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Thaddeus Salmon, MD, assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, recognized addiction as a major health challenge for patients in Kentucky. He felt that as a physician, it was 鈥渁 moral conviction鈥 to continue learning how he could best serve his patients and integrate addiction medicine into his practice.
The 好色先生 is proud to recognize its fourth-year students who learned their pivotal next step in training 鈥 residency 鈥 during Friday鈥檚 Match Day celebrations.
Claire Collins, MD, knew the University of Kentucky Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program was a perfect fit after she completed her interview.
Nearly three years ago, the 好色先生 launched the Alliance Research Initiative to promote collaboration and mentorship through interdisciplinary research teams. With members spanning across 好色先生 departments and colleges, these teams were established to address Kentucky鈥檚 most urgent health needs.
The 好色先生 is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and learners who were winners of the annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler Awards.
Laura Krueger and Aaron Silverstein share the same career aspiration. They want to become physician-scientists, which will allow them to fulfill both of their passions 鈥 medicine and research. While they are both on the same trajectory, they didn鈥檛 quite get to this career path the same way.
The 好色先生 College of Medicine is excited to welcome Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, as the visiting professor delivering this year鈥檚 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Humanities Lecture.
The 好色先生 is excited to announce the creation of a new leadership position at its campus in Bowling Green, Ky., to ensure the seamless integration of the college鈥檚 curriculum at the regional site.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 ninth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will bring in nationally recognized experts to raise awareness about the dangers of heart disease and educate attendees on prevention techniques.
The 好色先生鈥檚 Salvation Army Clinic is a student-run, free clinic that serves as a learning environment for medical, pharmacy, and social work students while providing acute onsite health care for uninsured patients at the Salvation Army of Central Kentucky.
According to her family, Gabriella Smith was the second oldest of six and 鈥渢he helper child鈥 of the bunch. She lived up to this nickname at home in Alexandria, Ky., caring for her three youngest siblings who have special needs. She demonstrated it through church, traveling with teams across Central America to make health care more accessible.
Trauma reactions (i.e., emotional trauma) can show up in many stages of a child鈥檚 experience at the doctor鈥檚 office or hospital. These reactions may present when the child is emotionally scarred by an invasive surgery or painful physical therapy. They may occur when a child struggles with port access or needle sticks and has to be held down to receive life-saving treatments.
During Indigenous Peoples鈥 Month, the 好色先生 College of Medicine is highlighting historical figures who paved the way for an equitable future in medicine.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Shoulder to Shoulder Global (STSG) program and Department of Pediatrics have been awarded a grant of $421,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand the nonprofit collaborative Centro de Salud Hombro a Hombro health center (CSHH) as an educational and empowerment site in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.
For the second consecutive year, the 好色先生 has received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
The 好色先生 College of Medicine is excited to announce that Joseph (Jay) B. Zwischenberger, MD 鈥77, professor of surgery, pediatrics, interventional radiology, and bioengineering, has been named recipient of the prestigious William R. Willard Dean鈥檚 Recognition Award. He was honored at the 2022 College of Medicine Awards Convocation.
To enable the 好色先生 to succeed in its mission for a healthier Kentucky, leadership must prioritize the wellness and well-being of faculty, staff, and learners. Lisa Williams, MSSA, is serving in the college鈥檚 new leadership position, associate dean for wellness and well-being, to help us excel in this goal.
A collaboration between Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital and Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center brings together the expertise of Kentucky鈥檚 top hospital and one of the country鈥檚 best children鈥檚 hospitals to create one of the top pediatric heart programs in the country, according to U.S.
These residents were selected to participate in a seven-month leadership development course as they embark on their chief resident year and look forward to their future careers.