The UF College of Medicine is collaborating with the AAMC's efforts to accelerate meaningful change that supports diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism efforts across medical schools.

As part of the college’s strategic plan pillar of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Care Equity, the UF College of Medicine will participate in a Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Culture (DICE) Inventory to help the institution conduct a comprehensive review of policies, practices, procedures and programs that impact the climate and culture around DEI and identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Stephanie Ryan, M.D., an associate professor of pediatrics and assistant dean for diversity and health equity and LGBTQ liaison in the Office for Diversity & Health Equity, is leading the project’s progress for the College of Medicine and will identify key stakeholders to complete the inventory and facilitate discussions during the collaborative effort, to be led by members from across the college and completed between February and May.

With a record $121 million awarded to the University of Florida College of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health in 2021, the medical school reached the top 25 in NIH funding among public universities.

The rankings, published by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research on Feb. 8, showed that the UF College of Medicine ranked 23rd among public universities on the list, four spots higher than its 2020 rank.

The Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery was ranked fourth among all universities (public and private) and neuroscience and neuromedicine research ranked in the top 5 among the nation's public universities. Brian L. Hoh, M.D., M.B.A., chair of the department of neurosurgery, earned the most NIH funding among all U.S. neurosurgeons in 2021, totaling $8.9 million.

Fourteen College of Medicine faculty and staff have made the University of Florida’s 2021-22 Superior Accomplishment Awards winners list for Division 5, which encompasses the College of Medicine.

The awards program recognizes faculty and staff who have shown efficiency or economy in their work, contributed outstanding and meritorious service or improved the quality of life provided to students and employees. This year marks the 33rd annual celebration.

Each winner was nominated by supervisors, peers or customers who wrote glowing letters of recommendation on their behalf. They will receive cash awards of $200 each and be considered for larger university-level awards.