Dr. Fareesh Hobbs Kanga Leads Successful Transition of Clerkship to Virtual Learning
When students at the University of Kentucky were sent home last spring as a precaution early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Fareesh Hobbs Kanga, MD, faced a pair of significant challenges.
Dr. Kanga, psychiatry clerkship director and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, had two courses approaching that needed to be converted to virtual learning, and on a tight deadline.
Congratulations, Dr. Avila!
Dr. Fran Feltner named statewide Community Health Champion
Congratulations to our UK CERH Director Dr. Fran Feltner! She was named the statewide Community Health Champion this week at the inaugural Community Health Champions Awards, sponsored by WellCare of Kentucky. The ceremony was held virtually on Oct. 28 to recognize honorees across the commonwealth.
“Dr. Feltner represents exactly the type of service, commitment, and passion that we want to support in Kentucky,” said Ben Orris, chief operating officer for WellCare of Kentucky. “We know that people like Dr. Feltner help make Kentucky communities healthier.”
Drs. Aman Khurana and Fanny Chaplin Receive Early Career Research Award at Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) 2020
What led you and Dr. Chapelin to this research topic? When we started at University of Kentucky (UK) last fall, (August 2019), we saw two untapped potentials in the Department of Radiology and we jumped on board.
UKnow: Markey Surgeon to Begin Term as Chair of the National Commission on Cancer
Tattoos Can Impair Sweating, Lead to Heat-Related Injuries
A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology finds that tattooed skin does not sweat as much as non-inked areas of the body, which may have implications for the body’s ability to cool in people with extensive tattooing.
World Stroke Day
The Hazard & Surrounding Area Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group would like to announce October 29th is World Stroke Day. Learn the signs and symptoms of a stroke. Remember the acronym BE FAST: Balance (Loss of balance, dizziness, or headache), Eyes (Blurred Vision), Face (One side of the face is drooping), Arm (Arm or leg weakness), Speech (Speech Difficulties) and Time (Time to call 9-1-1).
Epilepsy Neuroimaging Alliance – Grant Winners
UK Medical Student Earns First-Place in ACS Research Program
A research abstract from Jacob Hubbuch, a third-year student from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was awarded first place in the Education, Innovation, and Outcomes category of the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Medical Student Research Program. The research was among three top finishers featured at the ACS 2020 Virtual Clinical Congress on Oct. 3.
Nelson to attend Introduction to Academic Radiology Program
