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College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida. Transforming Healthcare. Improving Lives. #UCFCHPS
Exploration. Innovation. Imagination. Together, we’re finding new ways to unleash the potential of the next generation of healthcare professionals. At #UCFCHPS, we’re transforming healthcare and improving lives.
🌟 Health Heroes in the Making! 🌟 Last week, 78 high school students stepped into their futures, spending a day with our college and @UCFMed at the Health Leaders Summer Academy. The program taught students about the wide variety of impactful health careers that begin at UCF!
Calling all gamers ☎️🎮 Your next mission? Participate in this new research study! "Evaluating Multi-Gesture Electromyographic Control for Prothesis" will explore using video games for training future users to use a multi-gesture prosthetic arm. Link in bio to participate🔗
A penetrating chest wound can potentially lead to a life-threatening condition. Second year Master of Athletic Training student Christina teaches first year students how to apply a chest seal, thereby preventing or alleviating a collapsed lung. #AthleticTrainer
Do you love CHPS? Are you passionate about creating content? We’re launching our first-ever CHPS Social Media Ambassador Program, and we want YOU to be a part of it! ⚡ Want to get involved? Learn more and apply at healthprofessions.ucf.edu/social-media-a….
Join us THIS FRIDAY, July 11, for CSD Clinical Safety & Wellness Day at the UCF Innovative Center in Research Park! Whether you’re exploring wellness resources or connecting with community partners, you’ll walk away with the tools to support yourself and those you serve. 💛
💖This week is National #CPR and #AED Awareness Week. Our @ucf_mat students learn these critical lifesaving skills in their very first semester. Did you know that 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes? Survival from depends on receiving CPR right away. #CPRWeek
🧠CHPS is looking for participants for a new research study! This research is being done to better understand how humans learn to recognize and understand speech. Interested? Tap the 🔗 in our bio!
Excited to share that @CARDatUCF received the Armani Williams Give Back Grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism! Read more about our partnership and CARD’s innovative travel training program that this grant supports below. 👇 healthprofessions.ucf.edu/news/ucf-card-….
We teamed up with Brooks Rehabilitation for a unique laryngeal endoscopy training session to improve care for people w/ movement disorders. 💡New, single-use endoscopy equipment + training with state-of-the-art simulation to depict realistic home health conditions 🏠
Lend us your ears for a new research study that will allow us to better understand the relationship between activity in the brain and the ability to hear in the presence of background noise! 👂 Interested in hearing more? Sign up through the 🔗 in our bio!
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📢THE RESULTS ARE IN....UCF MAT students are CRUSHING the BOC exam — our first time pass rates are 18% higher than other students taking the test across the nation. 🔥💪🏽 These numbers reflect test takers in March/April 2024 and Jan/Feb 2025. Were you one of them? Charge On! ⚡
Three of our CHPS alumni were recognized as part of the 2025 Class of 30 Under 30! Congratulations to Gillian Anderson ’21 @ucfcsd, Béthanie Derice ’20 from @ucf_kinesiology, and Brianna Laurenceau ’18 from @ucf_hs on receiving this prestigious award. 🏆🙌✨
👥🏥 BUILDING TALENT IN TEAM-BASED CARE: 50+ academic and healthcare leaders and clinicians gathered yesterday @UCF to discuss ways to strengthen the future healthcare workforce through #interprofessionaleducation at a regional summit held w @ASAHPDC .
The new dean of the College of Health Professions and Sciences, Matthew Theriot, will tell you what he’s most proud of professionally is not so much what he’s done, but how he’s collaborated with others to translate ideas into action. healthprofessions.ucf.edu/news/building-…
Get your running shoes ready. 👟 We're seeking participants for a new research study that examines walking exercise for muscle function in those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Know someone who might be interested? Learn more and sign up through the 🔗 in our bio!
👩🏽🎓👨⚕️ Here’s to everything you’ve accomplished and everything that’s still ahead — and to the lives you'll change from here on out! The future of healthcare looks brighter because you are in it! Congratulations #Classof2025! The world is lucky to have you. #UCFGrad
Researchers at CHPS’ @ucf_mat and @UCFMed are teaming up on a new project funded by @ResearchUCF to address lower back pain. Could #AI be the secret weapon for providing more effective ultrasound analysis and improving rehabilitation? healthprofessions.ucf.edu/news/can-ai-pr…
Meet Reeta Rabadi from @ucf_hs. 🎓 Rabadi is graduating with a bachelor's degree in health sciences and plans to continue her education at the University of Florida's College of Dentistry in August. Congratulations, Reeta. 🖤🌠 #Classof2025
Meet Seann Windfield from @ucf_kinesiology. 🎓 Windfield is graduating with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and plans to gain more experience as a strength and conditioning coach after crossing the graduation stage. Congratulations, Seann. 🖤🌠 #Classof2025
Meet Payne Sewnarine from @ucf_dpt. 🎓 Sewnarine is graduating with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy and plans to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic setting after crossing the graduation stage. Congratulations, Payne. 🖤🌠 #Classof2025
