Children exhibiting disruptive behaviors are at a greater risk for antisocial behaviors, such as substance abuse and criminal activity, later in life.
UK HealthCare has established the Office for Value and Innovation in Healthcare Delivery (OVIHD), aiming to provide value-based care across our health system. By re-engineering care delivery using expertise from industry, UK HealthCare will undergo a transformation of its delivery system to optimize care coordination for patients. “As the health care delivery system continues to evolve, we must be ready to respond to market needs, without losing focus on patient safety and care across the health care continuum,” said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for health affairs.

OSPA Announcement

Kim Carter has recently accepted the positon of Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration effective April 6, 2015.  Ms. Carter is presently the Associate Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at Ohio State University.  She has a Masters of Public Administration with Certificate in Management of Nonprofit Organizations from the University Pittsburgh and a BA also from the University of Pittsburgh.  Ms. Carter is replacing Deborah Davis who is retiring after 40 years at UK.

eRA Information: New RPPR Error Message for Inclusion Enrollment Data
Released: 
Friday, March 13, 2015 

When submitting a Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) that includes Inclusion Enrollment data, grantees may encounter a new error message. The new error message reads:

Section G. Special Reporting Requirements: (ID:   201320)

The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine through the Dean of the College of Medicine and in conjunction with the NIH/NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant anticipates funding pilot grants in the amount of $50,000 per year for up to two years.  Research projects should fit into the general theme of the molecular basis of human disease. Three categories of grants will be considered: 

UK Health Care pediatrician Dr. Lindsay B. Ragsdale was recently elected as chair of the Pediatric Special Interest Group for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine (AAHPM). Ragsdale is the associate director of the Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), which serves families of seriously ill children at Kentucky Children's Hospital (KCH). PACT focuses on improving quality of life, communicating health information to families and managing pain for patients in many sections of the hospital.

The 2015 Saha Awards application process is now open. 

The application process will close on Monday, June 1, 2015.

The Office of Research within the College of Medicine has the mission of supporting faculty, staff and trainees in all aspects of their research-related endeavors.  This office recently launched a new website to assist with the dissemination of pertinent information.  The website is located within the College of Medicine Research site and can be found by clicking here.