The College of Medicine\u2019s American Medical Association\/Florida Medical Association (AMA\/FMA) student chapter partnered with Habitat Orlando to help build Stag Horn Villas, a 58-townhome community that will provide affordable homes for 58 local families.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Habitat Orlando crew leader Jim Brey said that in addition to the villas, the organization is also rehabbing three foreclosed homes in the area and making them available for families. \u00a0\u201cWe couldn\u2019t do this work without volunteers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0M.D. student Briana Gapsis organized the Habitat for Humanity service project as part of the AMA\/FMA\u2019s goal to help underprivileged and homeless residents in our community. In line with those goals, the medical students are also setting up an infirmary at a local homeless shelter. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to do something physical that you know is going to help someone,\u201d Briana said as she installed siding.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Habitat crew leader Samantha Zaino knows all about community service, having served as an EMT for 20 years. She was impressed with the medical students\u2019 construction skills. \u201cGiven their precision with nailing, they\u2019ll be great at suturing in no time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0First-year M.D. student Jennifer Bazemore had a \u201clearning moment\u201d Saturday as she stood on a townhouse roof and used a caulking gun for the first time. Nearby, College of Medicine Student Body President Keith Connolly sported the construction hardhat he had worn while serving on the USS Oklahoma City as a Naval officer before coming to UCF. \u201cThis is just a great way to spend a Saturday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The College of Medicine\u2019s American Medical Association\/Florida Medical Association (AMA\/FMA) student chapter partnered with Habitat Orlando to help build Stag Horn Villas, a 58-townhome community that will provide affordable homes for 58 local families. \u00a0Habitat Orlando crew leader Jim Brey said that in addition to the villas, the organization is also rehabbing three foreclosed homes in the area and making…","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":15424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,17],"tags":[14914,5103],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-15423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-medicine","tag-medicine","tag-volunteer"],"yoast_head":"\n