Jose Malavet, third-year medical student at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM), receive a culture coin from Kira Zwygart, MD, associate dean of the MCOM Office of Student Affairs.
Jose Malavet, a third-year medical student at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
(MCOM), recently earned a USF Health Culture Coin for promoting compassion and selfless
service when a member of the MCOM community needed it.
According to the nomination write up, when a member from MCOM was diagnosed with stage-four
cancer and their insurance would not cover the cost of chemotherapy, Malavet rallied
to helped raise funds to offset medical expenses. Due to his efforts and calls to
action, this MCOM colleague entered a cancer-treatment program.
Kira Zwygart, MD, associate dean of the MCOM Office of Student Affairs, presented
Malavet with his Culture Coin December 5 among staff, faculty, and his fellow medical
students.