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Bryan Hill, a University of West Florida graduate student, works alongside Stacia Yoakam, a member of the professional archaeological crew.

Asylum Hill graves relinquish stories, surprises to field school students

Monday, July 28, 2025

Aspiring archaeologists and anthropologists are “going back in time” in a far corner of the Medical Center during a rare opportunity to reconstruct the past and make connections to people buried decades ago. Read More

Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, fourth from right, congratulates the Medical Alumni Awards honorees, from left: Dr. D. Stanley Hartness, Dr. Timothy Folse, Dr. Anthony Petro, Dr. Sharon Douglas, (Woodward), Dr. Charles O'Mara, Dr. James Dustin Gentry and Dr. G. Rodney Meeks.

Ceremony celebrates physicians whose work ‘shines a light everywhere’

Monday, July 28, 2025

For their remarkable achievements in patient care, research, teaching, community service and more, six eminent medical school alumni and a distinguished former Medical Center professor and surgeon were celebrated last week during an annual tradition that began more than a decade ago. Read More

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