The Orlando Family Magazine list, which is based on a reader’s poll, is a celebration of professionals who go above and beyond to help move medicine forward.

With dreams of becoming a doctor who cares for underserved populations, Victoria Orindas shares her reason for helping people who are homeless.

Rick Salcedo’s dedication to serving survivors, expertise on sex crimes and mentorship to officers has earned him the Champion of Change award from End Violence Against Women International.

Samir Ali is UCF’s third student to earn the honor, which focuses on socially directed science and technology.

Rodney Grabowski will bring incredible relationship-building experience and demonstrated fundraising success when he begins at UCF Sept. 6.

A tenure-track position is the unicorn of academia, but students are finding jobs after earning their doctorate degrees at UCF and going onto places like NC State, Notre Dame, and the University of Toronto.

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.

The honor represents the 100th anniversary of diplomatic service for the Republic and is awarded for diplomatic excellence to Nazim Muradov.

By incorporating magical themes into her lessons, a UCF health sciences lecturer has seen a boost in students’ grades — and is even helping other faculty develop engaging curriculum.

Industrial engineering Ph.D. student Christopher Hernandez shares what it’s like interning with the global security and aerospace company.

Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Irma and Valerie Vazquez are training to become surgeons at an HCA facility in Ocala, where the former champion equestrians can easily unwind with their childhood interest.

The goal is to help businesses recover from vulnerabilities and prepare for the potential of another pandemic.