Conference room filled with participants of the Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) will host the 2024 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit (KRTS) Sept. 26 at the Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Award winners standing together.

The University of Kentucky’s Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) and the Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) announced the 2024 Community Engagement Award in Environmental Health Sciences winner at CERH’s Appalachian Research Day annual confe

Keisha Wells, Patrick Kitzman, and Crystal Hignite

This March, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) is joining with the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and others across the nation to raise awareness about the importance of including people of all abilities in all facets of community life.

UK CERH Rural Project Manager Sierra Williams and UK CERH Director Fran Feltner.

In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) has helped provide more than $1.3 million in loan relief for health care workers.

Keynote speaker, Steven Stack, MD giving his presentation.

University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) announced that video highlights and recorded sessions from the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit are available. More than 200 people attended the event held in September in Lexington. 

Since 1990, the UK CERH, which serves as the federally designated Kentucky Office of Rural Health, has made strides in improving access to education by bringing degrees close to home and securing funding for health care worker loan relief programs.

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) and the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) are proud to join communities across Kentucky and the nation in celebration of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16, 2023.

Judge Mitchell (Left) holding a certificate, and Regina Blevins (Right) holding an Appalachian Strong shirt

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) recently released their impact report for Appalachian Community Health Days (ACHD).

GME winners

The following individuals were honored at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine 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

Photo of Sydney Howard

Sydney Howard, data analyst at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH), will speak in Washington, D.C., as an invited panelist at “Advancing Rural Health Equity through Partnerships, Data, and Finance,” a hybrid event hosted by the Urban Institute and Partners for Rural Transformation, scheduled for 2-5 p.m., Oct. 18. 

From left to right: Dr. Rachel Wilson, Lisa Williams, Renee Gallagher, and LeAnn Barber

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.

Appalachian Research Day: Come sit on the porch EST. 2015

UK CERH Releases Video Highlights and Photo Gallery of Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch

UK HealthCare's mobile care unit in Hazard, KY

“It seems like it happened yesterday and forever ago at the same time,” said Key Douthitt, MD, medical director for UK HealthCare’s North Fork Valley Clinic in Hazard, Ky.

Stock photo of woman on computer

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine 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 UK College of Medicine community starting Aug. 1.

Headshot of Dr. Na'Tasha Evans

Na’Tasha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. 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? 

Matthew Coleman

Matthew Coleman has been named director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH), effective July 1, 2023. 

Dr. in white coat conducting a telehealth session.

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) will host the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit Thursday, Sept. 28. The one-day event will be held in person at Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike in Lexington.

Dr. Na'Tasha Evans

Following an extensive national search and interviews with highly qualified individuals, the College of Medicine is excited to welcome Na’Tasha Evans, PhD, MEd, as the new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and associate professor in the department of behavioral science.

Katie Ward, Charles Price, and Kassidy Price

Close friends Charles Price, Kassidy Price, and Katie Ward have leaned on one another throughout their medical training. When they graduate this spring and embark on their next journey, residency, it will be the first time they live in different towns in more than eight years.

CERH Team Photo

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) launched ELEVATE CHWs in 2023, a new program to increase the number of community health workers (CHW) in Kentucky by providing training for new community health workers and offering upskill training for existing ones.

Ernie Scott

It is with the deepest sadness that the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) must share that KORH Director Ernie Scott unexpectedly passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at his home in Partridge, Ky.