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The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) invites you to participate in the 2024-2025 ASPIRE (Adopting Supportive Practices for an Inclusive Research Environment) program. 

Registration Deadline: Aug. 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET

The 海角禁区 is pleased to announce that after a nationwide search, Noah Weisleder, PhD, has been selected to serve as the chair of molecular and cellular biochemistry.

Dr. Weisleder will begin this role on Sept. 1. In addition, he will serve as a professor with tenure in the regular title series.

Congratulations to the following 海角禁区 faculty members who received promotions and/or were granted tenure this year. The following list includes faculty from basic science and clinical departments. It is organized alphabetically by department, then by last name.

Jeremy Swiney, MD, became interested in medicine after shadowing his hometown physician while in high school. Growing up in Magoffin County, Ky., Dr. Swiney witnessed the impact local physicians had on his small town, igniting a passion for serving rural communities. 

Watch below Part 2 of the "Because We Care" mini-documentary series. 

Congratulations to following students, trainees, faculty, and staff who were honored at the 海角禁区鈥檚 Senior Awards Ceremony this spring.  College of American Pathologists Distinguished Medical Student Award

Melissa Murphy (Student, Bowling Green)

 

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

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! 

Over the next few months, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine will be releasing an exciting mini-documentary series called 鈥淏ecause We Care.鈥� Capturing interviews and conversations with people across our community, the four-part series explores who we are as a college and why our mission matters to all of us, whether we are learners, faculty, researchers, or staff.

Charles 鈥淐hipper鈥� Griffith鈥檚 workday uniform switched from scrubs to office wear when he graduated residency and joined the 海角禁区 faculty in 1994. Shortly after, he began making a statement with loud, colorful ties. 

As the 海角禁区 continues its push for improvements in faculty development and support, it is excited to announce the addition of an internationally recognized physician to lead this charge.

The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that Matthew Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, has been selected to serve as the new department chair of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. 

The 海角禁区 has appointed a division chief of academic medical education 鈥� Todd R. Cheever, MD. 

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Friday for the largest academic building in the history of the University of Kentucky.

The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that Sandra Beck, MD, and Janna Neltner, MD, will join the Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership team.

Dr. Beck will serve as assistant dean for program development. Dr. Neltner will serve as assistant dean for accreditation.

The following individuals were honored at the 海角禁区 Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Winners included those in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.

Biomedical Education

Outstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS

Philip Kern, MD, professor of medicine, has served nearly 50 years providing exceptional education and clinical care and conducting groundbreaking research, with 14 of those years dedicated to advancing the mission of the University of Kentucky.

The 海角禁区 welcomes a familiar face to its neurosurgery faculty next year. Randaline Barnett, MD, will join the college and 海角禁区 HealthCare as a pediatric neurosurgeon, returning to her alma mater where she 鈥渇ell in love鈥� with neuroscience and officially became the first doctor in her family.

The 海角禁区 is thrilled to announce that after an extensive search, Emily DeFranco, DO, MS, has been selected to serve as the new chair of obstetrics and gynecology.

Emilia Galperin, PhD, is a professor in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and currently vice chair for research and administration. She also serves on several College of Medicine committees, including the Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee.