitt said. “We reached this milestone thanks to the dedication of our UCF team and the overwhelming support from our Central Florida community. I look forward to the day when we welcome our first students to the world-class UCF College of Medicine.”
In Just One Year, UCF Medical College Scholarship Drive Hits Milestone
ORLANDO, Jan. 17, 2008 -- It was a year ago, at an Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Retreat, that University of Central Florida Dean Deborah German shared an innovative vision for the up-and-coming College of Medicine.
According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, the program German was about to propose would be the first of its kind. She wanted to raise $6.4 million, which would cover the first 40 students’ tuition, and living expenses for all four years of the medical degree program. It would be a way for the college to make a name for itself and to attract some of the brightest students from around the state and country to the charter class.
M. D. Anderson – Orlando’s Cancer Research Institute Plans Move to UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona
ORLANDO, Dec. 19, 2007 -- 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.
The agreement with UCF, announced on December 19, allows for 30,000 square feet of space for the CRI on the fifth floor of the new UCF Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building, which is scheduled for completion in 2009. The CRI will pay the university a total of $2.5 million to occupy the building for up to five years while M. D. Anderson – Orlando plans and builds its own research facility which will also be located on UCF grounds.
UCF College of Medicine Announce Affiliation Agreements with Local Hospitals
ORLANDO, Oct. 23, 2007 – 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. The agreements are an essential requirement for medical school accreditation. Completing this affiliation agreement prior to final submission of the College of Medicine’s accreditation application significantly improves the likelihood that the new medical school will receive approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the national accrediting body for medical schools. The college also is pursuing other agreements.
UCF's Biomedical Sciences Program to Become Part of College of Medicine
The University of Central Florida's Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences and its faculty and staff will become part of the College of Medicine in a transition that will occur later this summer.
The Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences was established in 2004 after Al and Nancy Burnett of Winter Park donated $10 million to help UCF expand its biomedical research and education programs. At the time of the couple’s donation, Al Burnett indicated it was a “necessary step if we’re going to head in the direction of a full-fledged medical school.” Two years later, in 2006, the Florida Board of Governors approved UCF’s request for a medical school.
“The generous gift provided by Al and Nancy Burnett was instrumental in our success in establishing a medical college at UCF,” Provost Terry Hickey said.
Florida Hospital and UCF Endowment Reaches $1.1 Million Milestone
Together, Florida Hospital and the University of Central Florida (UCF) are making strides in cancer research. The two organizations are proud to announce that their joint endowment has provided more than $1.1 million of local funding for oncology research, thanks in part to the Central Florida community.
“Unfortunately, cancer is a disease that almost everyone can relate to,” said Leslie Aldrich, administrator of the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute. “The partnership between Florida Hospital and UCF benefits not only these two organizations but the community as a whole as we strive to further our research of cancer so that we one day might find a cure.”
The
endowment for cancer research
was created when Florida
Hospital donated $1 million
from its annual Gala in 1994
to UCF which was then matched
by $750,000 in state funds
in 1995. Through the partnership,
Florida Hospital and UCF
have jointly provided funds
for 10 years to support oncology
research in the community.
To date, funds have been
awarded to 65 research projects.
The projects range from the
study of how microparticles
released from cancer cells
affect blood clotting to
the evaluation of patients’ responses
to therapy for fatigue associated
with breast cancer.
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UCF Celebrates College of Medicine, Success With Community Partnerships
More than 310 members of the Central Florida community celebrated at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine temporary offices Tuesday.
The university president and college dean invited the community to the open house to celebrate the many partnerships that have led to this point. They also reminded the audience that the process to get accredited as a medical college is a long one and asked the community to stay with them and support them on that journey.
UCF Nanoparticle Offers Promise for Treating Glaucoma
A unique nanoparticle made in a laboratory at the University of Central Florida is proving promising as a drug delivery device for treating glaucoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness and affects millions of people worldwide.
“The nanoparticle can safely get past the blood-brain barrier making it an effective non-toxic tool for drug delivery,” said Sudipta Seal, an engineering professor with appointments in UCF’s Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and the Nanoscience Technology Center.
The findings will be published in an article appearing in the June 28 issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
UCF College of Medicine and Business Leaders Launch Scholarship Drive
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine and two business leaders today announced a campaign to raise $6.4 million for student scholarships.
College Dean Deborah German came up with the novel approach to grant every admitted College of Medicine student in the inaugural class a guaranteed scholarship. If successful, the scholarships would cover tuition and living expenses for the length of the program, giving students the opportunity to study without worrying about debt. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, UCF would be the first U.S. school of medicine to make such an offer.
UCF Medical College Passes First Step in Accrediting Process, Site Visit Granted
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine learned Friday, June 8, that it has been granted a site visit by the national medical school accrediting organization.
