UCF Opens Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in Lake Nona, Fueling a Talent Pipeline and Healthcare Innovation The state-of-the-art facility will enable UCF to graduate an additional 150 newly licensed eligible nurses annually to address the critical shortage and will feature the latest immersive modeling and simulation technology.
Welcome M.D. Class of 2029 An incredible 121 students were welcomed to the College of Medicine with research in areas that include cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and asthma.
UCF Professor Seeks to Improve End-of-Life Care for Dementia Patients With Data Tool From determining when hospice is necessary to promoting conversations about end-of-life care, Latarsha Chisholm is helping nursing homes give dementia patients a more peaceful final chapter.
Behind the Rescue: UCF Expert on the Mental Toll of Disaster Response As first responders continue aiding communities devastated by recent Texas floods, UCF RESTORES’ Deborah Beidel shares insight into the psychological burden they face and ways to support their healing.
UCF Is Florida’s First to Earn Third Global Recognition in Healthcare Simulation Excellence The Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling is the first and only program in Florida accredited by the Association of SP Educators — and is now among an elite group worldwide with three accolades from leading organizations in the field.
UCF-HCA Healthcare Programs Training Needed Physicians for Florida The UCF-HCA Consortium is able to train more doctors to alleviate the growing physician shortage because unlike traditional academic programs, the partnership has multiples of specialty programs.
Collaborative UCF Research Team Develops Technique for Rapid Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes Combining chemistry and medicine, researchers created a fast, affordable way to diagnose disease.
2 UCF Faculty Selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD are among the exceptional nurse leaders to be inducted in 2025 and honored for significant contributions to advance public health.
UCF Student Explores Bridges Between Health in Space and Health on Earth Luis Jimenez-Chavez ’22 is part of multiple research teams making progress for space travel, biomedical science, cancer research — and for his family’s sacrifices.
UCF Appoints Sharon Tucker as Next Dean of the College of Nursing Tucker, who currently serves as department chair, brings to the role 22 years of leadership experience and a passion for empowering nurses.
