Meet Dianne Bennett, an experienced educator and social worker. She earned her bachelor’s in psychology and her master’s in guidance and counseling from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York and […]

For Health Sciences major, Keidy Bello, jumping at opportunities and using your resources is a mantra she follows and recommends as a way to learn, grow, and derive motivation and […]

Not everyone starts college right out of high school. That was true for James “Colt” Crossley. Now a senior in the Health Sciences Pre-Clinical track, Colt spent his initial post-high […]

Ricardo Atencio’s journey to UCF and his dream of studying to become a physician has truly been an international affair. “I’m originally from Venezuela, but when I was given the […]

Serving as an Orientation Leader for First Time in College orientation sessions; co-founding and serving as a former Vice President of First Generation Medicine – a UCF registered student organization […]

Alyssa Wilbanks’ childhood dream of becoming a doctor took an unexpected turn when she discovered her passion for the business aspect of public health during her studies at UCF. Driven […]

Health Sciences major, Liana Santos, is the perfect “poster student” for highlighting the value of pursuing extracurricular experiences. Working as a hospital nursing assistant and a medical assistant in a […]

Growing up in Texas, Brooke Martinez had never heard of the University of Central Florida. A random email from UCF and a subsequent campus visit changed that. “The campus felt […]

An eighth-grade health class assignment sparked Bedis Elkamel’s interest in pursuing a career in medicine. “When I came to UCF, I looked at several majors, but I felt like Health […]

In this third year of study at the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy, Andre Zibner, a UCF Health Sciences alumnus (’21), is passionate and excited about his chosen career. […]