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2024 Chief Appreciation and Residency Award Ceremony

On June 14th Residency Education held their Annual Resident Awards and Recognition Luncheon following the PGY-4 Grand Rounds. Several of the residents were recognized for their hard work and contributions to the program during the 2023-24 academic year. Administrative Chief Residents Jeffrey Plante, DO and…

Dr. De Faria receives FEO award

Ludmila De Faria, MD has received a Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) award from the University of Florida’s Office of the Provost. Ludmila De Faria, MD This award is presented to faculty to encourage applications for creative and flexible faculty development activities, including but not limited to: educational…

McKnight Brain Research Foundation meeting convenes top cognitive aging research scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes

More than 100 investigators seeking to unlock the mysteries of memory and the normal cognitive aging process met May 15-17 in Gainesville for the McKnight Brain Research Foundationā€™s (MBRF) 15th Inter-Institutional Meeting, aimed at discovering interventions to optimize thinking, judgment and memory in advancing age and preserve quality of life.

When Bad Breakups Lead to Suicidal Thoughts

While parents understand the vicissitudes of life, including breakups, college students can be profoundly distressed after the end of a relationship. Marcia Morris M.D. offers some steps parents can take to support their child in her Psychology Today column.

UF Research Foundation Names Dr. Nixon as a 2024 Professor

ā€œThis recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields,ā€ said David Norton, UFā€™s vice president for research. ā€œUFRF Professors earn significant grants; publish in the leading journals in their field;…

UF Health breaks ground for construction of new Florida Recovery Center

UF Health has broken ground on the future location of the new Florida Recovery Center campus in northwest Gainesville. Health system leaders and patients celebrated at an event May 9, which coincided with Mental Health Awareness Month, and learned about plans for an expanded, upgraded facility that will care for…