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Dr Johnson Named Director of Physics at UFHPTI

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!…

ABR Oral Exam, Part 3 – Dr Izabella Barreto

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…

2021 FLAAPM Presentation – Dr Barreto

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…

Intern Spotlight

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…

IMA Annual Symposium

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…

ABR Exam, Part 2

Congratulations to Dr Edmond Olguin, Senior Resident, Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Residency Program, on passing Part 2 of the American Board of Radiology exam!…

Happy Holidays!

UF Medical Physics wishes you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and a New Year filled with good health and much happiness!…

Research Highlight – Dr BC Schwarz

UF Medical Physics Research Highlight – Dr BC Schwarz, Assistant Professor: Specific absorbed fractions for a revised series of the UF/NCI pediatric reference phantoms: internal…

2020 UF COM Exemplary Teacher!

Congratulations to Dr Izabella Barreto, Assistant Professor, who is the recipient of a 2020 University of Florida College of Medicine Exemplary Teacher Award. The Exemplary Teacher Award recognizes up to 10% of the College of Medicine faculty nominated by their department chair and are selected based on their teaching…