Dr. Kevin E. Behrns, who joined the UF College of Medicine in 2005 as chief of the division of general surgery, has been appointed chairman of the department of surgery.

The infrastructure provided by UF’s newly received Clinical and Translational Science Award will propel scientific discovery at the College of Medicine that leads to improved health care for patients.

Laura Fraser, a member of the Educational Affairs team, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 35.

Dr. Robert Watson, former senior associate dean for the College of Medicine, was the guest lecturer during the first annual Hugh Walters, M.D., Distinguished Speaker and Humanitarian Award presentation Wednesday, June 10.

Omayra Marrero pays tribute to her classmates as they prepare to graduate from the College of Medicine.

Jacksonville couple helped jumpstart cancer program at UF eleven years ago.

The Shands HealthCare board of directors voted on Oct. 22 to permanently close Shands AGH approximately one year from now. Programs and services will be relocated to Shands at UF and the new cancer hospital slated to open next fall.

A former U.S. Secretary of Heath and Human Services is coming to the UF Health Science Center this month for an interactive discussion about diversity in the health professions.

Dr. Michael Good, interim dean of the College of Medicine, acknowledges the one-year anniversary of the death of Sebastian Ferrero and highlights efforts made to promote quality and patient safety at the college and Shands at UF.

Reports of a recent study by researchers at the colleges of Medicine and Education apparently have had an impact on current UF medical students and their activity on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
After a review of UF medical students and residents found that a significant portion of them were publicizing personal information [...]