Car crashes, motorcycle accidents, falls from a rooftop or a cliff, gunshot wounds and even injuries from tornadoes. These are some of the types of incidents that can lead to being rushed to the hospital.
Perhaps more than ever, Kentucky needs social workers to help the most vulnerable among us
Since the 1960s, March has been marked as a time to celebrate the significant work of social work practitioners, educators, researchers and students.
Social work has a rich and storied history. The foundational impact of Jane Adams’ Hull House and Mary Richmond’s Charity Organization Societies has reverberated through the decades. The pioneering legacies of social workers like Dorothy Height and Kentucky native Whitney Young, Jr. continue to positively shape people's lives.
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Dr. Smalls accepted to the 2018 Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials
According to the NIH Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials website (https://obssr.od.nih.gov/training/training-institutes/institute-on-randomized-clinical-trials/) this training will provide thorough grounding in the conduct of randomized clinical trials to researchers interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of randomized clinical trials involving behavioral interventions. The curriculum will enable participants to:
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The Big Reveal: Medical Students Learn Residency Locations on Match Day
After four years of medical school and numerous interviews, University of Kentucky College of Medicine students found out where they will continue their medical education in residency programs. Match Day is a culmination of the hard work and dreams of students on the path to becoming doctors.
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SCoBIRC Symposium Receives Broad Attendance
The 24th Annual Kentucky Spinal Cord & Head Injury Research Trust Symposium, was held on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in the Lee T. Todd, Jr. Building at the University of Kentucky.
Prominent researchers in the fields of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury from across the nation joined the UK Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) faculty to share information focused on two themes: long-term consequences of neurotrauma and research along the translational spectrum.
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King's Daughters joins Markey Affiliate Network
King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., has entered into a new affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.
By becoming a UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network member, King's Daughters can offer patients in eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and West Virginia access to additional specialty and subspecialty care, including clinical trials and advanced technology, while allowing them to stay closer to home for most treatments.
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Brain Surgery shouldn't be scary, says UK Pediatric Neurosurgeon
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When Minutes Matter, UK's Level-1 Pediatric and Adult Trauma Centers Can Mean the Difference in Life or Death
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PDO Funding Alert - NIH- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award
PDO Funding Alert - NIH- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 – Clinical Trial Required)
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/> )
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Your brain on Skittles: It may not be telling you the truth.
Click Here to be directed to the original article by Linda Blackford of the Lexington Herald-Leader
Department of Physiology faculty member Tim McClintock is President-Elect of the International Society of Neurogastronomy.
Your brain on Skittles: It may not be telling you the truth.
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