Dean Kone's Welcome Letter:
Welcome to the College of Medicine!
Welcome to the University of Florida College of Medicine Web site, where you can discover how the college improves the quality of health care through excellence, innovation and synergy in each of three broad mission areas:
- the education of students, physicians and the public
- breakthroughs in biomedical knowledge
- the provision of comprehensive, compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care to all citizens
These efforts are catalyzed by a talented faculty of physicians, educators and scientists, a vital and progressive academic community spanning campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville, superb multidisciplinary research opportunities and a rich clinical environment with a tradition of excellence in patient care.
The UF College of Medicine has achieved a position of national leadership in education. The college is strongly committed to innovation and excellence in teaching, and has developed a responsive, highly progressive curriculum that embraces the exciting changes in molecular medicine and digital technology that are transforming medicine. The college is fully committed to the development of compassionate, skilled and intellectually disciplined medical and research professionals who advance the quality and accessibility of patient care and are committed to the highest ideals and standards of the profession.
The research programs of the UF College of Medicine are fueled by the desire to improve our understanding of human health and disease and to develop innovative means to predict, prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Our research is inherently connected to patient care, and our faculty are making exciting discoveries in contemporary medical problems prevalent in our society, as well as fundamental discoveries in human biology. Our goal is to translate breakthroughs in research to new solutions in patient care and to train a new generation of translational investigators.
The clinical programs of the UF College of Medicine and its teaching affiliate Shands Healthcare have a long history of innovation and quality, a multidisciplinary team approach and progressive outreach activities. Our physicians provide primary care and subspecialty referral services at more than 40 sites throughout the area and at two major teaching hospitals in Gainesville and Jacksonville. Patients from throughout the state and around the world seek the opinions and expert care of our physicians. While our physicians use the latest technologies and treatments to preserve health and cure disease, they also value the partnership they have with their patients.
The UF College of Medicine places great importance on the diversity of its faculty and trainees, and the scope of talent, cultures and perspectives such diversity brings. Our goal is to be a leader in enhancing the ethnic diversity and cultural competency of medical professionals to achieve equality in health care nationwide.
These are exciting times at the UF College of Medicine, and I invite you to learn more about how our successes are revolutionizing our health care.
Sincerely,
Bruce C. Kone, M.D.
Dean, College of Medicine
Folke H. Peterson / Dean's Distinguished Professorship
UF College of Medicine Class of 1983
