Happy #WhatWeDoWednesday! This upcoming Tuesday, Medi-Gators is partnering with the UF College of Medicine's Women in Medicine and Science Advisory Board to host a day of activities to inspire and empower young women (8th-12th grade) in Alachua County to pursue medicine!

For this #MentorMonday, we have a tip about research! A lot of the UF Health faculty are involved in research. Simply searching up a department you are interested in and finding out more about their research could present excellent opportunities!

It's National Disability Independence Day, which celebrates the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Before the ADA, people with disabilities were not legally entitled to reasonable accommodations, including at universities and colleges.

Honored to be part of this amazing initiative by the UF Medicine Women in Medicine & Science council to host this field trip for the #PACES girls 👧🏻! We got to show them how cool it is to be in pediatric cardiology 🫀 ! #stopleakypipeline UF Congenital Heart Center Ellen Zimmermann Julia Close, MD, MBA Women As One

This UF Medicine Women in Medicine & Science field trip for #PACES girls has different stations including: 🫀cardiology 🍆 urology 💉 Anesthesiology 🫀CT surgery 🔬 Pathology/Lab 🚨 ER team came with a woman mannequin! Among others.. Alyson Moriarty Stacy Gurevitz Beal UF Medicine

For today's #FollowFriday, we wanted to highlight one of our incredible speakers Jennifer Co-Vu, MD, FACC, FAAP, FASE. Dr. Co-Vu volunteered at the Women in Medicine event we hosted with the UF College of Medicine earlier this week!

Thank you to the faculty, residents, medical students, and undergraduate volunteers who led hands-on activities to empower and inspire underserved high school girls in the community to pursue medicine and science. Check out some of the activities! UF Medicine

Happy #WomenInMedicineMonth! At the FLORIDA College of Medicine, we know representation and inclusion matter from the very beginning. Learn how we are helping to engage and inspire local girls with career opportunities in health care at go.ufl.edu/npd05vo #WIMmonth 🩺👩‍⚕️🔬

Since Medi-Gators was created in 2020, more than 120 women have been featured in our program. With women making up over 70% of student participants in Medi-Gators each semester, it is important that our students have women in healthcare to look up to. #WomenInMedicineMonth

Are you a UF healthcare professional interested in mentoring pre-health undergraduates and health professional students? Message us to get involved in the new Medi-Gators Mentorship Program! More information about the program here: bit.ly/MGMentorship

Last week, Dr.Kirsten Freeman, an assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular surgery, spoke to FLORIDA students at a Medi-Gators Program event. When it came time to sign up for the cardiac surgery session, just under 100 students put down their names.🩺🫀

Medi-Gators Program thrives on the dedication of leaders such as Dr. Kirsten Freeman who donate their time to pave the path for under-represented students in medicine and share their experience with the next generation of healthcare providers!

We are excited to announce that after two and a half years of a successful program at UF, we are expanding to provide accessible shadowing and impactful mentorship for students across the state! Check out our website for more information …gy-medi-futures.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu

Registration for the Medi-Gators Virtual Shadowing Program is OPEN! Learn about 40+ careers and specialties from healthcare professionals who are passionate about educating students. Register now by visiting our website!

Join us Thursday, February 9th for a Medi-Gators Information Session! Learn more about our program and the events we are offering during the Spring 2023 semester. Arrive early for a tour of the UF College of Medicine led by current medical students!

In our very first semester of the Medi-Futures Program, we have surpassed 3,000 student participants! As the Spring 2023 session begins, we would like to thank our students, healthcare professionals, and supporters for empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Our work has been hard. ED boarding, overflowing waiting rooms, short staffing has really emptied my tank. This beautiful piece by a former mentee from Medi-Gators Program UF Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship reminded me of my fav part of the job. Our trainees. TY for filling it back up. shemd.org/post/shadowing…

The Radiology Medi-Gators Program team did a great job on their WIDI is Wisdom in Diagnostic Imaging presentations at the Medi-Gators Mentorship Program Expo & reception last week. Congrats on your award for Outstanding Project in Health Education!

Gators are showing up to represent and engage at #AAMC23! Stop by our FLORIDA College of Medicine booth to join the conversation and become part of the future of medicine!

Proud of these amazing young women on the Medi-Gators Program and Medi-Futures team! Thankful for the support from UF Medicine UF Health and AAMC. We will continue build accessible programming for pre-health students at (soon to be) 8 colleges campuses! medi-futures.med.ufl.edu