The Lexington Herald Leader recently posted a video featuring Dr. Avinash Bhakta and his research on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Colorectal Screening in Kentucky.

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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).

During February's celebration of Black History Month, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Faculty of Color Network (FCN), with funding from the College of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Office led by Dr. Renay Scales, honored two living legends and pioneers of the college.

By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis 

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.

Organized by the College of Pharmacy, Dr. D'Orazio and Pearson will be the featured speakers among others.

http://pharmacy.uky.edu/news/everything-science-opposites-attract

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