A team from The University of Kentucky's Neurosurgery Residents program placed second in their first year of competition at The Congress of Neurological Surgery Resident Academic Competition. Dr. Steven Grupke and Dr. Farhan Mirza were the two residents selected for the team. The live competition, which was held at the annual congress in Boston in Oct. 15-22, featured the top nine teams from an initial pool of 105 neurosurgery resident programs from the United States and Canada.
In 2014, UK medical students matched into 22 different specialties for residency. Twenty-one percent elected to stay within the UK HealthCare system, and an additional nine percent elected to stay in Kentucky for residency.

Notice of Clarification of 4-Year Limit of Postdoctoral Research Eligibility for K99 Applicants for PA-14-042 “NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)”

Notice of Revised NIH Definition of “Clinical Trial”


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NOT-OD-15-015

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Release Date: October 23, 2014

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ANATOMIST AND STUDENTS FROM UK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN RURAL HEALTH PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE

HAZARD, Ky. (Aug. 1) – Findings of research conducted by Dr. Charles Marshall and doctoral students at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Department of Physical Therapy were presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists in Orlando, FL, July 8-12.

On Oct. 17, the Lexington Convention Center teemed with more than 200 students and scientists sharing their latest research on cardiovascular health for the 17th annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day. Nigel Mackman, Ph.D., director of the McAllister Heart Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented "Hematosis, Thrombosis and Immunity," demonstrating the diverse roles of hemostasis and thrombosis in cardiovascular diseases, cancers and infections. Kathryn J.

An agreement to lease UK land on South Limestone will enable Shriners Hospitals for Children® to bring their highly regarded services closer to Kentucky Children’s Hospital. The move builds upon a collaboration between UK HealthCare and Shriners that has existed for many years.
 

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Saturday adopted a sweeping statement of principles, directing President Eli Capilouto to focus on the "most pressing" needs of Kentucky by determining how best to grow UK's research enterprise through strategic investments in facilities and talent. "The challenges are overwhelming, but we can be up to the task of making a difference," Capilouto said. "These are not easy issues, but they must be our issues.
A group of University of Kentucky medical students who call themselves the "Sonokittens" have distinguished themselves as the world's savviest student sonographers with a win at the first-ever World Cup of Ultrasound Competition. The UK College of Medicine students who share a special interest in bedside ultrasound competed in the ultimate skills test at the World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education, Oct. 10-12 in Portland, Oregon.