The following events, including the symposium and alumni reception, are open to:

• ALL College of Medicine (COM) faculty members
• COM alumni (MD and PhD)
• their guests
• other specially-invited individuals and groups

March 11, 2006 - "Alumni Day" and CME Lectures

50th Anniversary Symposium (7:30am-12:15pm)
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
"The Leading Edge of Innovation: 50 Years of Bench to Bedside"
Please join us for an informative morning of lectures on some of the College's most exciting research and its potential clinical implications.
* For those interested, CME credit will be offered at no charge.
Detailed program (PDF); for free Adobe Reader download.
Directions to the Hilton

Academic tours (8:00am-noon)
Tours in the main Health Science Center building complex will highlight innovation in education and research and a treasure hunt will show how visionary leadership created a tradition of innovation!
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Lunch (Noon-2:00pm)
Lunch will be provided on campus at the Health Science Center in the Academic Research Building - Founder's Gallery and Courtyard.
* Please join us for good food and live music.

Cultural activities/tours (1:00pm-4:00pm)
Whether you are a lover of Monet or Monarchs, fossils or fine arts we have it here for you! Explore the cultural opportunities that the University of Florida offers and be ‘our guest’ to tour the exhibits! While you are here, continue the treasure hunt from the morning tours.
* Who knows what treasures you may discover?
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Alumni Reception (6:30pm-9:30pm)
JW Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
The alumni reception will feature a visual tour through the decades, with special slide shows and video clips from the Health Center Archives. Music from the decades will help this trip down memory lane, while football coach Urban Meyer will help to provide a sense of UF’s future- at least in sports.
* Please join us for an evening of memories and Gator excitement!
Reitz Union directions/parking information