The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery recently named Melissa Banks as its new residency and fellowship coordinator. Though she had already been handling some of the job duties of the position as a STEPS employee, Banks assumed the position officially on Friday evening, January 20.

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Research being conducted at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) to identify health related issues that are relevant to individuals with stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury was featured on WYMT-TV and the Hazard-Herald News.

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Sales Tax Charges  

If Kentucky State sales tax is charged on goods/services, the sales tax must be charged to a cost center. It cannot be charged to a grant.  

As part of a $3.5 billion enterprise, members of the UK community conduct work across a range of disciplines, units, and areas of expertise; but a single idea unites us: Service. You see this idea through our teaching and learning; diversity and inclusion; and through our discovery, research and creativity. You see it through our promotion of health and our deep community engagement. In the Office of Finance and Administration, we aim to mirror that dedication and focus.


Dr. Anil Duggal begins his practice as a specialist in hand and plastic surgery with the UK Division of Plastic Surgery in February 2017.

“We’re very glad to welcome such an accomplished plastic and hand surgeon to UK HealthCare,” said Dr. Henry Vasconez, division chief of the UK Department of Plastic Surgery. “Dr. Duggal brings a wealth of experience to central Kentucky that will be a great benefit to our patients and residents.”

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In 2015, identical twins Gardner and Jon Wes Adams, then in their mid-20s, both nearly died when their hearts suddenly stopped beating. The incidents happened months apart, but the cause was the same: Brugada syndrome, a rare, congenital heart rhythm disorder.

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Working as a bedside nurse requires extensive physical effort — pushing wheelchairs and beds, twisting and lifting, and long periods on your feet. Jennifer Thomas, who's been a nurse at UK HealthCare for six years, can attest to this. In fact, it was while assisting a patient from a wheelchair that she badly injured the cartilage in her knee. "The pain was excruciating — a sharp, stabbing, burn," Thomas said. "It was constant regardless of sitting or walking.
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The College of Medicine has announced its Wethington Award Policy for 2017.

The policy can be found on the COM Research webpage under Support.

Click here to read the full policy.

The University of Kentucky Wound Care Clinic and Department of Surgery recently added a new full time provider, Sharon Pelfrey, APRN, to its roster of specialized professional caregivers.

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