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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.

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.

Since graduating from the 海角禁区, Ben Mattingly, MD, has climbed the highest peaks on each continent, known as the 鈥淪even Summits.鈥� He has gone scuba diving near the Galapagos Islands. He has ridden dirt bikes in Romania. He has fished in bodies of water across the U.S. and traveled to so many countries, that he has lost count.

Mackenzie Harbin, MD, is gynecologic-oncology fellow (PGY-7) at the 海角禁区. Originally from Frankfort, Ky., she cherishes the opportunity to return to the Bluegrass to care for women in the Commonwealth.

Burnout is a problem in any profession, but it is rampant in health care. This national problem has been evident recently as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many learners, practitioners, faculty, and staff to the limit.

A key component of the 海角禁区鈥檚 mission is providing exceptional education for medical students, residents and fellows, and biomedical trainees.

Learners from the 海角禁区 were presented an opportunity to express their creativity and convey their perspectives on important health care topics.

The 海角禁区 continues to position itself as a leader in advancing health care for Kentuckians and beyond. Success is made possible through its many robust partnerships with health care institutions across the Commonwealth.

After medical school, some new doctors may start a preliminary year in medicine or surgery. Others choose a transitional year, combining medicine, surgery, and other rotations in medical training.

Kaitlyn Samuels, MD, is a recent graduate and now a first-year plastic surgery resident at the 海角禁区. She also earned her Bachelor of Science at 海角禁区. In the following Q&A, she shares how her mom is her inspiration, not only in her career but also in her interest outside of work 鈥� which, in 鈥渢raditional Kentucky fashion,鈥� is riding horses.

For the eighth year in a row, the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at 海角禁区 HealthCare earned the ranking of the No.

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The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that faculty, staff, learners, and trainees will have free access to a leading online resource for medical Spanish proficiency.

CanopyLearn, a Spanish language training program for health care professionals, will be available to the 海角禁区 College of Medicine community starting Aug. 1.

For Cedric Thiel, MD, a great experience during away rotations made him want to pursue the University of Kentucky for graduate medical training. Now he is in his fifth and final year of residency in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology 鈥� Head and Neck Surgery.

First-year anesthesiology residents invited their families to get an inside look at what their training entails at the 海角禁区 during their department鈥檚 annual Family Wellness Day.

Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 海角禁区. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.

Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research? 

Haley Wehder, MD, loved birthday parties. So much so, that after only one year of knowing resident Conor Malloy, MD, she threw an elaborate surprise party for his wife.

Though not a 鈥渂irthday party person鈥� himself, Dr. Malloy couldn鈥檛 help but smile that Dr. Wehder went the extra mile for someone she only knew a short time.

Brittany Levy, MD, was recently appointed to a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Her new role will allow her to help improve the clinical learning environment for graduate medical trainees across the country.

Congratulations to the following basic science and clinical faculty at the 海角禁区! These individuals were honored with promotions and tenure in fiscal year 2023.

Names are organized alphabetically by department.

Sarah Jean Hall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

Olivia Henderson, MD, said that beyond 鈥渢ubes and tonsils,鈥� she did not know much about otolaryngology when she started medical school. During her third-year surgery clerkship at the 海角禁区, she discovered her dream career while working within the specialty.

鈥淚t felt like after just one day on that service that I never looked back,鈥� she said.