The visit was granted based on the college’s preliminary plan submitted to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in April. It is the first major step on the road to opening the medical college in fall 2009.
UCF Board of Trustees Hears Med School Update
The UCF College of Medicine has submitted its accreditation request and is actively working to hire about two dozen faculty for the first year, college Dean Deborah German told the Board.
Concrete Poured for First Building at UCF Health Sciences Campus
Workers
poured concrete for the foundation
of Burnett College
of
Biomedical Sciences building
on Tuesday, marking a major
milestone in the development
of the UCF Health Sciences
Campus at Lake Nona.
College of Medicine News Archives
2008
February
National
Committee Grants UCF College
of Medicine Preliminary Accreditation
Team
Says Aspect of Plan for College
has Potential to be National
Model
(February
6)
January
In
Just One Year, UCF Medical College
Scholarship Drive Hits Milestone
(January 17)
2007
December
M.
D. Anderson – Orlando’s
Cancer Research Institute Plans
Move to UCF Health Sciences
Campus at Lake Nona
(December
19)
October
Orlando
Regional Healthcare joins UCF
College of Medicine in Affiliation
Agreement
(October 23)
July
UCF's
Biomedical Sciences Program
to Become Part of College of
Medicine
(July 26)
June
UCF
Celebrates College of Medicine,
Success With Community Partnerships
(June 27)
UCF
Nanoparticle Offers Promise
for Treating Glaucoma
(June
25)
UCF
College of Medicine and Business
Leaders Launch Scholarship Drive
(June 12)
UCF
Medical College Passes First
Step in Accrediting Process,
Site Visit Granted
(June 8)
May
UCF
Board of Trustees Hears Med
School Update (May 24)
Concrete
Poured for First Building at
Health Sciences Campus (May
22)
UCF
Trustees to Hear Med School
Update Thursday (May 22)
April
UCF
Switching Physical Therapy to
Doctoral Program (April 10)
Trustees
Approve Revised Financing Plan
for Construction (April 9)
March
UCF
Channel Launches Television
Program on Health (March 26)
UCF
to Host 'Growth of Healthcare'
Symposium on March 28 (March
23)
UCF
Trustees Plan Funding for Health
Sciences Buildings (March 14)
February
UCF
to Offer Graduate Program in
Clinical, Lifestyle Sciences
(Feb. 20)
January
Professor
Works with Military Medical
Personnel in Miami (Jan. 31)
Molecular
Discovery Could Help Drugs Target
Unhealthy Cells (Jan. 18)
2006
December
Demand
High for UCF Medical Laboratory
Science Graduates (Dec. 18)
Nursing
School Becomes College to Recognize
Growth, Stature (Dec. 5)
November
Med
School Leads Way as UCF Raises
$356 Million (Nov. 30)
UCF,
Florida Hospital Join to Study
Lifestyle Medicine (Nov. 7)
October
Deborah
German Named Dean of College
of Medicine (Oct. 25)
Medical
Dean Candidate Meets Faculty,
Administrators (Oct. 10)
Medical
College Dean Candidate to Return
for Interviews (Oct. 3)
September
Committee
Interviews Medical College
Dean Candidates (Sept. 19)
Symposium:
Job Opportunities Limitless
With Science Degree (Sept. 11)
State
Grants to Encourage Education
in Allied Health, Nursing (Sept.
8)
August
Burnham
Institute to Build Next to
UCF College of Medicine (Aug.
23)
Defense
Peptide in Primates May Block
Human HIV Transfer (Aug. 9)
July
Professor
Developing Teardrop Test
for
Diabetics (July 28)
Biomedical,
Nanoscience Research Fuels Funding
Record (July 24)
Center
Helps Locals Cope With Growing
Autism Cases (July 17)
June
Fruit
Flies on Space Shuttle Subjects
of Immunity Study (June 27)
May
Governor
Signs Bill to Create Medical
College, Renew Centers (May
30)
Protein
Could Hold Key to Preventing
Heart Disease (May 17)
April
Plans
for Medical Campus at Lake Nona
Begin to Take Shape (April 23)
Research
Aims to Help Stroke Victims
Avoid Brain Injuries (April
10)
March
State
Board of Governors Approves
UCF Med School (March 23)
UCF,
Scripps Sign Pact to Foster
Research Cooperation (March
23)
Health
Sciences Major Supports National
Need (March 9)
February
Study:
Medical College Could Have
$6.4 Billion Impact (Feb. 23)
January
Assistive
Technology Center to Help Residents
with Disabilities (Jan. 18)
2005
December
Study:
Effective, Safe Anthrax Vaccine
Can Be Grown in Plants (Dec.
19)
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