David Goldberg, MD, MSCE, a senior fellow from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics in Philadelphia, will be a special guest lecturer at the 2017 edition of the Bruce Lucas Hepatology and Liver Transplant Symposium on Friday, October 13 at the Kroger Field Recruitment Room. Dr. Goldberg will present findings from studies he has published on two controversial issues in organ transplantation: the impact of the opioid epidemic on organ donations and the risk level posed by hepatitis-C infected organ donors.

To illustrate advanced standards of stroke care in America, Dr. Sibu Saha presented an overview of UK HealthCare’s Stroke Program at the 59^th Annual Congress of the International College of Angiology (ICA) on Thursday, September 7, in Vienna, Austria,

The Data, Analytics, and Statistical Core (DASC) of the Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) hosts a monthly analytics open lab. The CHSR encourages interested faculty, and staff from UKHC and the 6 health profession colleges to join analysts and statisticians on the third Friday of each month from 10:00-11:00am in the Kentucky Clinic room J524.

By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis

This summer 17 undergraduate students came to UK to participate in and learn about biomedical-related research. They took part in two 10-week programs: Summer Undergraduate Research in Environmental Sciences (SURES) and Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

SURES and SURF are directed by Hollie Swanson, a professor in the UK College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences. 

Dr. John Draus, pediatric surgeon with the UK Department of Surgery, accepted appointment earlier this September as the interim Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) for the Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH).

Dr. Draus was asked to step in to the position when the former ACMO, Dr. Scottie Day, agreed to serve as interim chair of the UK Department of Pediatrics. Day is taking the place of Dr. Carmel Wallace who retired as pediatrics chair this year.

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HAZARD, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2107) – The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health is pleased to announce Kayla Combs, rural project manager at the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH), has received the 2017 Emerging Leader Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). Combs received her award at a Sept. 6 ceremony during the organization’s annual conference in Savannah, Ga.

Recently, UK Research Financial Services, formerly called Sponsored Projects Accounting, made a few changes to the PI financial reports they provide through email each month to all PIs. In response to those changes, the College of Medicine Sponsored Research Administrative Services (SRAS) created a helpful information document to assist you in working with the new financial report. To access the Best Practices Document, click here.

The Office of Technology Commercialization recently published is 2017 Annual Report, detailing the commercialization achievements of the office as well as the new programs, resources and services that it offers.  Click on the document below to see the full report.