Velyn Wu, MD, MACM, CAQSM
Areas of expertise: Master Adaptive Learner, growth mindset, goal setting and deliberate practice, individualized feedback in different learning environments
Dr Wu is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She completed both her family medicine residency training and fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Halifax Health Family Medicine Residency and Sports Fellowship in Daytona Beach, FL. She received a Master of Academic Medicine degree from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. She served as an assistant program director and assistant clerkship director at the University of Florida College of Medicine, assistant director of sports medicine and core faculty at Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, and worked in a community private practice in Jacksonville, FL where she maintained a broad scope of practice. Dr Wu has served as a team physician for community and professional sports teams, including youth leagues, high schools, colleges and universities, USA boxing, and minor league baseball. She has led community initiatives including a weekend free sports injury evaluation clinic and a food prescription and nutrition education program .
Dr Wu served as a co-chair of the STFM Collaborative on Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Education and was a member of the STFM Medical Student Education Steering Committee. She is currently on the STFM CBME Taskforce and is the UF FMIG advisor. She has experience in curriculum redesign initiatives at both the medical student and residency education levels.