Dr. Mark V. Williams, professor and vice chair in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky, has been named to the advisory board of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. The Joint Commission Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed journal that provides both empirical studies and practical instructions on how to understand and implement interventions to improve patient safety and quality. At UK, Williams also serves as chief transformation and learning officer for the UK HealthCare and director of the Center for Health Services Research.

Jan. 12 or Jan. 13: What’s New at the NIH? Requirements to Address Rigor and Transparency in Research

Please join Gina Vessels, SRAS Post Award Manager, for one of our informational sessions on the monthly financial reports distributed by Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) for grant accounts. There will be a general review of the report structure and discussion of the information within the report, and there will be ample time for questions and discussion after the presentation.

A Word about an “Honorarium” and the Proposal Budget:

New Subrecipient Commitment Form:

The Dermatology Clinic at the University of Kentucky will soon relocate to the first floor of UK HealthCare Clinics at Turfland on Harrodsburg Road. The clinic will open on February 15, 2016.

Jennifer Lackey, RN, Ambulatory Services Director for UK HealthCare’s Department of Surgery clinics, said that relocating the Dermatology clinic to Turfland from its space in the Good Samaritan medical office building on Maxwell Street will allow for department growth and improved access for patients.

Ishmael Hibbard, 56, was just reaching for the television remote control when sharp pains across his shoulder blades drove him down to one knee. He bit his lip so hard, it drew blood. Hibbard didn’t think it was a heart attack, but the Manchester, Kentucky native knew he needed to get to the emergency room right away.

His wife, Judy, was at work so it fell to his teenage son, Ben Hibbard, to drive him to the Manchester Memorial Hospital emergency room for treatment.

After well over two decades into practice, it’s sometimes difficult for physicians to recall what led them to their particular specialty. Dr. Alan Fleischer, Jr., however, can recall the exact moment when he decided to specialize in Dermatology.

It was during a rotation in the field while a medical student at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  His professor and another visiting dermatologist examined a patient suffering from a condition that no one had yet correctly diagnosed.