Letter From the Directors
Dear MHP Alumni,
So here in Gainesville, we just completed the Fall 2021 semester where we had mostly in-person classes, but with Zoom sprinkled in throughout the term. As you can imagine, this posed many challenges to delivering the Honors curriculum, but students, staff, and faculty made the very best of it. As we start the Spring 2022 semester, the current plan is for campus to open up even more, but as we certainly know, things can change at a moment’s notice. In this issue of the student-driven MHP Newsletter…
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Peter P. Sayeski, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Honors Program
TEL: 352-392-1816
EMAIL: psayeski@ufl.edu
Danielle L. Thomas, M.Ed
Assistant Director, Medical Honors Program
TEL: 352-273-7990
EMAIL: dthomas7@ufl.edu