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The GME Emerging Leaders program is designed to provide a leadership development opportunity to Chief Residents and Fellows in their important new leadership role. As part of the six-month program, a variety of personal and professional leadership topics are facilitated by UK HealthCare’s Enterprise Learning team, in coordination with other leaders across the enterprise.
A new project at the University of Kentucky will expand new avenues to develop community-engaged health equity research expertise among early-stage investigators. It’s called Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND).
The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by Tanesha R.
A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study sheds light on how the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) may affect our intestines and possibly increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Chris Simmons, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics. He is also a co-director of our combined MD/PhD program, with a focus on career advising. As a physician-scientist at an academic medical institution, Dr.
Robert "Nate" Helsley, PhD, assistant professor of internal medicine, was selected to receive the 2025 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research.
A new project at the University of Kentucky will expand new avenues to develop community-engaged health equity research expertise among early-stage investigators. It’s called Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND).
Fourteen University of Kentucky students spent the summer expanding their research skills through the Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the V
At 69, Hoyt “Corky” Ball knew something was wrong when his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably. His primary doctor ruled out Parkinson’s, but the prescribed medication failed to alleviate his symptoms.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine announces new leadership to oversee advancement at its satellite campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Caroline R. Paul, MD, has been appointed the new associate dean of the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. She starts Oct. 14.
The UK Department of Internal Medicine is offering a course for Internal Medicine faculty to help them write R01 NIH grants or similar grants. This course will be taught by Philip Kern, MD, with help from the UK Proposal Development Office.
With more than two decades of experience at the University of Kentucky, Michelle Zupancic has become the go-to person for all things related to recruiting and retaining international physicians at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and UK HealthCare.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are hosting a watch party for a video that showcases their work to better understand the barriers to substance use disorder (SUD) program engagement in Kentucky.
Researchers from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the University of California Irvine are some of the first to show socialization and enrichment are good for aging brains.
Patrick Sullivan, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust Endowed Chair in the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Profes
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have a better understanding of the regulation of extracellular vesicles by oxidative stress and how these vesicles spread oxidative stress and may damage neurons. Extracellular vesicles are nanoparticles released by all cell types that help transport information between cells.
Water is crucial to human survival, composing about 60% of the body. It plays a vital role in cellular function, internal temperature regulation and organ health.
Congratulations to the following University of Kentucky College of Medicine 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.