Welcome to the Office of Minority Affairs
The University of Florida College of Medicine established the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) to recruit and retain students whose ethnic/racial groups are underrepresented in medicine(URM). We strive to educate prospective URM students on their opportunities and spark their interest in the following programs:
Who Is Underrepresented in Medicine?
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) states:
"Underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population."
"The AAMC remains committed to ensuring access to medical education and medicine-related careers for individuals from these four historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups."
- African-American
- Native American (American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians)
- Mexican-American/Chicano
- Mainland Puerto Rican
OMA News Highlights
News & Announcements
What's known, what's real, what's good: Reflections on 40 Years of Science and Art in Medicine - John Graham-Pole, MD
To be held March 5th at 7:30pm in the HPNP Auditorium. A RETIREMENT RECEPTION for Dr. Graham-Pole will immediately follow...
Upcoming Events:
DEANS-OFF
500p-600p
C1-15
General Faculty Meeting
Moved from Feb 7th. Agenda: 1. Opening Remarks-Dr. Tisher. 2. Educational Affairs-Dr. Watson. 3. Financials, YTD-Mr. Tharp. 4. Dean's Report-Dr. Tisher. 5. Compensation Plan Results, FY 05/06-Dr. Tisher. 6. Faculty Council Report-Dr. Paulus. 7. Development Office Report-Ms. Braun.
MGM
900a-1000a
C/GI Room 451 A/B
Genetics Journal Club: A "silent" polymorphism in the MDR1 gene changes substrate specificity
Presenter: Ms. Angela Hadjipanayis. The entire MGM calendar is located on their website. For further information, please contact Joyce Conners at conners@mgm.ufl.edu.
MGM
noon-100p
R2-265
Immunology Journal Club: Regulatory T cell development in the absence of functional Foxp3
Presenter: Ms. Carla Cuda. The entire MGM calendar is located on their website. For further information, please contact Joyce Conners at conners@mgm.ufl.edu.
MGM
noon-100p
C/GI Room 351A
Chromatin Journal Club: Evidence for the existence of an HP1-mediated subcode within the histone code
Presenter: Ms. Altin Gjymishka. The entire MGM calendar is located on their website. For further information, please contact Dr. Jorg Bungert at jbungert@ufl.edu.
