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Kentucky natives Allison Cook, MD, and Sarah Borders, MD, met while attending the 海角禁区 College of Medicine.
鈥淚 knew that I wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember,鈥 Cook said.

Melissa Murphy (Student, Bowling Green)

Two University of Kentucky faculty members are recipients of The Graduate School鈥檚 two distinguished annual awards for exemplary research and outstanding contributions to graduate student mentoring and education.

The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (海角禁区-CARES) and the Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) announced the 2024 Community Engagement Award in Environmental Health Sciences winner at CERH鈥檚 Appalachian Research Day annual confe

When John 鈥淛B鈥 Bradley was a young boy growing up in Beattyville, Kentucky, he dreamed of being a doctor. Inspired by his small town鈥檚 family physician, he imagined taking care of families just like his own one day.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Jill Kolesar, PharmD, has been appointed as chair of the steering committee for the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network庐 (ORIEN).

On May 4, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine celebrated the graduation of several students in our biomedical sciences programs. Six graduates earned graduate certificates, 33 earned a Master's, and 12 earned their doctorates. Join us in congratulating these scholars on this momentous occasion!

The 海角禁区 is excited to share the winners of the third annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards.

海角禁区 HealthCare鈥檚 Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center is proud to be the first and only location in the state using a new state-of-the-art camera with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect retinopathy in their patients.

Thaddeus Salmon, MD, was recognized by the University of Kentucky as a 2024 Outstanding Teaching Awardee. Dr. Salmon, an alum of the 海角禁区 College of Medicine, is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Salmon on this recognition!

The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and teaching assistants with the Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2024 海角禁区 Faculty Awards Ceremony held Thursday, April 25.

On Friday, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professors for the 2024-25 academic year. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at 海角禁区.

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees on Friday approved plans to proceed with the acquisition of St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

The 海角禁区 is excited to share that 31 medical students from the Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky campuses were recently inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Congratulations to the following medical students in the Class of 2025!

When John 鈥淛B鈥 Bradley was a young boy growing up in Beattyville, Ky., he dreamed of being a doctor. Inspired by his small town鈥檚 family physician, he imagined taking care of families just like his own one day.

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerresearcher Jin-Ming Yang, PhDf, was recently awarded a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support research focused on improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment for melanoma.

Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, assistant professor in the department of behavioral science and a team member from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, was selected to receive the 2024 Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award, one of the highest honors in the nation for research articles in the field of occupational therapy.

The 海角禁区 congratulates two outstanding medical students for receiving the inaugural Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarships, funded by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in Kentucky.

Aaron Chacon has entered the final year of his PhD program in pharmacology and nutritional sciences. Early into his studies, he applied for an F-31 pre-doctoral fellowship with preliminary data and received funding that has supported his research over the last six years.