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Epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones will present the next installment of the 海角禁区 Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series, "Achieving Health Equity: Tools for a National Campaign Against Racism."

Jones is research director on social determinants of health and equity for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  She is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impact of racism on the health and well-being of the nation.

海角禁区 HealthCare鈥檚 University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital remains the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region, according to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Rankings released today.

In addition, four major health care areas have achieved top 50 national rankings, three of them for the first time. 海角禁区 HealthCare rankings included: #50 in Cancer, #44 in Neurology and Neurosurgery, #43 in Geriatrics, and #37 in Diabetes and Endocrinology.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the 海角禁区-Bowling Green Campus was held Tuesday, June 6 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green.

If you鈥檝e driven along Virginia Avenue, toward main campus, you鈥檝e seen the steel skeleton of the new research building under construction. This is Research Building 2 (RB2), a precious resource and a vehicle for the University of Kentucky to reduce the health disparities that most impact Kentucky.

Celebrating 10 years of continued success and commitment to the Santo Domingo de los Ts谩chilas community in Ecuador, the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Shoulder to Shoulder Global (STSG) and the Hombro a Hombro Foundation are hosting a health care brigade from May 12 to May 21 at their clinic in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.

海角禁区 Dean Dr. Robert DiPaola, in conjunction with 海角禁区 Provost Dr. Tim Tracy, has announced the appointment of two key positions at the new 海角禁区 College of Medicine - Bowling Green Campus. Longtime 海角禁区 faculty member and administrator Dr. Todd Cheever will serve as the first associate dean for the Bowling Green campus. Cheever has been serving as the college鈥檚 associate dean for student affairs for the past 16 years. Dr.

Three first-year medical students from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine who have a passion for expanding health care access have produced an original and creative video, 鈥淣osotros Para Vosotros,鈥� meaning 鈥淯s for You鈥� that explains the health care needs of underserved populations at home and around the world.

The 海角禁区 is pleased to announce that Wendy Jackson, MD, has been selected as the Assistant Dean for Admissions.  In this role, Wendy will assist Carol Elam, the Associate Dean for Admissions, in the recruitment of students to the College of Medicine including the regional campuses, under the leadership of the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education, Chris Feddock.  Dr.

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is the national medical school honor society.  Induction into AOA is a high honor, recognizing students not only who have had high academic achievement, but who have also demonstrated excellence in class leadership and service, community service and engagement, and scholarship and research endeavors.  Only 1/6 of any medical school class achieves AOA induction.  The 海角禁区 chapter of AOA, consisting of faculty, resident, and student members, met this past week and selected Junior students into AOA.

The 海角禁区 recently named Andrew Hoellein, MD, MS, Associate Dean for Student Affairs in a recent announcement. Dr. Hoellein will work with Dr. Brian Adkins, the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, and the Student Affairs staff to help ensure student success in the medical curriculum, promoting their individual and professional growth. While earning his medical degree from MCP-Hahnemann University, Andrew was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

On Friday, March 17, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine will host a Match Day Ceremony for the Class of 2017 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center. The ceremony is part of the National Match Day when graduating medical students across the country learn where they will go for residency training, which can last anywhere between three to seven years. Students will learn where they have matched surrounded by their family, friends, faculty members and fellow students.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2017) 鈥� Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the 海角禁区 Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.

The recipients are:

The鈥＝墙�痑nnounced Monday plans to develop a regional medical school campus in Northern Kentucky for four-year medical education. The program is the third regional medical school campus announced by 海角禁区 designed to increase the overall number of physicians in the Commonwealth. Four-year regional campuses have been proposed in Bowling Green and Morehead; the campus at Bowling Green is projected to begin enrolling students in 2018, and Morehead sometime thereafter. 

After 24 hours of dancing in anticipation, DanceBlue chairs and committee members revealed the 2017 grand fundraising total of $1,785,286.96 to the nearly 1,000 student participants and a crowd of supporters. Whether participating as a dancer, volunteer, committee member or a supporter, DanceBlue is something no one ever forgets, especially the last few hours. With a family talent show featuring children from the clinic and an emotional memorial hour to remember those who lost their battle with cancer, the reveal this evening was a much anticipated moment for so many people at 海角禁区.

Carol Elam, associate dean of Admissions and Institutional Advancement at the 海角禁区, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Career Educator Award. The award acknowledges Elam鈥檚 leadership and contributions to medical education. As a professor of behavioral science, associate dean for admissions and institutional advancement, and director of medical education research at the college, Elam has been an avid supporter of student-centered initiatives focused on education and student well-being.

In the spring of 2016, the University of Kentucky hired Dr. Robert DiPaola as the new dean for the 海角禁区 College of Medicine. He had previously been the director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and vice chancellor for cancer programs at the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Center.

When we think of research, our minds may possibly conjure up an image of a scientist in a white coat, hunched over a lab table, pouring chemicals into beakers. But research takes a multitude of forms, and flourishes in many different fields. From clinical trials for new cancer medication, to composing and recording an album of original music, and even to studying and refining the most effective ways to cure a country ham. Research often leads us toward answering questions we didn鈥檛 even think to ask. 

Alex Wade, a third year medical student in the 海角禁区, wanted to give at-risk high school students opportunities they may not have known about and the chance to learn that they have the skills necessary to solve complex medical and surgical problems, even when they鈥檙e not taught how up front. To provide these opportunities, Wade founded the Medical Technologies Innovation Team. Students who participate in the program are not given a set format for solving the design problem, they choose their own groups to work in and set their own goals.

Third-year medical student Perry Hooper won big at the 海角禁区鈥檚 annual Academic Convocation and Awards Day held recently. Hooper won four awards, the most of any student, including the Cobern E. Ott Award and Anatomy Student Mentor Program Award. Hooper earned two degrees during his time as an undergraduate at the University of Kentucky, a Bachelor of Science in Spanish and Biology. When the time came to decide where to continue his medical education, 海角禁区 was high on Hooper鈥檚 list. 鈥淚 knew immediately after my interview here that this where I wanted to be.