Dr. Lumy Sawaki cried as she watched one of her patients, who has no motor or sensory function, take a first step.

But it wasn't a normal step. The patient was wearing a helmet and a full-body, robotic exoskeleton — reminiscent of something in a Marvel superhero movie.

Sawaki recalled knowing the paralyzed patient couldn't feel the foot hit the ground, but the patient's eyes lit up and Sawaki considered that step, after months of rehabilitation, a major accomplishment.

Attention PIs with NIH awards --  OSPA recently delegated to you the ability in eRA Commons to submit your annual progress reports, known as RPPRs, to NIH directly.   (NIH allows this delegation for SNAP awards only).  The SRAS staff remains available and more than willing to assist you with this process.  We are currently working on revising the RPPR SOP, which will be posted soon.  In the meantime, you are strongly encouraged to contact your GPS/pre-award support person directly for guidance w

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Surgical Skills Laboratory uses the most modern and advanced technology for surgical skills, techniques and education. The laboratory is available for specialized training in performing and analyzing an array of medical and surgical procedures both current and experimental. Equipped with six complete arthroscopy stations, the skills lab enables users to perform arthroscopic, as well as open surgical techniques, providing opportunities to perfect and develop procedures and products

The UK Sports Medicine service has one of the nation’s most comprehensive Sports Medicine Centers, with decades of experience in treating sports-specific injuries and disorders. Our specialists have been chosen as official physicians for all UK Athletics as well as other regional collegiate programs and professional athletic organizations. Whether you're an occasional athlete or a professional, our goal is to help you return to, and even surpass, the level of athletic performance at which you performed prior to the injury.

UK HealthCare has announced plans to lease and renovate the former Dillard's location at Turfland Mall on Harrodsburg Road for consolidation and relocation of some of its primary care and specialty outpatient clinics. UK HealthCare will be the anchor tenant for the first floor of the building utilizing approximately 85,000 square feet, officials said. The clinic will consolidate patient services of UK Family & Community Medicine, which currently sees patients at both the Kentucky Clinic on the UK campus, and at Kentucky Clinic South, located on Harrodsburg Road.

College of Medicine Students Go West for Clinical Rotations Through New Initiative