Kayla Combs Whitaker and Kimberly Boggs, rural project managers for the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH), attended the National Rural Health Resource Center (NRHRC) Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Workshop in April in Duluth, Minnesota.

Topics at the workshop included national quality initiatives, Medicare beneficiary quality improvement project initiatives, rural health networking, assessing health needs and other topics relevant to rural health.

From UK Biosafety News, Newsletter Date May 2013. With the return of warmer weather and summer approaching, the UK Department of Biological Safety would like to issue the following friendly reminders: Please remember to add new personnel, including summer interns and students, to your IBC registrations (http://topaz.uky.edu). Please be advised that all high school volunteers must be approved by UK Environmental Health and Safety (http://ehs.uky.edu/ohs/minors_0001.php). Minors under the age of 14 are NOT PERMITTED inside of any research laboratory, greenhouse, or animal facility at the Un
The Department of Otolaryngology - HNS Residency Program provides a robust, progressive surgical experience. Our residents operate one-on-one with a faculty member on virtually every case. We take pride in providing our trainees with all clinical and surgical skills necessary to become a expert otolaryngologist, whether that be in a private practice or academic setting.
The Ear, Nose, and Throat - Hearing and Balance Clinic provides enhanced patient care with ready access to ancillary services, including allergists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists.
The Division of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery features fellowship trained surgical oncologists who evaluate and treat patients with both benign and malignant tumors affecting the head and neck. Patients are seen within the newly opened, multidisciplinary Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Clinic within the Markey Cancer Center.
The Division of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery treats patients with conditions affecting the organs of hearing and balance. Both surgical and non-surgical services are provided by fellowship-trained physicians with extensive experience managing complex otologic disorders.
The weekly Head and Neck Oncology Conference covers all facets of managing head and neck cancer patients, including disease presentation, radiographic and pathologic findings, staging, and treatment planning.

On May 8, 2013, NIH released its new Fiscal Policy for grant awards for its FY 2013. To information on the policy including changes from previous years, click here.

According to NIH grants policy, all grantee publications about research that are funded by NIH must include a specific acknowledgment of NIH grant support. A new web page on NIH funding acknowledgement provides grantees with useful guidance to meet the award requirements. The new web page can be found by clicking here.