News: Health Sciences Student Spotlight

The youngest of five siblings, three of whom were adopted during the Romanian orphan crisis, Health Sciences major, Emily Wagner, is fast approaching her last semester at UCF. “Coming from...

Savannah Adams, a Health Sciences major, is living proof that, as she says, “If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger.” During her junior year at UCF, Savannah started...

Moving from Venezuela to the US by herself at the age of 21, Nardy Pena sometimes worked three jobs at a time to support herself as she learned English and...

Meet Brooke Martinez. Her journey to UCF began with an invitation to audition for the UCF orchestra. While looking through promotional materials from various institutions across the nation, the one...

Meet Calvin MacDonald. The Burnett Honors College student and Order of Pegasus recipient decided to come to UCF after his first visit to campus felt like coming home. He began...

Meet Jillian Weathington. She knew she wanted to attend medical school eventually and chose health sciences to fulfill the prerequisites. She aspires to be a medical professional who works against...

Meet Sydney Martinez. Born and raised in Orlando, she grew up living only two minutes away from campus, which she says made UCF feel like home. Her dream was always...

Meet Parker Baro. This graduate of the Class of 2023 is a certified pharmacy technician and worked for a small local pharmacy during his time at UCF. He had the...

Angela Jarman knew at 5 years old that healthcare was her calling. The daughter of a medical assistant, she remembers the one particular day that would establish her career path....

Health Sciences student Carina McClean helped establish the UCF chapter of the National Society of Black Women in Medicine (NSBWM) as treasurer in her sophomore year to support Black women...