We are very excited to announce the Match list for our residents that applied into fellowships this year through the NRMP. The class matched all 17 applicants into medicine subspecialties. Congratulations to the Class of 2016! Cardiology (7) University of Florida – Gainesville, FL University of Florida – Gainesville, FL…
Congratulation to Islam Elgendy (Class of 2015 graduate, first author) and Ahmed Mahmoud (PGY3, coauthor) on their new article published in the Journal of American College Cardiology (JACC), the number one cardiology journal in the world. Their article entitled Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials…
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Emerging Liver Scholar Award is a resident program that promotes the study of hepatology among residents who have the potential for a career in academic medicine based on their research contribution. Each year the AASLD chose about 25 residents from a…
The University of Florida Department of Medicine Celebration of Research was held on October 8th, 2015. Top awards for Outstanding Research Projects were awarded for two projects: Robert Gibson PGY3, Kristopher Kline PGY3 and Garret Ruth PGY2 for their project entitled “A change in cryoballoon ablation technique leads to elimination…
Please congratulate Sweny Gulati and Nikhil Shah for being recognized as Resident and Intern of the Month for September. They were nominated by their peers for this award. Congratulations!…
Congratulations are in order for Sweny Gulati (PGY-2) for winning Top Oral Clinical Vignette at the 2015 SGIM annual meeting in Toronto held from April 22-25, 2015. The title of her presentation was “Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Chikungunya Infection.” There was quite a bit of competition in this category…
Congratulations to those residents who matched in various fellowships across the country and to those who will be entering the workforce as General Internists or Hospitalists.
Congratulations to Ali Abbas (PGY-2) for getting published as first author in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. His paper Risk of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Treated With Thiopurines: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort could significnatly alter how patients with inflammatory bowel disease are…
Annual HIPAA Training for 2012 is due now for all faculty, residents, fellows and staff. If you have already completed your HIPAA training since Dec. 1, 2011 through the myUFL e-learning system, you are in compliance for this year…
Instructions for Completing SAFER Training: 1) Log into NI 2) On the Home Page in the section titled “Department Notices” select SLEEP ALERTNESS…
