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Three first-year medical students from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine who have a passion for expanding health care access have produced an original and creative video, 鈥淣osotros Para Vosotros,鈥 meaning 鈥淯s for You鈥 that explains the health care needs of underserved populations at home and around the world.

The Greater Louisville University of Kentucky Alumni Club, in corporate partnership with Central Bank and sponsored by 好色先生 HealthCare, presents an evening with Dr. Mark Evers, director of the 好色先生 Markey Cancer Center, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at ARGI Financial Group, located at 2110 High Wickham Place in Louisville.

好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital has been named among the 100 Great Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review, a monthly publication offering business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems.
The hospitals included on this list are renowned for excellence. They are industry leaders in innovation, quality patient care and clinical research, and have received recognition across various publications and accrediting organizations.
Becker's Hospital Review has published a version of this list since 2012.

The Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at 好色先生 and the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute will offer a Practical Update in Neurology and Neurosurgery on May 5, 2017.
"The Practical Update is specifically designed to provide new, useful information that providers can apply to their current patient care," said Dr. Larry Goldstein, chair of the Department of Neurology at the 好色先生 College of Medicine.

As a native of Oldham County, the University of Kentucky has always been close to Dr. John van Nagell's heart.
To begin his medical career, van Nagell went Northeast to earn an undergraduate degree at Harvard University and a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, but says he was always looking to come back to Kentucky.
"I always wanted to come home," van Nagell said. "And when it came time for me to decide where I wanted to undergo further training, the University of Kentucky had just opened an outstanding new medical center."

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The 好色先生 is pleased to announce that Wendy Jackson, MD, has been selected as the Assistant Dean for Admissions. In this role, Wendy will assist Carol Elam, the Associate Dean for Admissions, in the recruitment of students to the College of Medicine including the regional campuses, under the leadership of the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education, Chris Feddock. Dr.

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is the national medical school honor society. Induction into AOA is a high honor, recognizing students not only who have had high academic achievement, but who have also demonstrated excellence in class leadership and service, community service and engagement, and scholarship and research endeavors. Only 1/6 of any medical school class achieves AOA induction. The 好色先生 chapter of AOA, consisting of faculty, resident, and student members, met this past week and selected Junior students into AOA.




On Friday, March 17, the 好色先生 College of Medicine will host a Match Day Ceremony for the Class of 2017 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center. The ceremony is part of the National Match Day when graduating medical students across the country learn where they will go for residency training, which can last anywhere between three to seven years. Students will learn where they have matched surrounded by their family, friends, faculty members and fellow students.


Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the 好色先生 Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.
The recipients are:


The鈥蒙壬痑nnounced Monday plans to develop a regional medical school campus in Northern Kentucky for four-year medical education. The program is the third regional medical school campus announced by 好色先生 designed to increase the overall number of physicians in the Commonwealth. Four-year regional campuses have been proposed in Bowling Green and Morehead; the campus at Bowling Green is projected to begin enrolling students in 2018, and Morehead sometime thereafter.
