Residency Program News
UF pediatrician: Why you should reconsider…
Florida Statutes Section 39.01 states, “Corporal discipline of a child by a parent or legal custodian for disciplinary purposes does not in itself…
ACGME Announces 2023 Award Winners and New…
Dr. Evelyn Obregon and Dr. Baxter Vernace received the 2023 ACGME David Leach Award.
Pediatricians encouraged to discuss gun safety
Alexandra K. Byrne, MD, a pediatric resident at the University of Florida College of Medicine, presented findings from a study showing that staff…
Pediatrics Department News
Department Highlights | Summer 2025
Awards & Honors New Grant Award Information for the Child Health Research Institute this Cycle! Welcome New Faculty Members Update on Units 44 and 45 After an extensive overhaul, we’re…
Dr. Shelley Collins named Hippocratic Award winner
On May 9, members of the University of Florida medical school class of 2025 gathered at Wilmot Botanical Gardens to celebrate an outstanding faculty member who has had a tremendous impact on…
Dr. Barry Byrne appointed president-elect of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
Continuing UF College of Medicine’s revolutionary work developing the adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, Dr. Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Chair of Pediatrics and Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center,…
UF Pediatrics Residents Recieve AAP CATCH Grant
We are excited to announce that Taylor Rouviere and Blake Windham, pediatrics residents, have been awarded the highly prestigious AAP CATCH grant for their advocacy project, “FFITT!! (Fresh, Fitness, Inspiration,…
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