Match Day 2017 - new UK residents and fellows announced; UK class matches 19 to surgery
On Match Day last Friday, the names of the 2017-18 categorical and surgical interns were announced along with the new residents and fellows in plastic surgery and CT surgery.
General Surgery Categorical Interns
Robbie Aru – Mississippi Zeta Chow – Colorado Travis Hughes – Texas
Katie Kraft – Kentucky Amy Tefft – Vermont Sam Walling – Louisville
Second annual Gordon Hyde lecture to feature nationally acclaimed Vascular Surgeon
Nationally acclaimed vascular surgeon, Jack Cronenwett, MD, will be the featured speaker at the second annual Gordon Hyde Lectureship in Vascular Surgery on Wednesday morning, April 19, from 7 – 8 am in the Pavilion A Auditorium of the UK Chandler Medical Center.
There will be a breakfast reception about 30 minutes prior to the lecture just outside the auditorium, so attendees are advised to come early.
UK HealthCare's New Advanced Eye Care Clinic Enhances Patient Care, Education and Research
Surgery department resident and faculty member selected for induction in medical honor society
The University of Kentucky selected Stuart Tobin, MD, Division of Dermatology, and Sam Carmichael, MD, PGY4 in General Surgery, to be among its latest faculty and resident inductees into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Dr. Tobin and Dr. Carmichael were notified of their high honor on Saturday morning, March 11, from Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith, Vice Dean for Education in the UK College of Medicine.
Save The Date for Cardiovascular Research Day!
HHS Increases Salary Cap but Remains Under a Continuing Resolution
HHS continues to operate under a continuing resolution. The NIH will continue to issue non-competing research grant awards at levels below what was stated on the most recent Notice of Award. The salary cap was raised from $185,100 to $187,000.
SRAS Provides Recommendations for Handling Invoices Associated with Subcontracts
Do you have invoices associated with POs for subcontracts/subawards on your sponsored project that need to be paid? Check the SRAS Useful Information page for OSPA guidance on ho
UKNOW: UK Teamwork Returns Heart Patient to His First Love: Restoring Vintage Cars
By Laura Dawahare / Photos by Mark Cornelison
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Mar. 16, 2017) — By his 13th birthday, Jason Conn had undergone three open heart surgeries to repair his deformed bicuspid valve.
UKNOW: She Almost Skipped a Routine Exam, But Didn't – And It Saved Her Life
By Allison Perry (Photos by Mark Cornelison)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 14, 2017) – While battling a cold and trying to prepare for her daughter's college graduation party the next day, Claudia Hall considered bailing out of her annual checkup with her gynecologist in early May 2014.
American Heart Association: Too Few with Stroke of the Eye are Treated to Reduce Future Stroke
Study Highlights:
Only one-third of 5,600 patients with retinal infarction, or stroke in the eye, underwent basic stroke work-up, and fewer than one in 10 were seen by a neurologist.
One in 100 of the retinal infarction patients studied experienced another stroke within 90 days of their retinal infarction.
LOS ANGELES, Jan.
