Dr. Schaeffner headshot

The UK College of Medicine is pleased to announce that Meagan Schaeffner, MD, assumed the role of director of service learning on Oct. 1. 

Nick Devanney

Before training at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Nick Devanney, PhD, had little connection to The Bluegrass State. He is from New England, and his family currently lives there. 

Michael Rankin, M.D.

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has approved the naming of the new Health Education Building as the “Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building.”

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. 

Jocellyn Banks using a microscope.

Every summer, a diverse group of college students gathers at the University of Kentucky for an intensive 10-week program designed to prepare them for successful careers in cancer research.  

bharadwaj in white coat

For as long as she can remember, Rashmi Bharadwaj, a third-year medical student, has been interested in medical advocacy work. To illustrate this, the Louisville, Ky., native shared an anecdote about an essay she wrote in the fifth grade arguing for increased health care access during the Haitian earthquake crisis. She said that was just the beginning of her journey to medicine. 

issacs and her husband standing outside in graduation regalia

Abby Isaacs, MD, says she was always interested in combining her love of science and helping others, so pursuing a career in health care seemed like the obvious choice. While still in undergrad, Dr.

A doctor checking a patient's ears.

Hearing loss can occur when any part of the ear or hearing system is not working correctly. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 37.5 million American adults ages 18 and older report some trouble hearing.

Types of hearing loss

Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD, and Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD

A team of researchers from the University of Kentucky Colleges of Health Sciences and Medicine, and collaborators from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, were awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study muscle and physical

Research team members

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.

Every 24 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) after being exposed in mothers with opioid use disorder.

students pose after volunteering at GoPantry warehouse in Florence Kentucky

Sydney Shepherd and Maya Radic are second-year medical students at the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus and serve as house presidents of the Appaloosa and Rhinelander Houses, respectively. In conjunction with house officers and faculty, they launched the “November House of Giving” initiative this year. 

Brian Noehren, PhD, and Paul Matuszewski, MD

Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt University received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.

A field of wheat in the sunlight

Older Black adults who ate more whole grains appeared to have decreased memory loss as they aged, according to a study released Wednesday.

Appalachian Mountains

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center research underscores the need for interventions to increase educational attainment and knowledge of cancer in Appalachian Kentucky.  

Jackson Miller (left) and Ethan Morgan (right) standing in front of their presentation.

Jackson Miller and Ethan Morgan, former Marshall County High School classmates and now best friends and roommates at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, first arrived in Lexington feeling a bit overwhelmed of all the opportunities available to them UK.

SPOTS medical students

This year, medical student ambassadors from the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus are visiting local elementary schools to participate in Sun Protection Outreach Training by Students (SPOTS). 

Julie Youssefi

Julie Youssefi, MD, discusses being the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s epilepsy fellow in 2020-2021 – and how being the fellow gave her the tailored experience she needed. 

Julie Youssefi, MD, became interested in epilepsy care during medical school and neurology residency training at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

(Left-right): Stephanie White, Rebecca Todd, Makayla Arnett, Leon Lamoreaux and Chipper Griffith.

In celebration of National Rural Health Day, yesterday the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in Kentucky announced new scholarship opportunities for UK’s Rural Physi

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.

Caigang Zhu, PhD using a microscope.

One University of Kentucky researcher is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.