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Janice Taylor, M.D., M.Ed., receives education award

Congratulations to Janice Taylor, M.D., M.Ed., on receiving the Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education! Taylor, a professor of surgery, received the award at last week’s annual meeting of the association in Atlanta, GA. The award recognizes faculty who play an active…

Philip Efron, M.D., selected as Master of Critical Care Medicine

Congratulations to Philip Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM, the Cracchiolo Family Professor of Surgery and director of the Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, on his selection as a Master of Critical Care Medicine from the Society of Critical Care Medicine! According to the society, this honor is based on Efron’s…

Elizabeth Hansen, MD, wins education award

Congratulations to third-year resident Elizabeth Hansen, M.D., who was recently honored at the 2026 Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education, held April 2 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Society of Teaching Scholars!Dr. Hansen received the Outstanding Resident…

Five residents elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

We’re proud to announce that the Department of Surgery has had five residents inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society! Congratulations to: Jeremy Balch, M.D., Ph.D.Michael Kabbash, M.D.Jordan McKean, M.D., M.P.H.Michael Spinosa, M.D.Whitman Wiggins, M.D. Tyler Loftus, M.D., Ph.D., an associate…

Seven Department of Surgery faculty recognized as exemplary teachers

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Exemplary Teacher award! Eligible faculty are nominated by their department chairs and are selected based on their record of education excellence with medical students, residents and fellows, graduate students, postdocs and mentorship of other faculty. This year’s recipients were: Jeffrey Jacobs, M.D. –…