Local first responders and emergency room employees who do not have symptoms of the novel coronavirus but nonetheless worry they have been exposed to it can now receive testing at University of Florida Health. The testing involves a UF Emerging Pathogens Institute research study and will use an assay that…
UF Health researchers are offering free COVID-19 testing as a way of saying thank you to the local heroes. Gainesville Fire Rescue is just one group of first responders who are receiving the tests.
Fake blood, authentic emergency responders and loud screams crowded the humid air Thursday morning on the University of Florida campus as nearly 80 students got real-world lessons in how to assess and treat catastrophic injuries during a mass casualty drill. Under the guidance of Jason Jones, M.D., and Charles Hwang, M.D., both emergency physicians with the UF College of Medicine’s department of emergency medicine, and Sven Norman, Pharm.D., a clinical associate professor in the UF College of Pharmacy, all the SHPEP students received basic first aid training before heading onto the field.
Cristina M. Zeretzke-Bien, M.D., FAAP, FACEP, assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine, was recently elected to the University of Florida Faculty Senate. She was one of seven faculty members from the College of Medicine to be elected. The UF Faculty Senate is the UF legislative…
Mary Patterson, M.D., M.Ed., has been named the UF College of Medicine Lou Oberndorf Professor in Healthcare Technology. On July 1, she began her professorship in the UF department of emergency medicine, along with her role as assistant dean and director of the UF Center for Experiential Learning…
Meet two KL2 Scholars, emergency-medicine assistant professors Jennifer Fishe, MD, and Henry Young, MD, and learn about their research.
Below is the announcement email from the American College of Emergency Physicians: Dear Dr. Ticas and Dr. Zeretzke-Bien, Thank you for submitting your entry entitled “Purple Toe Presentation” into this year’s Pediatric Section EMages competition. The Section EMages review committee members independently reviewed and subsequently conferred for a collective ranking of EMage…
Amy Kane accepts the award of “UF Health Nurse of the Year” at the Alachua County Fire Rescue’s Annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony on March 8, 2018.
Dr. Jennifer Light, Medical Director of Pediatric ED and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine accepts the award of “UF Health Doctor of the Year” at the Alachua County Fire Rescue’s Annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony on March 8, 2018.
Congratulations to Joshua Gordon for being newly selected as a resident to the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
