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Spring 2012

Big ideas

In Features, Spring 2012
Meet six UF College of Medicine graduates who are impacting the lives of many through their innovative spirits.
By Melanie Stawicki Azam

How we learn defines how we care

In Features, Spring 2012
The Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine track addresses the shortage of primary care physicians in Florida.
By Melanie Stawicki Azam

At home in a small town

In Features, Spring 2012
The director of UF’s Rural Health program feels at home serving the people of Dixie and Levy counties.
By Melanie Stawicki Azam
Bob Bjurstrom plays the piano

A new aortic valve

In Features, Spring 2012
Retired anesthesiologist, Bob Bjurstrom, bounces back after receiving a new surgery for aortic stenosis.
By Jennifer Brindise

Audrey’s journey across the world

In College News, Spring 2012
A six-year-old from Australia comes to the UF Proton Therapy Center for brain tumor treatment.
By Mina Radman

Residents corner: Meet ‘the Senator’

In College News, Spring 2012
UF orthopaedics resident Adam Bruggeman’s nickname is “the Senator” for a reason.
By Melanie Stawicki Azam

Researchers receive prestigious award from Keck Foundation

In Philanthropy News, Spring 2012
The Center for NeuroGenetics at UF receives a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation.

Tech-savvy physician creates rural medicine scholarship

In Philanthropy News, Spring 2012
The Rush Family Scholarship assists students with financial need who plan to practice rural or family care.

The women of the class of 1962 reunite

In Alumni News, Spring 2012
Alumni Weekend 2007 wasn’t just a reunion for the women of the class of 1962.

Leaving a legacy

In Alumni News, Spring 2012
The first woman to graduate from the UF College of Medicine gives back.