Spring 2012

Florida Physician is produced by UF Health Communications for alumni, faculty, and friends of the UF College of Medicine.

Cover stories

Big ideas
Meet six UF College of Medicine graduates who are impacting the lives of many through their innovative spirits.
How we learn defines how we care
The Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine track addresses the shortage of primary care physicians in Florida.
At home in a small town
The director of UF’s Rural Health program feels at home serving the people of Dixie and Levy counties.
A new aortic valve
Retired anesthesiologist, Bob Bjurstrom, bounces back after receiving a new surgery for aortic stenosis.

How we learn defines how we care
The Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine track addresses the shortage of primary care physicians in Florida.
At home in a small town
The director of UF’s Rural Health program feels at home serving the people of Dixie and Levy counties.
A new aortic valve
Retired anesthesiologist, Bob Bjurstrom, bounces back after receiving a new surgery for aortic stenosis.

Audrey’s journey across the world
A six-year-old from Australia comes to the UF Proton Therapy Center for brain tumor treatment.
Residents corner: Meet ‘the Senator’
UF orthopaedics resident Adam Bruggeman’s nickname is “the Senator” for a reason.
A dynamic collaboration
Today, the physician assistant profession is growing by leaps and bounds.

The women of the class of 1962 reunite
Alumni Weekend 2007 wasn’t just a reunion for the women of the class of 1962.
Leaving a legacy
The first woman to graduate from the UF College of Medicine gives back.
Return to the swamp
The Gator Nation shows its true colors when alumni from all corners of the country return to Gainesville.

Researchers receive prestigious award from Keck Foundation
The Center for NeuroGenetics at UF receives a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation.
Tech-savvy physician creates rural medicine scholarship
The Rush Family Scholarship assists students with financial need who plan to practice rural or family care.
$5 million gift to boost gene therapy research
A $5 million gift establishes the Earl and Christy Powell University Chair in Gene Therapy and Genetics Research