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

July 14, 7:15-7:45 a.m.

College of Medicine Town Hall

Join us for the July Town Hall. Gigi Lipori, M.T., M.B.A., senior vice president and chief information officer for UF Health, will discuss the Epic reset.

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Upcoming town halls

Crowdsourced Q&A from our June Town Hall

Q: What is your favorite summertime song? 

  • “Let it Snow” – too hot!
  • “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
  • “Kokomo” by The Beach Boys
  • “Stir It Up” by Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • “Cruisin’”
  • “Song of the South” by Alabama
  • Jimmy Buffet songs
  • “Santeria”
  • “Fruitcakes”
  • “Down at the Lah De Dah” by Jimmy Buffett
  • “Margaritaville”
  • “Island in the Sun” by Weezer

Crowdsourced Q&A from our May Town Hall

Q: Is there a spring graduate you would like to congratulate? 

  • Dr. Hunt would like to congratulate all our graduating College of Medicine students!
  • Congrats, Mendy Dunn on your PhD
  • Congratulations to all our graduating residents and fellows!!!
  • Congratulations to all of the UF master of health administration students, they will play such a huge part in the work that we do
  • Congratulations to the residents and fellows!
  • Congratulations to my niece, Mallorie Watson with her bachelor’s in nutritional life sciences as she heads to UK for DMD school. She’ll be back!!
  • Congrats to Jorge Alvarado Barrantes, MD,  for earning his PhD in Biomedical Sciences, overcoming several obstacles while working on a challenging project with Dr. Renne.  Looking forward to your future as a physician scientist.
  • Congratulations Drs. Brisson and Cassidy, RadOnc Chief Residents!!

Crowdsourced Q&A 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 Q&A from our March Town Hall

Q: What’s your favorite spring break destination?

  • Skiing
  • Any place with water
  • Manasota Key
  • Crescent Beach

Crowdsourced Q&A 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 Q&A 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 Q&A 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 Q&A 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 Q&A 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

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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.