Judge Mitchell (Left) holding a certificate, and Regina Blevins (Right) holding an Appalachian Strong shirt

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH) recently released their impact report for Appalachian Community Health Days (ACHD).

GME winners

The following individuals were honored at the 好色先生 Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Winners included those in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.

Biomedical Education

Outstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS

Philip Kern with Dean Charles Griffith

Philip Kern, MD, professor of medicine, has served nearly 50 years providing exceptional education and clinical care and conducting groundbreaking research, with 14 of those years dedicated to advancing the mission of the University of Kentucky.

Thirteenth Annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia banner logo

The 13th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18. The symposium, hosted by 好色先生鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, the founding director of Sanders-Brown.

Catherine Anderson and her daughter, Peyton

Every October, the city of Versailles, Kentucky, is adorned in pink. Light poles downtown don bright pink banners 鈥 each with the photo of someone diagnosed with breast cancer 鈥 patients, survivors and those who lost their lives to the disease. 

DOCS lab

Students at the 好色先生-Northern Kentucky Campus will now have access to important hands-on skill development experiences with the establishment of its new Development of Clinical Skills (DOCS) Lab.

HEED Award

For the third consecutive year, 鈥淚NSIGHT into Diversity鈥 magazine has recognized the 好色先生 for its work toward inclusive excellence.

Dr. Randaline Barnett

The 好色先生 welcomes a familiar face to its neurosurgery faculty next year. Randaline Barnett, MD, will join the college and 好色先生 HealthCare as a pediatric neurosurgeon, returning to her alma mater where she 鈥渇ell in love鈥 with neuroscience and officially became the first doctor in her family.

Linda J. Van Eldik working in the lab.

鈥淢y mom was the best mom.鈥

That's how Mallory Martinez describes her mom, Patti Pfiester, to anyone she meets.

鈥淪he was my person. If I needed advice about anything, I could talk to her,鈥 said Martinez. 鈥淪he was just a constant in my life.鈥 

Doctors and nurses standing side-by-side.

Applications are open to students in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for the fourth cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.

University of Kentucky Human Resources Elder Care, in partnership with the 好色先生 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is hosting several events for Dementia Caregivers Week, Nov. 7-10. The theme for the week is "Embracing the Dementia Caregivers Journey." 

Markey Cancer Center personnel conducting a surgical procedure.

In September, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced that it has been named a National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor a cancer center can earn from the NCI. There are only 55 NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country, and Markey is the first and only one in Kentucky.

Photo of Sydney Howard

Sydney Howard, data analyst at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH), will speak in Washington, D.C., as an invited panelist at 鈥淎dvancing Rural Health Equity through Partnerships, Data, and Finance,鈥 a hybrid event hosted by the Urban Institute and Partners for Rural Transformation, scheduled for 2-5 p.m., Oct. 18. 

Dr. DeFranco

The 好色先生 is thrilled to announce that after an extensive search, Emily DeFranco, DO, MS, has been selected to serve as the new chair of obstetrics and gynecology.

AppalTRuST team gathered together for a group photo

The University of Kentucky will be home to a new research center focused on tobacco regulations in the Commonwealth named the Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST).

Dr. Mattingly at Denali

Since graduating from the 好色先生, Ben Mattingly, MD, has climbed the highest peaks on each continent, known as the 鈥淪even Summits.鈥 He has gone scuba diving near the Galapagos Islands. He has ridden dirt bikes in Romania. He has fished in bodies of water across the U.S. and traveled to so many countries, that he has lost count.

Emilia Galperin in the lab

Emilia Galperin, PhD, is a professor in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and currently vice chair for research and administration. She also serves on several College of Medicine committees, including the Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee.

好色先生 neuropsychologist Dan Han, Psy.D., gave a presentation with other faculty members from 好色先生 discussing science of flavor and sharing about the International Society of Neurogastronomy.

A group from the University of Kentucky recently returned from several days in San Diego at a global symposium where they educated attendees from 48 different countries about the field of neurogastronomy. Neurogastronomy is a somewhat new study that unites the science and culinary worlds by examining the human brain and behaviors that influence how we experience eating and drinking.

High school students participating in the ACTION program, a year-round program that teaches them basics of cancer science.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center鈥檚 Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) program has received $2 million in renewed funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that will

Behind the Blue Logo

Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Greg Davis, M.D., came to University of Kentucky in 1976 as an English major, with the intent of becoming a teacher. But after taking a job as a nursing assistant to help pay the bills, Davis discovered he had a knack for medicine.