University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nation’s leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has named UK HealthCare among the 2013 recipients of the Rising Star Award during the UHC Annual Conference 2013 in Atlanta. The award recognizes significant improvements in ranking in UHC’s annual Quality and Accountability Study, which identifies exemplary performance in patient safety, mortality, clinical effectiveness, and equity of care. UK HealthCare has not only shown improvement from previous years, it has the highest jump in rankings in UHC’s history with a Quality and

 The 2013 Academic Convocation and Awards Day was held on October 9. This annual event focuses on the presentation of awards to students and faculty for outstanding achievement in academics, service, research and teaching during the previous year. The Edwin Munich Memorial Lecture was presented by Dr. H. David Wilson titled, “Medical Education, What’s Ahead.” 

To view a complete list of award recipients, click here

University of Kentucky students interested in a career in health care have the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in their chosen field both inside the classroom and out when they become part of the UK's Living Learning Program's (LLP) Healthcare Residential College.

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will host the 2nd Annual UK Clinical Research Education Day on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UK Chandler Hospital, Pavilion H North Lobby (outside of the administration offices).
NIH Grant Submission Process during the Shutdown eIAF – these should be processed as soon as possible Proposals – do not submit your proposal to OSPA. New deadlines will be established once the Government re-opens. Therefore, proposals need to be ready for submission in response to these deadlines.

CCTS Call for Drug Discovery and Development Applications for Funding of Transformational Team Science
Linda Dwoskin, PhD, Director
Jon Thorson, PhD, Co-Director

For the past 53 years, thousands of people have bequeathed their bodies to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine to further medical training and research.

Sunday afternoon, about 50 first-year UK medical students returned the favor, raking leaves and planting trees and shrubs to beautify Section 36 at Lexington Cemetery, where 2,300 to 2,500 of those donors are buried.

After four sweaty hours of hard work, hands that soon might be delivering babies and performing surgery were black with dirt and mud.

Are you interested in learning more about the UK College of Pharmacy and the profession of pharmacy? If so, please register to attend our upcoming PharmD Open House on Saturday, October 26th at 10am! This event offers college students the opportunity to learn about the pharmacy profession, career opportunities, and the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the University of Kentucky! During this event, we will offer presentations from the dean, faculty, admissions representatives, and current students.

Our department is known for its strong commitment to children and to education in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Linah Al-Alem is a postdoctoral scholar in the Curry lab. Originally from Jordan, she has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Jordan and a Master’s degree in Clinical Reproduction from the University of Kentucky. She earned her Ph.D. in Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology at the University of Kentucky exploring biomarkers for ovarian cancer.