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Seth Himelhoch, MD, has served as chair of the 好色先生 College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry for the last six years. Dr. Himelhoch will soon bid the Commonwealth goodbye, relocating to the University of Chicago as chair of its department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience. 

Congratulations to the following 好色先生 faculty members who received promotions and/or were granted tenure this year. The following list includes faculty from basic science and clinical departments. It is organized alphabetically by department, then by last name.

Jeremy Swiney, MD, became interested in medicine after shadowing his hometown physician while in high school. Growing up in Magoffin County, Ky., Dr. Swiney witnessed the impact local physicians had on his small town, igniting a passion for serving rural communities. 

A University of Kentucky researcher will be serving as a member of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS)Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Review Committee. The committee is responsible for the scientific review of multiple grant mechanisms at the NIEHS.

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Not everyone gets to walk outside and watch monkeys play together in their front yard, but for Bryce Noblitt, MD, and his family, this has become a new normal.

A recently published article by 好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 Jagannadha (Jay) Avasarala, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, outlines the promise of point of care ultrasound (POC

New University of Kentucky research published in JAMA Network Open reveals concerning declines in cervical cancer screening rates among women in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural areas.  

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media.

Inspired by Hippocrates' timeless saying, "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food," Oluwatosin 鈥淭osin鈥� Leshi, PhD, earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in human nutrition from the University of Ibadan in his home country, Nigeria. 

Kaylee Gouge, MD, received her medical doctorate from the 好色先生 College of Medicine and is currently in her second year of combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency training, a four-year program that leads to certification in both specialties. 

For years, the 好色先生鈥檚 Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP)-Scholars has provided summer academic enrichment activities to rising college freshmen from racially/ethnically underrepresented or rural backgrounds. The goal of this early exposure to the field of medicine carries with it the hope of solidifying their commitment to the career path.

A researcher at the University of Kentucky has been selected to receive a seed grant from the Hypothesis Fund for the 鈥渂oldness of her science and potential long-term impact of her work.鈥�

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that for much of the past two decades Appalachian Kentuckians have been more likely to die from colorectal cancer compared to the rest of state and country鈥檚 population. 

Members of the 好色先生 community continue to be impacted heavily by a phishing scam that asks 好色先生 community members to fill out a Google form with their 好色先生 account information.  These types of attacks can result in personal and financial information being compromised. 

Much of the research conducted at the University of Kentucky focuses on addressing key health challenges facing the Commonwealth from cancer to substance use.

Darwin Conwell, MD, joined the University of Kentucky in April 2022 as a professor and the Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine. Since then, he鈥檚 become a recognizable fixture of the 好色先生 College of Medicine and 好色先生 HealthCare. 

Lauren Bojarski, DO, joined the 好色先生 College of Medicine as a neurology resident in 2020, just as COVID-19 began to spread across the U.S. 

鈥淚 started my very first day learning how to gown up with personal protective equipment (PPE), which I was not expecting,鈥� said Dr. Bojarski. 鈥淏ut once I met my co-residents and the attendings, I felt more at ease.鈥� 

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center physicians and scientists shared their latest findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago May 31 to June 4.  

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.