In 1996, the UF Medical Guild began underwriting the costs of UF Health Science Center’s Mini Medical School. Now administered by UF’s Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET), this Guild initiative helps secondary science, health, and vocational teachers attend a day-long program which focuses on current biomedical trends.
On December 6, 2024, science and health educators from 14 counties across the state gathered at the University of Florida to meet College of Medicine experts and experience lab demonstrations, participate in hand-on activities and learn about the latest research advances, gaining knowledge and skills to bring back to their students and classrooms. This session’s topic was Actin Up! Muscles and Neuromuscular Diseases.
Download Fall 2024 Mini Medical School Program
Previous sessions’ topics included Cardiology and Heart Health, Brain Matters! Neuroscience and Neurological Disorder
“By going to this program at UF, I get to pay forward all the knowledge they give to me, and my students are going to pay forward what I give them.”
Jennifer Carroll
Sarasota High School science teacher