NIH Announces New Funding Opportunities with a Focus on Workforce Diversity
New Funding Opportunities with a Focus on Workforce Diversity
Kronemeyer Named 2013 Paul Harris Fellow
Diane Kronemeyer, community liaison at University of Kentucky (UK) Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH), has been named a 2013 Paul Harris Fellow by the Hazard Rotary Club.
Kronemeyer was designated a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given by an individual representing an agency, company or business along with the individual’s personal assistance for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among people of the world.
UK Study Examines Relationship Between Smoke-free Law and Children in the Home
Student Overcomes Obstacles to Attend UK College of Medicine
Holmes Selected for 2014 National Rural Health Fellowship
First MLS Class Graduates
Ambati Receives Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award
UK Receives $11.3 Million for Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity Research
In a time when competition for federal research funding is tougher than ever before, the University of Kentucky has been awarded one of the largest health grants ever made to the institution: an $11.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant supporting research focusing on issues that plague the Commonwealth - the twin scourges of obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Somerset HOT Expo
November marks a very important time for me. It is my annual hire date and also the month in which the Health Occupations Today (HOT) Expo is usually held. Last year I had the opportunity to see it during the first week of my job. I was completely overwhelmed and awestruck at the event. The team at Southern KY AHEC had worked diligently planning and preparing for this event and it showed. Of course I had no idea what had taken place behind the scene to get to this point.
Dr. Michael Lynch Wins the 2013 Glancy Award
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Lynch, PGY5 plastic surgery resident, who was named the recipient of the prestigious Glancy Award at the Black Tie Dinner of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (SEPSRS) in June. His paper entitled “Dermal Autografts as a Substitute for Acellular Dermal Matrices (ADM) in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective Comparative Study,” was selected from over 60 papers submitted from 11 accredited plastic surgery residency programs throughout the Southeast. Co-authors were 4th Year Medical Student Michael Chung and Dr.