PDF version of this Column“Our Health Science Center Students”
One of the most humbling—and inspiring—realizations about the work of our Health Science Center colleges and their faculty is that we are educating tomorrow’s health professionals and scientists. Who will they be 5 and 10 years from now? This is not so much a question about the kind of health care or science they will practice or conduct, but rather, who our students will be as people caring for other people. Quite apart from the influence of their education at the UF Health Science Center and any subsequent training as a resident or fellow, a major part of the answer to that question is rooted in who they are when they arrive.
The first year in any of our colleges is quite exciting for our students, but it can be quite daunting at the same time. We are all here to guide their education, and to help them connect...... Read More
'Escaped' proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers found
Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss.
Now a University of Florida team and researchers from University of Wisconsin and three other institutions have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss.
The findings help point the way toward a new target for antioxidant therapies and will be published online this week ...
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H1N1 Vaccines to be available for HSC Faculty, Staff and Students
The University of Florida's Student Health Care Center Occupational Medicine clinic will hold an outreach clinic Friday to offer H1N1 flu vaccine at no cost to all health-care workers, faculty, staff and students in UF's Health Science Center.
