During Women's History Month, the UK College of Medicine is highlighting the significant contributions from women in medicine across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2022) — In this “UK at the Half,” Mark Evers, M.D.,director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, talks about the growth of Markey and plans for a new cancer care facility that was recently kickstarted by a $10 million philanthropic gift from Central Bank.

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The Department had seven publications listed in PubMed for the month of February 2022.

1: Whiteheart SW. Platelet-HIV: interactions and their implications. Platelets. 2022 Feb 17;33(2):208-211. doi: 10.1080/09537104.2021.2019695. Epub 2022 Jan 4. PMID: 35086429; PMCID: PMC8881393.

Stephanie Leung, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. If you are a medical student and would like to connect with Dr. Leung, you can reach her by email here. 

You can also learn more about other ADDs and see a full listing of them here. 

Q: What do you do clinically?

James Hawthorne, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry. If you are a medical student and would like to connect with Dr. Hawthorne, you can reach him by email here. 

You can also learn more about other ADDs and see a full listing of them here. 

Q: What do you do clinically?

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2022) — Although most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with a two-to-four-week course of antibiotics, some patients still experience lingering, debilitating effects of the disease months after they finish treatment.

We want these young men to believe in themselves and say, ‘I can be a doctor.’”

Lexington, Ky., native Roszalyn Akins is passionate about helping students reach their potential. With 40-plus years as an educator and civic leader, she has found tremendous success when she encourages students to believe in themselves.