At the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging annual meeting, it was an opportunity for some former advanced cardiovascular imaging fellows to meet up with the current fellows. At the conference, Dr. Patrick Hurley gave an oral presentation of a case related to regadenoson causing coronary steal, in collaboration with fellow alumni Dr. Arash Seratnahaei (Gen Cards/ACI). Dr. Ahmad Elashery presented a poster of a rare case of caval foramen hernia (in press for Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging).

Our very own Brittany Smalls, PhD wrote an article in yesterday's UKNOW titled: “College of Medicine Celebrates African-American Trailblazers." The article focuses on two living legends and pioneers of the College of Medicine. To read the article and learn more about the two honoree’s, Dr.

Five students from the University of Kentucky placed in the UK Global Health Case Competition (GHCC), which rallied both undergraduate and graduate students from various colleges to collaborate on revolutionary research. Together, they worked toward a common goal — solving a global health concern. This year, competitors were tasked with tackling refugee health.

Please Save the Date for the 2019 UK Cardiovascular Research Retreat, Friday, May 10th  from 2:00-5:00 pm at the Boone Center. Lunch will be provided from 12:00-1:00 pm.

We are pleased to congratulate Anye Wamucho, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation on February 21, 2019. We would also like to congratulate and acknowledge Dr. Olga Tysusko for her excellent mentorship; the committee members: Drs. Unrine, Palli, Farman, and Mellon, for their guidance throughout Anye's training; and Dr. Chunming Liu as the outside examiner.

At the intersection of exceptional patient care and remarkable education is the willingness and desire to adapt. The most forward-thinking health care delivery systems embrace interprofessional collaborative practice as a way to improve quality of care. 

The University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine has embraced transformation of care by providing an early interprofessional clinical experience: the TEAM Clinic model.