The University of Florida College of Medicine’s main campus is located in Gainesville, Florida. UFCM was founded in 1956 with the mission to produce competent physicians to provide exceptional health care to the Florida population and to innovate the field of medicine through research. Over five thousand physicians have graduated from UFCM. With twenty-six clinical and basic science departments and nearly a thousand faculty members, UFCM now stands as the largest college at the University of Florida Health Science Center. A second campus is located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Admission into UFCM begins with completing the application through AMCAS. Applications can be submitted as early as June but no later than December 1st. Secondary …show more content…
This year is largely lecture based, however, several hands on learning experiences are incorporated. Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Clinical Neuroscience, Pain and Addiction Intensive, Dermatology and the Musculoskeletal System, Endocrinology and Reproduction, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Introduction to Clinical Practice, Hematology, and USMLE Step 1 Preparation are courses completed during the second year. Second year is a continuation of lecture based learning, yet students become more exposed to the clinical setting and critical thinking. Third year is when clinical rotations begin. A total of seven clinical clerkships are completed within the UFCM setting. Medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and family medicine rotations last eight weeks each. Obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry each take six weeks to complete. The neurology rotation last four weeks. 4th year provides the most flexibility. Students choose to complete a four week acting internship in either medicine, pediatrics, or family medicine. …show more content…
There are also forty-five UF Health Physicians practices throughout North Central Florida. UFCM physicians are renowned for cancer, neurosciences, aging, psychiatry and addiction medicine, diabetes, surgery, and pediatrics. UFCM is currently ranked 43rd in the nation in research. Fundamental, transitional, and clinical research opportunities are abundant to undergraduate students during the summer. UFCM’s research is focused on diseases of the nervous system, human aging, cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, immunology and inflammation, genetics, and gene therapy. Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Genetics Institute, the Institute on Aging, the UF Health Cancer Center, the UF Diabetes Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Institute for Child Health Policy, and the UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona make up a total of nine affiliated research
Admission into UFCM begins with completing the application through AMCAS. Applications can be submitted as early as June but no later than December 1st. Secondary …show more content…
This year is largely lecture based, however, several hands on learning experiences are incorporated. Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Clinical Neuroscience, Pain and Addiction Intensive, Dermatology and the Musculoskeletal System, Endocrinology and Reproduction, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Introduction to Clinical Practice, Hematology, and USMLE Step 1 Preparation are courses completed during the second year. Second year is a continuation of lecture based learning, yet students become more exposed to the clinical setting and critical thinking. Third year is when clinical rotations begin. A total of seven clinical clerkships are completed within the UFCM setting. Medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and family medicine rotations last eight weeks each. Obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry each take six weeks to complete. The neurology rotation last four weeks. 4th year provides the most flexibility. Students choose to complete a four week acting internship in either medicine, pediatrics, or family medicine. …show more content…
There are also forty-five UF Health Physicians practices throughout North Central Florida. UFCM physicians are renowned for cancer, neurosciences, aging, psychiatry and addiction medicine, diabetes, surgery, and pediatrics. UFCM is currently ranked 43rd in the nation in research. Fundamental, transitional, and clinical research opportunities are abundant to undergraduate students during the summer. UFCM’s research is focused on diseases of the nervous system, human aging, cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, immunology and inflammation, genetics, and gene therapy. Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Genetics Institute, the Institute on Aging, the UF Health Cancer Center, the UF Diabetes Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Institute for Child Health Policy, and the UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona make up a total of nine affiliated research