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Dr. Reid honored as AAAS Lifetime Fellow

Czerne Reid, Ph.D. has been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a Lifetime Fellow. Czerne Reid, Ph.D. This honor, which includes alumni such as Thomas Edison and W.E.B. DuBois, is among the most distinctive in academia…

National Women Physicians Day

As of 2019, the number of female medical students in the United States was higher than their male medical student counterparts.  This shift in gender empowerment has been a long time coming, and the way has been paved by women physicians who worked hard, faced discouragement and fought to…

Faculty members in psychiatry, engineering and molecular genetics named AAAS Fellows

Czerne Reid, Ph.D., a senior lecturer and program director in the department of psychiatry, Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., chair of the department of chemical engineering, and Maurice Swanson, Ph.D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, are among the 19 UF faculty members elected as American Association for the Advancement…

Top Ten Workouts for College Mental Health

Exercise has been shown to have significant positive mental health effects, Dr. Marcia Morris talks about how exercise improves mental health and lists her top ten workouts for college students.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate 25 years of the UF Health Florida Recovery Center. Hosted by the GNV Greater Gainesville Chamber on Tuesday February 21st from 4pm – 6pm. Hors d’oeuvres and tours provided. More details can be found on their Facebook…

Dr. Morris appeared on Focus Forward Podcast

University of Florida psychiatrist, Marcia Morris, MD sat down with Hannah Choi of the Focus Forward podcast to discuss the best ways that parents can help their kids succeed in school, how medication may play a role in that success, and how kids can find joy in both their academic…

De Faria addresses agoraphobia with Univision

University of Florida psychiatrist and associate professor, Ludmila De Faria, MD explains to Univision News “Although many people believe that agoraphobia is limited to an extreme fear of leaving the home, it can actually manifest itself in a number of ways. Only a small percentage of patients experience symptoms so severe…

Psychiatry faculty elected Distinguished Fellow of the APA

University of Florida, Associate Professor, Mariam Rahmani, MD and Assistant Professor Ana Turner, MD have been elected as Distinguished Fellows of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Mariam Rahmani, MD Associate Professor Ana Turner, MD Assistant Professor Distinguished Fellowship is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have…