New Vascular Surgeon to begin practice at end of July
The University of Kentucky’s Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome a new surgeon, Sam Tyagi, MD, to its vascular and endovascular surgery faculty beginning in late July 2017.
Though born in Canada, by the time Sam Tyagi had reached age 7, his family had lived in Stony Brook, New York and Columbia, Missouri before finally settling in Jackson, Mississippi to accommodate his father’s, Suresh Tyagi, Ph.D., various appointments as an NIH-funded researcher and professor in physiology and biophysics .
In The Loop: First annual Saha Awards recognize dedication to patient-centered care
FROM UK HealthCare IN THE LOOP
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Renay Scales, PhD Named Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Updated Fiscal Policies Released by NIH
NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2017
Notice Number: NOT-OD-17-086
Key Dates
Release Date: June 30, 2017
NIH Announces New Stipend Levels for Research Training Grants
[from the NIH website]
Revision: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Predoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2017
Notice Number: NOT-OD-17-084
Key Dates
Release Date: June 27, 2017
New F-RPPR Available on eRA Commons
As you may know, NIH has created a new module for the online completion and submission of Final Research Performance Progress Reports (F-RPPRs). While the F-RPPR and Annual RPPRs are similar, one notable difference is that you access the F-RPPR through the “Process Final RPPR” link on the eRA Commons Closeout Status screen. In contrast, Annual RPPRs are accessed via a similar link on the Commons Status screen. This
UK Center for Health Services Research Awarded $4.5 Million from CMS for Accountable Health Communities
With a $4.5 million award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, researchers in the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) have established the Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities (KC-AHC) to address the health-related social needs of vulnerable patients across the Commonwealth.
Head of Duke University’s Practice Plans Selected as UK’s Next EVPHA
Perry County Diabetes Coalition Walks 33,000 Miles
MEDIA CONTACT: Beth Bowling, beth.bowling@uky.edu, 606-439-3557
UKnow: Family and Surgeon Work to Raise Awareness of Cleft Care, Repair Children in Third World
By Elizabeth Adams
UKnow
The 20-week ultrasound appointment privileges parents to a sneak-peek of their baby growing inside the womb.
First-time parents Anna (Seitz) and Evan Ciannello went into their 20-week appointment expecting to see their baby’s physical features taking perfect form — 10 tiny fingers, one wrinkled nose, two eyes yet to open and a complete mouth, perhaps sucking a thumb. But the 20-week ultrasound appointment brought unwelcome news to the couple.
