I am pleased to announce that Ernie Scott has been appointed Director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH), effective November 1. Mr. Scott joined the KORH in January 2012 as Rural Project Manager. Prior to his role at the KORH, he was employed by Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation as the Director of Planning and Special Projects. Ernie brings over 15 years of valuable rural healthcare experience ranging from clinic to hospital to academic settings.

Learn more about the Area Health Education Center's purpose and goals from President Capilouto by watching this two minute video.

NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution


Notice Number: NOT-OD-14-012

Key Dates Release Date: October 25, 2013

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Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH)

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Min Chen and Kathleen O’Connor shows that a specific protein may assist breast cancer cells in metastasizing. Tumor cells escape a primary tumor by a process called invasion. This process of invasion requires cells to migrate or move through tissue.
The college’s mission is to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that promote professionalism, teamwork, life-long learning, empathy, scholarship, cultural sensitivity, and leadership, with the goal of providing excellence in education, health care and research within the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond.

The University of Kentucky will open one of the country's largest hybrid operating rooms — the first of its kind in the region — as well as eight new, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose operating rooms, in the next few weeks, as the most recent phase of construction and expansion at the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital is completed.

The latest phase completed includes the unique hybrid operating room which combines the most advanced and high-quality imaging technology with surgical operative capabilities to create a unique operating room environment as well as:

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


Notice Number: NOT-OD-14-007

Key Dates
Release Date: October 22, 2013

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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.