To draw attention to the importance of ovarian cancer screening, Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear joined Kentucky’s female legislators to highlight results from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Ovarian Cancer Screening Program. The screening program is an ongoing, 26-year research study showing that annual screening continues to detect ovarian cancer at an earlier stage than is possible with a clinical examination. 

The Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) want to “celebrate the power of rural” and create excitement throughout Kentucky by having an amateur photo contest. Share your love of all things rural, through your art of photography. Rural landscape photos and rural health related photos will be accepted now through November 14th. For details see the flyer below.

Guidance on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities Following the Recent Lapse in Appropriations


Notice Number: NOT-OD-14-003

Key Dates
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Related Announcements
NOT-OD-14-002

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

Craig Rush is devoted to improving the lives of people who struggle with drug abuse by identifying treatments that allow them to stop or reduce their drug use. Since joining the University of Kentucky in 1999, he has come to wear several hats. He is the director of UK’s Laboratory of Human Behavioral Pharmacology, serves as assistant vice president for research, and holds professorships in the departments of behavioral health, psychiatry and psychology so that he can help train the next generation of researchers.

Congratulations to Wei Zhang on receiving First place at the 16th Annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day!

NIH has released its guidance (see below). OSPA is unable to submit applications at this time. We will provide an update as more information is available.

 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-002.html

 Interim Guidance on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities


Notice Number:NOT-OD-14-002

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
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 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).
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