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Rach猫le Yadon, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the 好色先生. Along with serving on the faculty, she is a diversity and inclusion ambassador. In this role, she is charged with developing more equitable practices and leading these efforts in her department.
The 好色先生 has established a new leadership position that will help continue to advance its growing research enterprise.
By the time COVID-19 first reached the Commonwealth, 好色先生 HealthCare had already established a system for efficiently collecting lung samples to propel important research forward. That鈥檚 thanks to Jamie Sturgill, PhD.
Get to know Donna Hill, DO, a second-year resident in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Q: What does a typical day look like as a pathology resident?
A: A typical day as a pathologist changes depending on the rotation that you're on.
Keisa Fallin-Bennett, MD, MPH, knew that family medicine was her ideal specialty when she found herself interested in every clinical rotation during medical school.
鈥淚 knew it was top choice 鈥 nothing convinced me otherwise,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 thought, 鈥楾hese are the people who think about medicine like I do.鈥欌
In 2020, high-profile murders of Black civilians by police garnered national attention, shining a light on the growing need for social change. Learners at the 好色先生 College of Medicine collaborated to compose a letter to their leadership, advocating for solutions to combat systemic racism. The College of Medicine administration engaged with learners to implement strategies and initiatives that would address their concerns.
Early in her undergraduate years of college, Elena Shelepak had several career paths in mind. She was good at biology and curious about genetics. During freshman year, she took a few psychology courses. Criminal justice also piqued her interest.
The 好色先生 is excited to announce the appointment of faculty members Sarah Marks, MD, MA, and Jordan Clay, MD, to serve on its committees. The electeds have been endorsed by the College of Medicine acting dean and Faculty Council. They will serve three-year terms on their respective committees.
Dr. Marks has been appointed to the College of Medicine Admissions Committee. Dr. Clay has been appointed to the College of Medicine Medical Student Curriculum Committee.
The 好色先生 College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Development is pleased to announce that Caryn Sorge, MD, and Rach猫le Yadon, MD, have been selected as fellows for the 2022 Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Academic Leadership Academy (BHEC-ALA).
The 好色先生 is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and learner winners of the inaugural Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler Awards.
A new division has been established in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to improve the coordination of care in labor and delivery.
Assistant professor Andrea Tucker, MD, collaborated with department chair Wendy Hansen, MD, knowing that laborist services would be crucial for ensuring safe, quality care for patients and enhanced mentorship for future physicians.
Dr. Tucker spearheaded efforts to create a laborist division, which was officially established in July 2021.
Graduates say the online certificate program is 鈥1,000-percent worth doing.鈥
Cathryn Benson, APRN, has worked 13 years in health care, most recently in hospital medicine and anesthesia. She wanted to learn how she could further help her patients with nutrition, but as a mom who worked 14-hour days, she never thought additional schooling would be an option.
Then she heard about an online program offering flexible scheduling and a well-rounded nutrition-related curriculum 鈥 that was also, conveniently, run on the University of Kentucky鈥檚 campus.
As a former college basketball player, March has always been exciting for Rachel Potter. This year, as she prepares to graduate from the 好色先生, the month holds even more significance.
Instead of March Madness, Potter鈥檚 focus is on Match Day, an annual celebration recognizing medical students across the country as they simultaneously learn which residency program they 鈥渕atched into鈥 and will pursue.
Potter is excited to reach this pivotal career milestone, which she compares to college basketball鈥檚 Selection Sunday.
Housed in the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology is a new professional master鈥檚 degree program that is the only one of its kind in the state of Kentucky, and the fifth of its kind in the country.
And due to its unique educational experience and strong curriculum, this new program is seeing a jump in its number of students.
Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and a gastroenterologist in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. She also serves as the medical director for patient experience at Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital. For National Nutrition Month in March, Dr. Ofei shares more about the important role nutrition plays in her practice, as well as some helpful tips for incorporating nutrition into your daily routine.
Q: How does nutrition play a part in your job as a physician?
Kimberly Kaiser, MD, is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine and family and community medicine at the 好色先生. She is also one of the physicians who provides care for the 好色先生 women鈥檚 basketball team. In the following Q&A, she shares more about her clinical expertise, her passion for sports medicine, and why her experience with 好色先生 Athletics has been so rewarding.
Q: As a team physician, what are your roles with the basketball team?
Whether it was pediatric neurology, pediatric surgery, or pediatric emergency medicine, Lily Weddle, MD, found a recurring theme in the clinical rotations she enjoyed most during medical school 鈥 they allowed her to help children. It became obvious to her that for residency, pediatrics was her ultimate specialty.
Driven by her strong faith, Dr. Weddle says it is her calling to be there for children in their ultimate time of need. Today, she has found a way to answer that call, both during and outside of work.
Urim Geleta is only into her senior year of her undergraduate degree, yet she has already played a key role in neuroscience research at 好色先生.
Fr茅d茅rique Yiannikouris, PhD, is an assistant professor of pharmacology and nutritional sciences and serves as a member of the nutritional sciences curriculum committee in the department. She has co-organized the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Healthy Hearts for Women (HHW) Symposium since its beginning in 2015. She is also actively involved in Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) as a co-chair in memberships and nomination subcommittee, member of the executive committee, and participant in the mentoring program.
Q: What are your current research interests?
Josie (Jodi) Llanora is a third-year medical student at the 好色先生 College of Medicine-Lexington Campus. In the following Q&A, she shares her inspiration for pursuing medical school and how involvement in organizations at the college has fueled her passion for medicine.
Q: Where are you in your medical training?