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👏 Congratulations to our 2025 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society inductees! 🔗 See the full list of inductees here: go.fiu.edu/Alpha-Omega-Al… Baptist Health #FIUMed #AlphaOmegaAlpha

We’re proud to share that Dr. Noël C. Barengo, associate professor in the Department of Medical Education, has been named the 2025 Conference USA (CUSA) Professor of the Year! 👏👏 🔗 Read more about Dr. Barengo and this award here: go.fiu.edu/Dr_Noel_Barengo

Congrats to Ph.D. Biomedical Science students Candy Carbajal & Juliet Akkaoui for taking 1st place in their poster categories at the Research Day on Aging & Health! Special shout out to their mentors, FIU Med researchers Nazira El-Hage & Madepalli Lakshmana. LEON Medical Centers

Happy Mother’s Day from FIU Med!💐 Meet Lee Seng Lau, a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science student in the Charles Dimitroff Lab. She is a mom of two girls, ages 12 & 8 months.Lee says motherhood has deepened her passion & drive to achieve her Ph.D. Shout-out to all the hardworking moms!

Congrats to Dr. Gagani Athauda, assistant dean for Alumni Teaching and Advising at FIU Med, on receiving the Hippocratic Award! The ceremony also marked the pinning of rising third-year med students as they transition to clinical rotations. Read more here: go.fiu.edu/Hippocratic

Huge shout-out to our FIU Med team, led by the Department of Psychiatry, for walking the walk at #NAMIWalks and raising $1,050 for mental health awareness! Proud to support the National Alliance for Mental Illness’ mission to improve lives affected by mental illness. 👏

Congrats to Elizabeth Burgess, Sheena Mathai, & Angela Slaybe, recipients of the 2025-26 Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award from Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper 🦋. They will be able to work with gynecologic oncologists in research, clinical care, or education.

Our med students got hands-on practice at Baptist Health Doctors Hospital! 👏 Guided by the FIU/Baptist Health Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship faculty member Dr. Roy Cardoso, and current fellows, they practiced essential orthopedic maneuvers useful for clinical rotations.

Let’s go x - Florida Panthers! Dr. Uribe and Dr. Swartzon are at tonight’s game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs! #timetohunt

Congrats to rising M3 Shon Shmushkevich who represented FIU Med at the ARVO Annual Meeting!He presented his poster, "The Influence of Myopia Progression in Children on the Risk of Retinal Detachment: A Comprehensive Outcomes Analysis,"which was recognized as a Hot Topic!👏

We’re proud to officially launch a transformative academic partnership with Nicklaus Children's — to elevate pediatric medicine in South Florida and beyond. Read more:ow.ly/OfZM50VVkij

Our med students toured Miami Cancer Institute Research to explore radiation oncology, learning about advanced proton & photon therapies used to treat cancer. Thanks Dr. Joseph Panoff & medical physicist Andrew Wroe (both from MCI and FIU faculty) for an invaluable learning opportunity! 👏

From our Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences (GCP) to our M.D. program — hear Dr. Sara Sherman’s story and how the GCP made a difference. 🔗 Join our info session on June 5, and find program details at go.fiu.edu/GCP #PreMed #MedicalSchool

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the courageous men and women who laid down their lives in service to our nation. We are mindful of those in our community who served or supported loved ones in uniform, and we extend our deepest appreciation to them.

Proud of our Dept. of Psychiatry&Behavioral Health’s collaboration with the Florida Dept.of Health to expand services for children & adolescents.FIU Med presented a poster at #NatCon25, on the success of our Behavioral Health Integration Program. Read more:go.fiu.edu/BHI

30 #premed students joined the Doctors of Tomorrow program — a week-long experience for college students exploring a career in medicine. 🩺They practiced skills in our simulation lab, prepared for mock interviews, got personal statement and MCAT guidance, and toured LEON Medical Centers.

Shout-out to rising third-year Manal Imran for earning an Honorable Mention in the 2025 ABIM Foundation #BuildingTrustEssayContest! ⭐ 🔗 Read her essay here: go.fiu.edu/Manal-Imran

The FIU/Baptist Health Interventional Radiology - Independent Residency Program participated in a Grand Rounds highlighting the impact of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. They presented their research on common clinical issues that require expert, specialized care.

Happy Father’s Day from FIU Med! Meet Brayden Tolman, a 3rd-year med student and dad to 6-month-old< McKay. His son is his biggest motivation and a daily reminder of what truly matters. His favorite study breaks? Family trips to the zoo. Shout-out to all the amazing dads! 💙

Congrats to Lee Seng Lau, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation!👏Mentored by Charles Dimitroff, Ph.D., Lee's research focuses on improving CAR-T cell therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. She officially receives her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science this August!