Mid-April marked the end of the University of Florida College of Medicine’s Transition to Residency course led by Amanda Frantz, M.D., and organized by the UF Department of Anesthesiology. This three-week course is designed to prepare medical students for their next steps as residents and is the capstone to…
Last week marked an exciting milestone as 136 graduating medical students completed their capstone course: Transition to Residency. Rounding out the course was a dynamic workshop organized by the Department of Anesthesiology. Fifty of these students who are going into procedural specialties delved into nine interactive anesthesia and surgery stations,…
In October, the Center for Safety, Simulation and Advanced Learning Technologies (CSSALT) worked with the Student Initiative in Medical Simulation (SIMS) to host a simulation workshop for first- and second-year medical students to provide exposure to crucial skills that they can translate to patient care in their third year.
The Department of Anesthesiology’s Anesthesiology/Critical Care Clerkship has been honored with the Golden Apple Award for Clinical Science from the graduating medical student class for the fourth consecutive year! Chris Giordano, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the clerkship, accepted the award during the College of…
We are excited to announce that Amanda Frantz, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, has been named co-director of the Anesthesiology/Critical Care Clerkship. In this position, Frantz will work with Chris Giordano, M.D., to provide classroom and clinical training to the…
Nick Davies, a first-year UF medical student, has been elected president elect of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Medical Student Component. In this national leadership position, he will have the opportunity to represent medical students across the country who are seeking to go into anesthesiology. The Medical…
The Department of Anesthesiology’s clinical rotation was honored with the Golden Apple Award for Clinical Science for the third year in a row during the College of Medicine’s Senior Student and Faculty Awards ceremony on May 7. Each year, the graduating class votes on the best clinical rotation of…
