UF College of Medicine Honored by AOA
The UF College of Medicine was just honored with the AOA Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care.
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Meditation brings robust immune system activation, UF Health researchers find
Eight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system, University of Florida researchers and their colleagues have found.
UFDI medical director recipient of prestigious JDRF George Eisenbarth Award
Desmond Schatz, M.D., Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and Pediatric Medical Director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2021 JDRF George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention. The award will be presented to…
Dr. Nicole Paradise Black awarded by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Nicole Paradise Black, M.D., M.Ed., FAAP, a professor in the college’s department of pediatrics, has been recognized by the ACGME as a recipient of the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. …
Former UF Health patient creates ‘coping kits’ for pediatric blood draws
A UF Health pediatric patient helped to create coping kits for kids who have to frequently get blood drawn. The process is not fun and these kitss are filled with items to help kids focus on something other than yet another blood draw. Blood draws can be scary for…
Covid-19 Vaccine in Children and Pregnancy with Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen
In this episode of the JIM Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Richard McCallum speaks with Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen on the COVID-19 vaccine in children and pregnancy. Dr. Rasmussen is currently a Tenured Professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Pediatrics with a Joint Appointment at the Department…
Kara Goes to School
The animated series is a partnership between Dr. Angelina Bernier and the non-profit Drawn from Valor. …
We’re going on offense to protect children’: UF Health holds vaccination clinic
Cars lined up outside of the University of Florida’s Phillips Center parking garage where five stations were set up to give children ages 5-11 long-awaited COVID-19 Pfizer BioNTech vaccinations on Wednesday. …
Webinar: Let’s talk about the COVID-19 vaccine for children
We know many people are eager to protect their children against COVID, but many have questions as they make this decision for their family.
Tools to Manage Diabetes
Fascinating and frustrating: two words that Dr. Haller uses to describe researching how type 1 diabetes evolves within the human endocrine system. Type 1 diabetes stands at the top of pediatric endocrinology diseases, and Dr. Haller tells listeners about exciting developments in delaying, modifying, and preventing type 1 progression. Listen and…
