LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 28, 2021) — Disasters can come in many forms, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and more. Eastern Kentucky was hit particularly hard earlier this year with flooding and winter storms.
Medical Student Lee Kiefer Recaps Her Gold Medal Win in Tokyo
Everything U.S. Olympic fencer Lee Kiefer had been training to achieve came to fruition this summer when she won gold in women’s individual foil at the Tokyo Games. The exhilarating win cemented her into the history books as the first American fencer to medal in the event.
“Luck, preparation, fight – everything came together that one day,” she said.
Kiefer and her husband, U.S. Olympic fencer Gerek Meinhardt, just wrapped up a cross-country trip – San Francisco and New York City – to show their families their hardware. (Meinhardt earned a bronze medal in men’s team foil.)
UK Collaborates to Offer Disaster Preparedness Toolkit for Older Adults
Students at CERH Go Purple
College of Health Science students at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health-UK Hazard Campus donned purple in support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. UKPT and UKMLS Hazard Campus students wore purple to support survivors of interpersonal violence.
PT Celebrates Day of Service for UK Hazard Campus
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
This week, the UK DPT Hazard Class of 2023 participated in their PT Day of Service project building safe recreational trails for the community at the Perry County Park. Students worked with Ben Braman of the Pathfinders of Perry County Kentucky, a non-profit organization that promotes community engagement, recreation, and education for Perry County.
Society of University Surgeons presents its 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Mark Evers
The Society of University Surgeons (SUS) is Pleased to Honor
the 2021 SUS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
B. Mark Evers, MD
The award will be presented at the SUS Academic Surgical Congress on February 1, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.
He is the true embodiment of the type of individual that this award seeks to recognize.
Schwartz Memorial Lecture returns to the Department of Surgery on November 5
By Josh Shepherd
After being postponed in 2020, the annual Richard W. Schwartz Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium returns to the UK Department of Surgery on Friday, November 5 to celebrate surgical education. The seventh edition of the Schwartz Lecture on Surgical Education will feature a presentation from Richard Bell, MD, FACS, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of South Carolina and UK Surgery faculty alumnus.
MIMG Faculty Recognized with Teaching and Mentoring Awards
Dr. Sarah D'Orazio received an Academy of Medical Educator Excellence in Medical Education Awards in Development as well as an Academy of Medical Educator Excellence in Medical Education Awards in Innovation.
Dr. Brian Higgins received the First Year Distinguished Teaching Award (awarded by class of 2024) and the Second Year Distinguished Teaching Award (awarded by Class of 2023).
Dr. Zach Porterfield and Dr. Subba Bondada were nominated by their trainees and recognized as Outstanding Mentors by the Office of Biomedical Education.
Physiology Research Retreat Poster Award Winners
Congratulations to all those selected for poster awards at the 2021 Physiology Research Retreat on October 28 in the Gatton Student Center, Harris Ballroom. Presenters were judged by teams of faculty, fellows, staff, and graduate students and scored on the quality of the poster, the ability to provide a clear description of the study, and the ability to respond to questions.
Cash prizes
Honorable Mention - $250
Best Poster - $500
UK-CARES Collaborates to Offer Disaster Preparedness Toolkit for Older Adults
Center Director Dr. Ellen Hahn Receives The Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award in Nursing Research
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 6, 2021) - UK-CARES Center Director, Dr. Ellen Hahn, was given the Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award during the NightInGala held by the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR).
