UF Pediatrics in the News
Pediatricians encouraged to discuss gun safety
Alexandra K. Byrne, MD, a pediatric resident at the University of Florida College of Medicine, presented findings from a study showing that staff…
Following backlash and support, school board…
Dr. Desmond Schatz, the interim physician-in-chief at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, said the mandate is a matter of right and wrong. “We…
Alachua County schools see COVID-19 infections…
Adrienne Mott-Young, an UF Health Pediatrician and member of the school district’ Scientific Health Advisory Committee, said the county positivity…
Pediatric Patient Stories
Sickle Cell Loses and Sydnee Wins
“I’m active, a little bit crazy, but I’m mostly fun,” Sydnee Murphy, 8, said when asked to describe herself.
The art of pediatric patient care
Anthony Macchio was already familiar with UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. After his second daughter, Isabel, was born with a heart defect in…
MAX-ed Out With Love
How a community came together to surprise a 17-year-old patient waiting for a heart Written by Molly Brennan and Coral Denton For most…
Monthly & Annual Events
Lectures & Lectureships
The UF Pediatrics Department holds regularly scheduled Lectures and Lectureships for faculty and staff. Speakers include our vary own pediatricians and visitors from outside organizations.
Pediatrics Science Day
The primary purpose of Pediatrics Science Day is to give trainees, whether students, post-docs, residents, fellows, or junior faculty, the opportunity to present their research to their colleagues, and to obtain scientific feed-back in a friendly environment.
Pediatric Medical Student Research Forum
This is an exciting opportunity to share your research with your peers. Open to all medical students in the United States, this forum will take place in conjunction with the annual conference of the FCAAP, which students are also welcome to attend.
Special Events
College Diabetes Network Bowling Social
Join our first meeting of the year and meet others with diabetes! Friends are welcome and refreshments will be provided. Sunday, September 26…
7th Annual Pediatric Medical Student Research…
Despite the challenges of this past year, the Department of Pediatrics and the University of Florida College of Medicine sponsored the 7th Annual…
COVID-19, the delta variant and kids in the…
As children head back to school, parents and guardians have questions about how to protect them from COVID-19. Many want to know more about the delta…
