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Standing before a classroom of college juniors, orthopaedics resident Cristina Rivera-Ramirez, MD, skillfully interpreted an X-ray of a distal radius fracture in a patient鈥檚 arm. The next step was to reveal how to treat it. By the time she got out the supplies to demonstrate making a splint, students were at the edge of their seats, ready to volunteer.
Liz Arnold, PhD, LCSW, is a new faculty member who brings years of experience as a behavioral intervention researcher. She recently joined the 好色先生 faculty and is prepared to use her expertise to help bolster its clinical research enterprise.
Lisa Williams, MSSA, associate dean for wellness and well-being, has been selected for a prestigious national executive program helping leaders cultivate expertise in well-being for physicians and health care employees.
The 好色先生 is excited to share that Abbigail Tissot, PhD, MS, has been selected as the assistant dean for students at the Northern Kentucky Campus.
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Carly Clark, MD, a second-year resident in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology 鈥 Head and Neck Surgery, has gained valuable experience in her graduate medical education program.
Meera Gupta, MD, is an assistant professor of surgery at the 好色先生 and a transplant surgeon at 好色先生 HealthCare. In the following spotlight by Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS), she explains how she became involved in her field, why she loves what she does, and how she is helping address health inequities for patients.
Following an extensive national search and interviews with highly qualified individuals, the College of Medicine is excited to welcome Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, as the new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and associate professor in the department of behavioral science.
In 2020, the University of Kentucky joined 22 other academic institutions and organizations as inaugural members of The National Center for Pre-Faculty Development, working together to focus on pre-faculty development as a means to diversifying academia.
Khawla Abusamra, MBBS, and Thien Thanh Nguyen, MD, are fourth-year residents in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Neurology. As they near the end of their programs, they reflect on the department鈥檚 exceptional training and the lasting friendships they built along the way, including with one another.
Samantha Ford had always wanted to go to medical school, but after training in a clinical laboratory setting at the 好色先生, she gained a new perspective on how research can play a role in her future career as a physician.
The Northern Kentucky Campus inaugural class gained an irreplaceable opportunity to pave the way for future generations and improve health care in 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.
Erin Camac, DO, FCCP, is an associate professor of medicine, as well as a pulmonologist and critical care medicine physician. She said that within her specialty, women are underrepresented. 鈥淭he principle 鈥榶ou can't be what you can't see鈥 is very true in these environments,鈥 Dr. Camac said. 鈥淚 am very lucky to have come to my field with the help of amazing female mentors.鈥
A mentor might be defined simply as a senior professional willing and able to provide support and direction for younger colleagues or learners. But it鈥檚 also a challenge requiring particular skills and strengths. Just how are mentors made?
In 2021, researchers and educators from the 好色先生 and Markey Cancer Center developed an idea for a program to diversify the health care workforce, particularly in cancer research.
For Holly Danneman, MD, 鈥淣orthern Kentucky is home.鈥 Born and raised in the region, she is a St. Elizabeth Healthcare physician who has spent 20 years and counting practicing medicine in the Northern Kentucky community.
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.
Keerthana Kumar, MD, MPH, is a third-year preventive medicine resident. Her program is housed within the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine.