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MHP Student Recipient of 2019 Gandhi Community Service Award

Nirja Shah, a UF Medical Honors Program Student, was the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Gandhi Community Service Award, presented by the Indian American Chamber of Commerce.  This annual award is bestowed upon an individual who practices Gandhian methods and has made a significant contribution towards community services within the…

Welcome MHP Class of 2024

The MHP welcomes the Class of 2024 and wish you well for a fantastic semester. We are excited to welcome Ethan Cheng, Shengyi FU, Kevin Hao, Han Li, Asena Markal, Daniel O’Keefe, Sujal Patel, Nirja Shah, and Erin Tammi.

MHP Alumni Spotlight: 10 Questions with Prerak D. Shah, MD, FACS – Class of 1996 JHMP

What is your academic background/clinical interests?                                                                                   Dr. Prerak Shah, MHP Alumni, with MHP Class of 2023 after Special Session Sometimes discovering who and what you want to be in life results in some unexpected turns. After graduating from UF College of Medicine (COM) in 1996, I chose to pursue…

Dear Medical Honors Program Alumni

Hello from Gainesville!  First, we want to thank the large number of you that reached out to us after the publication of the MHP Newsletter last Fall.  We heard back from people that were near (Orlando), far (Iowa), wide (Washington State), and all places in between.  One of the common…

2018 MHP Fall Social

Image Gallery All current and past MHP alumni pose for a group photo. Featured is the current class of 2023 MHP students along with the Directors of the… MHP students speak to alum, Dr. Joy Kunishige, about her life and impact from MHP. On Friday, November 9th current MHP students…

Road to Graduation 2019

Medical students from the Class of 2019 reach ever closer toward their dreams of becoming physicians…

WATCH: Match Day, LIVE!

Feb. 20, 2019 — On Friday, March 15, students from the UF College of Medicine class of 2019 will discover where they will spend the next few years of their medical careers.

Healthy Heart, Healthy Life

Dr. Brian Taschner, Alumni Board Member and Medical Honors Program graduate, shares passion of preventing cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Prerak Shah Visits Alma Mater

In November 2018, Dr. Prerak Shah visited his alma mater to speak with current students in the MHP. He spent time sharing about his life’s journey in medicine, challenging the students to take advantage of the transitional year in the program as well as during medical school, and instructing…