A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows that women who never or rarely screen for breast cancer are also unlikely to receive screening for cervical cancer. The study also identified four key barriers independently associated with the lack of these cancer screenings in Appalachian women. Published in Women & Health, the study focused on six rural counties in Appalachian Kentucky. Researchers conducted in-person interviews with 222 women to assess their adherence (or lack thereof) to cancer screening guidelines.

As part of the recent announcment that NIH is operating under a continuing solution, it was announced that the salary cap has been increased by 1%. To read more about the continuing resolution and the salary cap increase, click here.

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For most of us, vacation days are used for relaxing, traveling, sight-seeing, or even just doing nothing. For some University of Kentucky employees, however, those vacation days are put to use serving those who are less fortunate and in need of good medical care. Recently, pediatric critical care physician Dr. Scottie Day led one such effort to help bring basic medical care to children in Haiti.
The residency program in Radiation Medicine at the University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine is designed to provide a comprehensive clinical and didactic education for residents in the field of Radiation Oncology using the newest state-of-the-art equipment and clinic. This educational endeavor occurs from the PGY-2 through the PGY-5 level. The residents are required to rotate on the various services of Radiation Medicine during their residency training period. The length of each rotation is generally three months.

The AOA/MD/PhD Research day event organizers and participants would like to thank Dr. Andrew Shafer for speaking at this year's event, held February 21, 2014. 

Sally Rockey, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, released in a recent blog post the FY 2013 information for research applications, funding and awards.  To read her blog post, click here.

Dr. Rockey releases a blog post every week with benefical information for every researcher.  To sign up for Dr. Rockey's blog, called Rock Talk, click here.

 

A new lecture series presented by mUsiKcare will highlight wellness and health care benefits of music programs like the UK piano courses for individuals 50 years of age and older. A transcript of this video can be found here. Video by Jenny Wells/UK Public Relations and Marketing.

Dr. Rinker's manuscript, “The Use of Dermal Autograft as an Adjunct to Breast Reconstruction with Tissue Expanders”(Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 130: 1179, 2012) has won “BEST BREAST PAPER” in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for calendar 2012. 

Donna Wilcock, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Physiology and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has been invited to join the editorial board of The Journal of Neuroscience in 2014 as an associate editor in the Neurobiology of Disease section. She was been selected by the senior and reviewing editors of the journal based on her expertise and history of reviews. As an associate editor, Wilcock will provide frequent reviews as well as suggesting appropriate reviewers for manuscripts.