By Mallory Olson
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Kyle Groves is rooted in the farm. He took over his family’s fifth-generation dairy farm business in 1969.

UK HealthCare We Are Proof Series

UK HealthCare is more than a hospital.
It’s a living, breathing network of determined doctors and nurses, researchers and staff, patients and families.

Our residents and fellows put in the time and effort each and every day. The Gold Humanism Honor Society’s “Thank a Resident Day,” falls on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, providing an opportunity to showcase some of their great work.

Our Office of Graduate Medical Education continuously receives nominations for “Resident of the Month.” For Thank a Resident Day, the office is spotlighting the exceptional work of some of our nominated residents at the UK College of Medicine. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2021) — An ongoing study led by University of Kentucky researchers is giving school staff, including teachers, a needed outlet to voice their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost 10,000 school staff across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio have responded to a survey that aims to understand not only what COVID-19 mitigation strategies are being implemented but also how these measures impact staff wellbeing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2021) — Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are not only life-threatening at the time of the event, but they can also lead to secondary complications and loss of function in sensory and motor systems. Researchers at the University of Kentucky recently published a unique study focusing on SCIs in eNeuro.

Congratulations to 2^nd Year Radiology Residents Ben Myers, MD and Leslie Nelson, DO for their “RSNA case of the week”; featured on RSNA Case Collection Twitter and the GI section of the RSNA Collection YouTube Channel. 

RSNA Case Collection - Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion⁠

⁠ 10/14/2020⁠

Writing papers

The publication of manuscripts describing our research is an important part of being a professor or a trainee at an academic institution. Other members of our community of radiologists are eager to read what we have found. :earning the way we do something will save them time and prevent them for making the same mistakes we made.  Publishing also raises the awareness of other researchers of what a wonderful place the University of Kentucky is. 

With the goal of improving wellness and reducing burnout during surgical training, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Surgery has adopted a General Surgery Resident Wellness Program. The wellness program curriculum is modeled on pioneering wellness programs around the country, and it addresses the mental, physical, professional, and social well-being of UK’s surgery residents.

Brain metabolism is the process by which the brain converts nutrients into energy and small molecule signals. When there are breakdowns in brain metabolism, this can lead to serious neurological diseases including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and traumatic brain injury. These breakdowns even have been linked to diabetes.