Just in case you’re thinking, ‘I have a really busy schedule,’ pause for a moment to consider just what University of Kentucky College of Medicine student Lee Kiefer has ‘on her plate.’
DiPaola appointed to Liaison Committee on Medical Education
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Dean Robert S. DiPaola has been selected as a professional member on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) beginning the 2019-2020 academic year.
"To be nominated and selected by a group of peers is an incredible honor,” said DiPaola. “More importantly, it is an honor to be part of a large team of faculty, staff and students at the UK College of Medicine making this a possibility."
UK Doctor Receives Medical Training at the Top of the World
What kind of medical education requires intense athletic and endurance training? Hiking Mount Everest. From April 23 to May 5, Dr. Kim Kaiser, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine and Family and Community Medicine in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, received hands-on experience as part of the Mount Everest Base Camp Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Conference.
Learning Anatomy Through Art
While most final assignments in science courses involve lab reports or essays, a human anatomy class at the University of Kentucky decided to switch things up this semester by having an art showcase instead.
People Behind Our Research: Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf and the Epigenetics of Cancer
University of Kentucky researcher Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf affectionately describes the formation of her career as an “accident.”
Originally hailing from the Republic of Cameroon, Africa, Fondufe-Mittendorf had never even seen inside of a lab before moving to Germany to pursue an advanced degree. At the Georg-August Universitaet in Göttingen, she earned a doctorate in molecular genetics.
Physiology Research & Education Day Awards
The 2019 Physiology Research & Education Day was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Gatton Student Center.
Thank you to all those who participated in the event and congratulations to the following award winners...
Research Blitz
Brooke Ahern
Brandon Farmer
Taylor Valentino
Jordan Wean
Poster Awards
Undergraduate - Greg Milburn, Susana Munoz Gil
Graduate - Brook Ahern, Courtney Kloske, Lakyn McKafree
Staff - William Bailey
Postdoc - Satoko Ohno
New Proposed Out-of-state Tuition Rate for Professional Master's Program
We are pleased to announce the that university will be charging a special tuition rate for the Master's in Forensics Toxicology & Analytical Genetics program, pending approval of the Board of Trustees in June 2019. The proposed rate will be $915 per credit hour in additional to the mandatory fees. This represents a significant reduction in the out-of-state tuition rate typically assessed and shows enormous support for our program by the university.
'Behind the Blue': Lee Kiefer Balances Medical School and Olympic Dreams
Markey, LLS Host Eighth Annual “Meet the Researchers” Day
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted their eighth annual “Meet the Researchers” Day. This event is a field trip given as a prize to two schools in the region who successfully raised more than $1,000 for the LLS’s Pennies for Patients campaign.
UK Scientists Feature Prominently at International Cardiovascular Research Conference
Kentucky Homeplace Celebrates 25 Years of Helping the Commonwealth Access Needed Care
Since its inception in 1994, Kentucky Homeplace has linked thousands of rural Kentuckians with medical, social and environmental services they otherwise might have done without. To mark the program's 25th anniversary, a celebration is set for May 16 at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) in Hazard.
