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Nearly three years ago, the 海角禁区 launched the Alliance Research Initiative to promote collaboration and mentorship through interdisciplinary research teams. With members spanning across 海角禁区 departments and colleges, these teams were established to address Kentucky鈥檚 most urgent health needs.
The 海角禁区 is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and learners who were winners of the annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler Awards.
James A. Knight II, MD, is no stranger to the impact of health challenges on a family: he has seen his father, now a 20-year survivor, bravely face prostate cancer, and he has stood alongside his mother as she cares for his grandmother who has been battling Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Q: Why did you pursue a residency at 海角禁区?
The 海角禁区 College of Medicine is excited to welcome Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, as the visiting professor delivering this year鈥檚 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Humanities Lecture.
The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that Eddy Shih-Hsin Yang, MD, PhD, will join the college as the new chair of the department of radiation medicine and the Markey Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Medicine.
The 海角禁区 is excited to announce the creation of a new leadership position at its campus in Bowling Green, Ky., to ensure the seamless integration of the college鈥檚 curriculum at the regional site.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 ninth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will bring in nationally recognized experts to raise awareness about the dangers of heart disease and educate attendees on prevention techniques.
The 海角禁区 lost an icon in the field of cardiovascular medicine, translational research, and medical education. Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, died of cancer on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 57.
The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that Craig Rush, PhD, longtime professor of behavioral science, has taken the role of assistant dean for faculty affairs, a new position created to fulfill the expansion of duties within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development (OFA).
Zena Chahine, MD, is a hematology and medical oncology fellow at the 海角禁区 College of Medicine. In the following 鈥淲hy 海角禁区?鈥 Q&A series, she explains what she loves about pursuing graduate medical education at the University of Kentucky.
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The 海角禁区鈥檚 Salvation Army Clinic is a student-run, free clinic that serves as a learning environment for medical, pharmacy, and social work students while providing acute onsite health care for uninsured patients at the Salvation Army of Central Kentucky.
Analia Loria Kinsey, PhD, is an associate professor in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences. She studies cardiovascular disease and strives to raise awareness about preventative measures and treatments by helping organize the college鈥檚 annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.
Trauma reactions (i.e., emotional trauma) can show up in many stages of a child鈥檚 experience at the doctor鈥檚 office or hospital. These reactions may present when the child is emotionally scarred by an invasive surgery or painful physical therapy. They may occur when a child struggles with port access or needle sticks and has to be held down to receive life-saving treatments.
During Indigenous Peoples鈥 Month, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine is highlighting historical figures who paved the way for an equitable future in medicine.
The 海角禁区 is excited to announce that alumnus Steven Haist, MD, MS, has been selected as its new associate dean for curriculum and assessment.
For more than three decades, Daniel Davenport, PhD, MBA, has established himself as a clinical data keeper in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Faculty and trainees understand that, 鈥渋f you need surgical data, go see Dan,鈥 he jokes.
Versailles, Ky., native Hanna Carr was inspired to join the military after seeing how much her grandparents and other family members benefited from the experience 鈥 from the lifelong connections they built and the discipline they developed to the value of serving a bigger purpose.
The 海角禁区 College of Medicine is excited to announce that Joseph (Jay) B. Zwischenberger, MD 鈥77, professor of surgery, pediatrics, interventional radiology, and bioengineering, has been named recipient of the prestigious William R. Willard Dean鈥檚 Recognition Award. He was honored at the 2022 College of Medicine Awards Convocation.