{"id":148516,"date":"2025-08-07T08:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//?p=148516"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:27:43","slug":"ucf-double-knight-harnesses-unique-interdisciplinary-research-path-in-quest-for-m-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//ucf-double-knight-harnesses-unique-interdisciplinary-research-path-in-quest-for-m-d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2018Double Knight/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019 Harnesses Unique Interdisciplinary Research Path/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u202fin Quest for M.D."},"content":{"rendered":"
As a graduate researcher at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, Viviana Rivera /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201923 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201924MS helped create bionic arms for children needing prostheses, and she still remembers how patients lit up when they received their customized limbs./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cI watched my first patient evolve before my eyes from a shy girl to an outspoken, charismatic and funny individual,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cThat was always who she was, but the prosthesis gave her more confidence to speak up and make her voice heard. It is something that I will cherish forever./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n Rivera/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s journey at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, marked by interdisciplinary research and partnerships, allowed her to expand her education beyond the classroom. On Aug. 4, she began her third Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ degree, donning a doctor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s white coat as part of the College of Medicine/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s White Coat ceremony./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n A /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cdouble Knight/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d is a term used amongst those at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ to describe students or alumni who have earned two degrees. The level of /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cknighthood/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d increases as the student earns more degrees, and in Rivera/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s case, she is working her way toward becoming a triple Knight./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n Rivera earned her bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s degree followed by her master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s in biomedical sciences while helping to design prosthetic arms through Limbitless Solutions, a Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people through accessible technologies./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019re so proud of all of Viviana/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s successes and it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s been a real privilege to be part of her journey,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d says Limbitless Solutions Executive Director and Co-Founder Albert Manero /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201912 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201914MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201916PhD, who honored Rivera/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019s milestone by sponsoring her white coat. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201cToday we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u2019re proud to stand with her as she prepares to take her next steps and is on her way to becoming a really incredible doctor./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148516/n