COllege of medicine Town hall
The UF College of Medicine community is hosting a series of town hall sessions via Zoom to discuss the college’s strategic priorities.
Join us for the next town hall
May 14, 7:15-7:45 a.m.
College of Medicine Town Hall
Join us for the May Town Hall. Topic to be announced soon.

Upcoming town halls
Friday
June 20, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Join us for the June Town Hall. Topic to be announced.
Wednesday
July 16, 7:15-7:45 a.m.
Join us for the July Town Hall. Topic to be announced.
Thursday
Aug. 14, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Join us for the August Town Hall. Topic to be announced.
Crowdsourced questions from our april Town Hall
Q: What’s on your summer reading or binge-watching list?
- The Last of Us
- The Pitt
- Abbott Elementary
- Outlander
- The Wicked novel
- People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- The Residence on Netflix
- Bridgerton
- You
- Fringe to binge watch
- Lauren Groff – author
- Netflix series of King David
- Fire Country
- The Art of Self Love by Sabrina Windale
- The West Wing
- Reading The Evening Shades by Lee Martin
- The Women by Kristin Hannah
- Elphie and Bring Up the Bodies
- Heartbreaker by Mike Campbell
- Black Mirror on Netflix
- Anything by Kristen Hannah
- Virgin River on Netflix
- Watching Prison Break
- Fourth Wing series
- Quicksilver by Callie Hart
- Hacks on Max
Crowdsourced questions from our March Town Hall
Q: What’s your favorite spring break destination?
- Skiing
- Any place with water
- Manasota Key
- Crescent Beach
Crowdsourced questions from our February town hall
Q: What is your favorite Valentine’s candy or gift to receive?
- Sleep
- Godiva
- Reese’s
- Anything homemade or handpicked
- Crumbl Cookies
- Twizzlers
- Box of chocolates
- Coffee
- Sushi
- Picture of my children
- Roses
- A plant or tree for the yard
- For someone else to do the laundry
- Personalized cards
crowdsourced questions from our december town hall
Q: Where are the best holiday lights in town?
- Town of Tioga
- Cherry Tree
- Frat/Sorority Row
- Thomas Center in Duckpond
- Celebration Pointe
- Raintree
crowdsourced questions from our NOVEMBER town hall
Q: What is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
- Stuffing
- Cornbread
- Pecan pie
- Loaded mashed potatoes
- Squash casserole
- Carrot soufflé
- Sweet potato casserole
- Corn pudding
- Green bean casserole
- Mashed potatoes and gravy from scratch
- Sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and walnuts, not marshmallows
- Cornbread stuffing (and all the carbs!)
- Macaroni and cheese
- Alton Brown’s cranberry sauce (with orange juice)
- Frijoles negros
- Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe on the back of the label
CrowdsourceD questions from our October Town hall
Q: What was your best Halloween costume?
- Black Swan
- Carmen Sandiego
- Chef
- “Weird Al” Yankovic
- Freddie
- Werewolf (and my wife was the bride of Frankenstein)
- My son and husband were hunters and my daughter and I were deer
- Gene Simmons from KISS
- My kids were a washer, dryer, and basket of laundry
- Raggedy Ann and Andy
- A group of us dressed in green and went as Gang Green
- “BOO-JEE” with a giant Stanley cup
- My husband and I went as orange and red Gatorade bottles: solid color shirt, Gatorade logo, and plastic wrap
- A skeleton
CrowdsourceD questions from our AUGUST Town hall
Q: What are the best hidden gems in Gainesville?
Nature
- Sweetwater Preserve
- Lake Wauburg
- Sweetwater Wetland park
- La Chua Trail
- Cedar Key
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
- Bolen Bluff
- Devil’s Millhopper
- San Felasco Park
- Dudley Farm Historic State Park
- Paynes Prarie
- Cellon Oak Park
- Rainbow River
- Rum 138
- Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens
- Mount Dora
- Carson Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
- Devil’s Den Springs
- Silver Springs State Park
Food
- Satchel’s Pizza
- The Top
- Mahzu Sushi
- Kin Cocktail Bar
- Superette Wine + Provisions
- Pascal’s Coffeehouse
- Pearl BBQ
- Blue Highway Pizza
- 43rd Street Deli
- Tinker Latin Food
- Chopstix Cafe
- Hogan’s Great Sandwiches
- Scuola Pizza
LET’S HEAR FROM YOU
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State of the College Address

State of the College
The college community gathered Sept. 24 to highlight the College of Medicine's achievements over the past year and chart the path forward.