Street medicine is a growing specialty that provides medical care to unsheltered people residing in shelters, encampments, parks and other public areas. As a result of the increasing need the American Academy of Family Physicians has created an online CME Course with experts in various specialties to share…
The 2023 APA Annual Meeting was held this May at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, several of our faculty and trainees were in attendance, here are some of the highlights from the meeting. Awards Ludmilla De Faria, MD was awarded the Jeanne Spurlock, MD…
Zachary Simon, a PhD student with Marcelo Febo, PhD’s lab has been accepted into the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) Scholar Program where underrepresented graduate or postdoctoral researchers have the opportunity to join this award-winning program to enhance their career and build community. Zachary Simon The Neuroscience…
When Dawn-Christi Bruijnzeel, MD, isn’t busy training UF Health psychiatry residents, you’ll find her embarking on another transformative mission — bringing psychiatric care to the streets of Gainesville.
The Indo-American Psychiatric Association (IAPA) held their Annual Meeting and Banquet Dinner during the American Psychiatric Association Meeting in San Francisco at the Marines’ Memorial Club. PGY-3 Jeena Kar, DO participated in the IAPA poster session and was awarded first place in the poster session with her…
University of Florida, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Ashraf Muzwagi, MD participated in the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‘s (AACAP) Advocacy Day and Legislative Conference this year at the Nation’s Capitol. The AACAP’s annual Legislative Conference, allows members to partner with family advocates to…
The National Organization of Alternative Programs held their Annual Education Conference May 16th through the 19th in Orlando. Members of the UF Health Florida Recovery Center team presented at the conference. Rachel Waters, Dr. Scott Teitelbaum, Ashley McReynolds Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse, Ashley McReynolds and Licensed Mental…
Employees of UF Health Psychiatric Hospital helped paint a mural along the infamous 34th Street wall on Friday, May 19, 2023, to help promote Mental Health Awareness Month. …
Dr. Marcia Morris, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and associate program director for UF’s Student Health Psychiatry, talks about ways to limit negative exposure and build self-care safeguards while staying engaged when it comes to social media.
