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The 好色先生 is excited to announce that Sandra Beck, MD, and Janna Neltner, MD, will join the Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership team.
Dr. Beck will serve as assistant dean for program development. Dr. Neltner will serve as assistant dean for accreditation.
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 EducationOutstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS
Four new providers began practice as 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Surgery faculty this October. These additions add up to 10 new surgeons so far starting at 好色先生 HealthCare since the 2023-24 academic year began. The department anticipates welcoming several more new surgeons in the coming months.
In the meantime, we are proud to welcome the following new faculty:
Burnout is a problem in any profession, but it is rampant in health care. This national problem has been evident recently as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many learners, practitioners, faculty, and staff to the limit.
This September, the department of surgery is excited to welcome four new members to its faculty. In addition to new faculty that started in August, we anticipate adding about 11 total new surgery faculty to its ranks before the end of 2023.
Alejandro J. Cracco, MD 鈥 Division of Transplantation
The V Foundation for Cancer Research recently approved funding of a proposed study from a 好色先生 pediatric surgeon and researcher.
Morgan Jones, MD, assistant professor and the newest faculty member with the division of surgical oncology, was recently named a DREAM Scholar at the University of Kentucky (好色先生). As such, she will receive support for her long range plans to conduct an in-depth study of racial disparities in breast cancer treatment outcomes.
In a year of record-setting research funding at the University of Kentucky, the department of surgery contributed over $1.6 million in federal grants and industry awards, a 47 percent increase from fiscal year 2022.
The National Institutes of Health announced in August the award of a new R21 research grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to a 好色先生 multi-PI research team including Marlene Starr, PhD, Division Chief of Research and Preetha Shridas, PhD from Internal Medicine.
Registration is open for 鈥淧ediatric Emergencies: Early Assessment and Treatment of Children,鈥 a daylong conference for all clinicians seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in the treatment of pediatric emergencies.
The 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Surgery is excited to officially welcome Naureen Narula, MD, MBBS, and Brittany Wheelock, MD, to its faculty roster beginning in August 2023.
Kaitlyn Samuels, MD, is a recent graduate and now a first-year plastic surgery resident at the 好色先生. She also earned her Bachelor of Science at 好色先生. In the following Q&A, she shares how her mom is her inspiration, not only in her career but also in her interest outside of work 鈥 which, in 鈥渢raditional Kentucky fashion,鈥 is riding horses.
The 好色先生 is excited to announce that faculty, staff, learners, and trainees will have free access to a leading online resource for medical Spanish proficiency.
CanopyLearn, a Spanish language training program for health care professionals, will be available to the 好色先生 College of Medicine community starting Aug. 1.
好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Surgery welcomes new class of residents and fellows.
好色先生 researchers Hiroshi Saito, PhD, and David Rodgers, PhD, were among the recipients of over three dozen funding awards from the Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY INBRE). Both researchers received KY INBRE Electron Microscopy (EM) vouchers to assist them in diabetes and obesity research.
Today, the 好色先生 Gill Heart & Vascular Institute announces the opening of the new Comprehensive Vascular Clinic in 好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 Kentucky Clinic.
Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 好色先生. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.
Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research?
Brittany Levy, MD, was recently appointed to a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Her new role will allow her to help improve the clinical learning environment for graduate medical trainees across the country.
鈥淚t has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future,鈥 said William Murtagh, first keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.
Congratulations to the following basic science and clinical faculty at the 好色先生! These individuals were honored with promotions and tenure in fiscal year 2023.
Names are organized alphabetically by department.
AnesthesiologySarah Jean Hall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor