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Emergency Medicine Faculty Plant Pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and The Alachua County Child Abuse Prevention Task Force, along with faculty and staff from UF Health, planted 1,000 pinwheels on the front lawn of UF Health Shands Hospital.
Emergency care comes to southwest Gainesville
University of Florida Health celebrated the opening of its newest freestanding emergency room, the UF Health Emergency Center – Kanapaha, Monday (Sept. 26), providing access to emergency care for residents of southwest Gainesville.
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Awards presented to UF Emergency Medicine students at the annual FCEP meeting
At the annual 2016 Student Research Awards at the Florida College of Emergency Physicians meeting on August 7th, two UF Emergency Medicine students were awarded winner and runner up, respectively. Stephanie Winslow was the winner and recipient of the 2016 Student Research Award for her study “Using Outpatient Medications and…
Ultrasound student Matthew Earle wins best ultrasonologist award at competition in NYC
At the first national medical student ultrasound competition, “SonoSlam,” sponsored by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) on March 17, Matthew Earle was awarded one of two “best ultrasonologist” awards. Earle competed with fellow teammates Anne-Marie Carpenter and Rachel Thome from the COM Class of 2018. Director…
Medical Director Dr. John Slish invited by Ted Yoho to speak before Congress as an expert in Law Enforcement Medicine
Congressman Ted Yoho has personally invited Medical Director Dr. John Slish to come to Washington DC on May 11-13 to speak to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the “Stop the Bleeding Coalition” as an expert in Law Enforcement Medicine. The coalition’s mission is to empower rescuers…
UF Health Quality and Patient Safety Week Poster Presentations
UF Health Quality and Patient Safety Week Poster Presentation with EM faculty Brandon Allen, Honorable Mention award recipient. UF Health Quality and Patient Safety Week Poster Presentation with PGY2 Ideen Zeinali and EM faculty Brandon Allen, Honorable Mention award recipient.