{"id":151185,"date":"2026-02-25T13:06:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//?p=151185"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:06:54","slug":"4-ucf-med-students-selected-for-national-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//4-ucf-med-students-selected-for-national-program/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185//","title":{"rendered":"4 UCF Med Students Selected for National Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four UCF medical students were among just 13 nationally to be selected for a program designed to train future leaders in treating ear, nose and throat disease./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

The Triological Society/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u2019s (American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society) ELEVATE-ENT program included hands-on clinical skills training, one-on-one mentorship with ENT physicians, and an opportunity for UCF students to engage with otolaryngology leaders from across the country./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

Otolaryngology, also called ENT, is a specialty focused on diagnosing and treating diseases of the ear, nose, throat, neck and head./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u201cENT brings together the senses /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u2013 how you hear, taste, swallow, smell. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u2019s how our patients interact with the world,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u201d says Juliana Morcos, one of the four UCF students. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u201cAnd a minor change or surgical procedure can dramatically improve someone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u2019s quality of life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

Exposure to High-Tech Surgical Tools/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

Isaac Soloveychik is a third-year UCF medical student who aspires to become a pediatric ENT after graduation. The national program gave him an opportunity to experience new high-tech surgical instruments that ENTs use to repair delicate sections of the ear and throat./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n

He says simulations that allowed him to use forceps, scalpels and endoscopy tools brought his specialty of choice to life. And rather than a traditional clerkship experience, where medical students observe doctors, the ENT event had a physician standing behind Soloveychik, giving them real-world guidance as he used the tools./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151185/n