Special thanks to everyone who attended the 2021 UF Medical Physics Virtual Gator Gathering! The annual event brought together alumni, faculty, residents, and students – spanning from 1970s graduates to 2021 incoming students! It was a wonderful opportunity to hear about the history of the program and form new connections!…
The UF Division of Medical Physics is excited to attend this year’s virtual AAPM meeting! We are scheduling our annual UF Alumni Meetup to correspond with the meeting. Please note that this is not an official AAPM event and you do not have to be registered for the AAPM meeting…
The Division of Medical Physics is pleased to announce that Dr Manuel Arreola, Vice Chair and Chief of Radiological Physics, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP) for a three-year term. SDAMPP strives to advance education in…
Congratulations to Dr Perry Johnson, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, who was named as the Director of Physics at the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI) in Jacksonville!…
Congratulations to Dr Izabella Barreto, Assistant Professor, who recently passed Part 3 of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Oral Exam. In additional to her clinical, research, and educational responsibilities, Dr Barreto serves as the Director of the Medical Physics Undergraduate Internship Program. She was awarded a…
The Spring 2021 meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (FLAAPM) featured Dr Izabella Barreto, Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiological Physics and Director of the Undergraduate Internship Program. Dr Barreto gave a presentation titled “CT Protocol Optimization: Why it Matters, What is…
Congratulations to our outstanding former interns! After their experience in the Spring 2020 Medical Physics Undergraduate Internship Program under Dr Barreto, these four ladies overcame the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic and pursued further academic opportunities. Jessica Dominici, an undergraduate student in Nuclear Engineering, joined a research project under Dr…
Dr Izabella Barreto, Director of the Medical Physics Undergraduate Internship (MPUI) Program, presented a session at the International Mentoring Association’s (IMA) Annual Symposium on February 23, 2021. The session, titled “Cultivating Mentorship in a Structured Clinical Program in the STEM Disciplines” covered how the MPUI program was designed to meet…
Congratulations to Dr Edmond Olguin, Senior Resident, Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Residency Program, on passing Part 2 of the American Board of Radiology exam!…
UF Medical Physics wishes you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and a New Year filled with good health and much happiness!…
