University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Region: Florida Country: USA

About the College:
Established in 2006, the UCF College of Medicine is one of the first U.S. medical schools in decades to be built from the ground up. As a new medical school, UCF program epitomizes innovation, high-tech learning tools and a pioneering spirit to educate young doctors and scientists in a new and better way for the 21st century.

This year, the M.D. program enrolled its third class of 80 students, bringing total enrollment to 180. Soon, the college will be at full enrollment, educating 480 physicians-in-training each year. The College of Medicine Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences is training over 2,350 undergraduate majors in the biomedical sciences: Biotechnology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, and Molecular Biology and Microbiology. The school also offers master degrees in Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Biotechnology as well as doctoral degree in Biomedical Science.

The UCF College of Medicine is a forward-looking medical school with a culture based on partnerships and collaboration. The college medical and biomedical programs capitalize on UCF existing strengths in biological sciences, modeling and simulation, engineering, optics and photonics, psychology, chemistry, film and digital media, business, and nursing.

The college is an integral part of the growing medical city at Lake Nona. The UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona now includes the medical school new 170,000-square-foot medical education facility, featuring the latest in lab and classroom technology, as well as its new 198,000-square-foot Burnett Biomedical Sciences building.

Facts at a Glance
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine will be the nation premier 21st century college of medicine a national leader in education, research and patient care, recognized for supporting and empowering its students and faculty to realize their passion for discovery, healing, health and life, and for its ability to create partnerships to transform medical education and health care.

The college is the first medical school in the U.S. to begin implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Curriculum, according to the World Health Organization
The college received a $7.6 million federal grant to help Central Florida doctors develop and effectively use electronic health records to improve patient care
The college is the first medical school in U.S. history to offer full four-year scholarships to an entire class
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) noted that the developing knowledge management and assessment systems have the potential to be national models
For a second consecutive year, UCF drew more applications to its medical school than any other public university in Florida. The students admitted were selected from a pool of 3,764 applicants based on their academic excellence and passion for medicine.

Visitor Information
Public Hours
The UCF College of Medicine is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please enter through the front doors of the piazza and speak with the receptionist in our front office located on the first floor.
Parking

Visitor parking is available in our on-site lot just south of the College of Medicine medical education building. See our map and directions page for the campus map.

Did You Know?
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine will be the nation premier 21st century college of medicine a national leader in education, research and patient care, recognized for supporting and empowering its students and faculty to realize their passion for discovery, healing, health and life, and for its ability to create partnerships to transform medical education and health care.

The college is the first medical school in the U.S. to begin implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Curriculum, according to the World Health Organization
The college received a $7.6 million federal grant to help Central Florida doctors develop and effectively use electronic health records to improve patient care
The college is the first medical school in U.S. history to offer full four-year scholarships to an entire class

Dean's Welcome
It is my belief that every student comes to medical school with a dream for the future. At UCF we will help each student build that dream from day one. We seek students with a pioneering spirit a real sense of curiosity and inquiry who wish to make a difference in the lives of others.

The power to make a difference and effect change lies in those who have passion, compassion and ambition. These are individuals who are driven to be part of something greater than themselves. This spirit describes our faculty and our culture at the UCF College of Medicine as we strive for excellence in research, education and medical care.

I went to medical school because I had a dream. With the teaching experience of our faculty, the wisdom of our community leaders and our students inquisitive minds, we offer innovative programs that promise to be a model for medical and biomedical education in the 21st century. We invite you to explore and see why the UCF College of Medicine is like no other. It the place to build your dream.

Health Sciences Campus
Comprehensive and innovative, the UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona is a 50-acre state-of-the-art complex for medical education, health sciences education, and biomedical research located about 25 miles south of UCF Orlando campus.

The campus is home to the UCF College of Medicine Medical Education Program and Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, and will house the UCF College of Nursing in the near future. Within walking distance are the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, a University of Florida research facility, a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a Nemours Children Hospital, M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Institute, and

Biomedical Sciences Building
Opened in fall 2009, the 198,000 square-foot Burnett Biomedical Sciences building is five stories of state-of-the-art equipment and space for biomedical researchers. Also housing a major transgenic animal facility and three Biosafety Level 3 laboratories, the facility is an ideal environment for students interested in advancing biomedical research.

Medical Education Building
Opened in summer 2010, the four-story Medical Education building is 168,000 square feet of innovation and cutting-edge technology. Home to the Health Sciences Library and Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, the complex provides an ideal environment for medical students.

Pegasus Health Employment
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine is seeking applications from outstanding primary care physicians for UCF Pegasus Health, its soon-to-be launched faculty clinical practice. Applicants should be exceptional clinicians who wish to practice while spending a portion of their time conducting research or teaching medical students. Pegasus Health physicians will be active collaborators in the design and operation of this model clinical practice.

Apply for a Pegasus Health M.D. position
The UCF link allows you to search all available positions at the university by selecting the Search Jobs link in the upper left column. In the College/Area section, please use the drop-down menu to find College of Medicine (COM) Apply for a position by clicking on the position you are interested in and selecting the Apply to this Job link in the upper right hand corner of the posting.
Why Join Us?

The UCF College of Medicine clinical practice offers health-care providers the opportunity to create a medical facility from the ground up and to offer patient care in a better way than it ever been offered before.

With a commitment to evidence-based medicine and the latest in innovation and technology, Pegasus Health will provide ever-higher standards of patient quality and safety. The practice interdisciplinary approach will include an on-site CLIA/CAP accredited laboratory offering clinical pathology services, surgical and molecular pathology, and molecular diagnostic testing.

UCF is a forward-looking medical school with a culture based on partnerships, collaboration and a focus on improving health care throughout the community. As part of the College of Medicine, you'll join physician educators, biomedical researchers and more than 1,500 volunteer physician faculty members who are working to create this nation premier 21st century college of medicine.

Pegasus Health is located in a completely renovated 22,000-square-foot facility at 3400 Quadrangle Boulevard, about a block from the main UCF campus. The medical center will also house the college's Regional Extension Center (REC) health information technology initiative, which is helping local primary care physicians adopt electronic health records to improve patient care.

As a state of Florida employee, you'll receive sovereign immunity from medical malpractice. Your clinical practice will be managed by an administrator with 15 years of experience leading the Yale-New Haven Hospital Ambulatory Services Division. You'll be involved in growing the practice through strategic planning, budget planning and feasibility studies. Pegasus Health will have its own billing and collections department. The practice's participation in a variety of clinical trials will offer physicians the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge research.