The Gill Awards, given each year through the generous support of the Gill Foundation of Texas, honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine, both through research and clinical care. The awards are based on nominations and assessment by a committee of prominent cardiovascular researchers from across the nation.
As a former college basketball player, March has always been exciting for Rachel Potter. This year, as she prepares to graduate from the 海角禁区, the month holds even more significance.
Instead of March Madness, Potter鈥檚 focus is on Match Day, an annual celebration recognizing medical students across the country as they simultaneously learn which residency program they 鈥渕atched into鈥 and will pursue.
Potter is excited to reach this pivotal career milestone, which she compares to college basketball鈥檚 Selection Sunday.
Scott Mair, MD, is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the 海角禁区 College of Medicine. He is also one of the physicians who cares for players on the University of Kentucky men鈥檚 basketball team. In the spirit of March Madness, Dr. Mair answered questions about what a typical day as a team physician looks like, memories he has gathered over the years, and how this role impacts how he teaches residents and fellows.
Q: As team physician, what are your roles with the basketball team?
Housed in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology is a new professional master鈥檚 degree program that is the only one of its kind in the state of Kentucky, and the fifth of its kind in the country.
And due to its unique educational experience and strong curriculum, this new program is seeing a jump in its number of students.
LEXINGTON, Ky (March 11, 2022) 鈥 COVID-19 brought to the forefront the challenges of mental health around the world. During the Feb. 26, 2022 Global Mental Health Hack-A-Thon, University of Kentucky students and the Kentucky community proposed solutions to this global health challenge.
EXINGTON, Ky. (March 11, 2022) 鈥 A small black lump, about an inch or so in width, rests颅 on the bottom of a sealed plastic container. It doesn鈥檛 look like much 颅颅鈥 in fact, it doesn鈥檛 look like anything. But this little black lump has untold potential, full of secrets for the researchers at Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease (K-RALD) to discover about the pandemic that has ravaged the world for more than two years.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2022) 鈥 The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been around for nearly half a century. In that time, they have built an international reputation for best-in-class research into a disease that kills more people every year than breast and prostate cancer combined 鈥 Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. There are several components to the ongoing research at Sanders-Brown, one is exploring ways to detect Alzheimer鈥檚 earlier in a person鈥檚 life.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2022) - University of Kentucky Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is passionate about Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research because of her close relationships with her grandmother, Mary Elzy, and her college basketball coach.
As a four-year letter winner at Tennessee, Elzy was a member of two national championship teams in 1997 and 1998 and a national runner-up squad in 2000, all under the legendary Pat Summitt. Her beloved coach died in 2016 at the age of 64 following a battle with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) 鈥 Facing a cancer diagnosis under normal circumstances can be devastating. Facing a cancer diagnosis in the era of COVID, for many, is an isolating and traumatic experience beyond what any of us can imagine.
Lexington resident Mary Miller remembers sitting in shock after hearing those three dreaded words 鈥 鈥榊ou have cancer.鈥
Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and a gastroenterologist in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. She also serves as the medical director for patient experience at Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital. For National Nutrition Month in March, Dr. Ofei shares more about the important role nutrition plays in her practice, as well as some helpful tips for incorporating nutrition into your daily routine.
Q: How does nutrition play a part in your job as a physician?
Shulin Zhang, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, began his career as a clinical molecular geneticist when the famous Human Genome Project was in its final stages. A 23-year international research effort, the project was revolutionary as it determined the full DNA sequence of the human genome.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) 鈥 Women鈥檚 History Month, and International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8, serve as annual reminders and worldwide celebrations of women鈥檚 economic, cultural, social and professional achievements throughout history and today.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2022) 鈥 Facing a cancer diagnosis under normal circumstances can be devastating. Facing a cancer diagnosis in the era of COVID, for many, is an isolating and traumatic experience beyond what any of us can imagine.
Lexington resident Mary Miller remembers sitting in shock after hearing those three dreaded words 鈥 鈥榊ou have cancer.鈥
鈥淚t is so scary and, in my case, so unexpected,鈥 Miller said. Her symptoms were mild and manageable 鈥 anemia and some shortness of breath. Overall, she felt healthy.
During Women's History Month, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine is highlighting the significant contributions from women in medicine across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2022) 鈥 In this 鈥満＝墙 at the Half,鈥 Mark Evers, M.D.,director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, talks about the growth of Markey and plans for a new cancer care facility that was recently kickstarted by a $10 million philanthropic gift from Central Bank.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2022) 鈥 Although most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with a two-to-four-week course of antibiotics, some patients still experience lingering, debilitating effects of the disease months after they finish treatment.
We want these young men to believe in themselves and say, 鈥業 can be a doctor.鈥欌
Lexington, Ky., native Roszalyn Akins is passionate about helping students reach their potential. With 40-plus years as an educator and civic leader, she has found tremendous success when she encourages students to believe in themselves.
Kimberly Kaiser, MD, is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine and family and community medicine at the 海角禁区. She is also one of the physicians who provides care for the 海角禁区 women鈥檚 basketball team. In the following Q&A, she shares more about her clinical expertise, her passion for sports medicine, and why her experience with 海角禁区 Athletics has been so rewarding.
Q: As a team physician, what are your roles with the basketball team?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2022) 鈥 A researcher with the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is part of a team who worked to identify genetic variants more accurately in genomic regions known to be involved in disease. In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is all genetic information for an organism. The basis of the study was that the repetitive nature and complexity of some medically relevant genes pose a challenge to accurately analyze in a clinical setting.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2022) 鈥 The ACTION Program is publishing the second edition of their book, 鈥淭he Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION,鈥 after their first edition was released in 2020.