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 [...]

After eight years as chair of the department of neurology, Dr. Edward Valenstein stepped down from the position June 30.

What role can poetry play in the healing process? That is the question raised in a recent documentary that aired on PBS around the country this month. “Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine” tells the stories of patients from Shands at UF whose lives have been dramatically changed as a result of poetry and artistic expression. [...]

College of Medicine researcher studying gene and stem-cell therapies for musculoskeletal diseases to edit Journal of Gene Therapy.

Dr. Timothy Flynn, the College of Medicine’s associate dean for graduate medical education and professor of surgery, is appointed as interim senior associate dean for clinical affairs.

College of Medicine faculty to be featured on a documentary about poetry in medicine to air in July on PBS.

Dr. Doug Barrett will delay his plans to return to full-time faculty service and remain as senior vice president for health affairs for a year or until a new VP is hired.

New campus-wide program “Think Before You Ink” is implemented in an effort to reduce printing costs and environmental impact.

The University of Florida’s $1.5 billion capital campaign, Florida Tomorrow, addresses the fundraising needs of UF’s 16 colleges and its many units and research centers. Ann Braun, associate dean for development and alumni affairs at the College of Medicine, provides an update on the Campaign for Medicine as well as her thoughts as a [...]