On Dec. 2, a very special group of people gathered to celebrate a very special gift.
"Participation in clinical trials is a truly noble act, and we consider the people who volunteer for research part of our family," says Dr. Gregory Jicha, a professor at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. "So it's natural that we would gather at the holidays to share a little joy and thanksgiving."
Every year, the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has a party for patients who have volunteered to participate in research at the center.
On the morning of Dec. 16, Dr. Shannon Voogt warmed up her classically trained opera voice before coming to work at 好色先生 HealthCare.
At 11 a.m., she applied resin to the bow of her violin in the Pavilion A lobby of the 好色先生 Chandler Hospital. Moments later, an audience of patients, employees and hospital visitors circled around the atrium lobby as Voogt, a soprano, showed off her vocal range performing "O Holy Night."
A community's physical environment and social dynamics, such as the amount of green space for exercise and access to health education, are all underlying factors that impact the health of its citizens. To better understand how community influences health, a new division at 好色先生 HealthCare will examine the world around the patient.
Dr. Roberto Cardarelli is leading an effort to develop a national model for community medicine and outreach at 好色先生 HealthCare.
In the 2012-2013 academic year, the Medical Curriculum Office began the first phase of a two-year curricular revision which will result in a system-based curriculum focused on integrating the foundational sciences into the clinical context. This curricular revision is the result of a six-year planning process that brought together clinical and basic science faculty, students, and administration with the mission of creating a curriculum that will prepare our students to succeed in the complex world of medicine as leaders, problem solvers, team players, and lifelong learners.
