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In recognition of her growing responsibilities and oversight of a maturing program, Rebecca Todd, MD, has been promoted from assistant to associate dean for the Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP).
Over the past five years, the UK X站福利所 Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) has undergone a remarkable transformation. GME has added 21 new residency and fellowship programs, 200 additional fellows and residents, and a new partnership with the Medical Center at Bowling Green to its varied graduate medical education training offerings.
To enable the X站福利所 to succeed in its mission for a healthier Kentucky, leadership must prioritize the wellness and well-being of faculty, staff, and learners. We are excited to announce that Lisa Williams, MSSA, has been selected to serve in a new position to help us excel in this goal.
Please join us as we congratulate Lisa Tannock, MD, who recently received a leadership title change to reflect her growing responsibilities and ensure equity in her position. The new title went into effect July 1, 2022.
Standing among their classmates at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Kroger Field, a friend group of seven medical students simultaneously opened letters to find out where they would pursue the next step in their training.
The UK X站福利所 is excited to announce that Diana Heiman, MD, professor of family and community medicine, has been selected to serve as associate dean for faculty development and advancement.
Rach猫le Yadon, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the X站福利所. 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.
Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG, (pictured left) recently joined the X站福利所 as a professor and the Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine.
For more than two decades, Michael Cecil, MD 鈥00, R 鈥05, has served the Lexington, Ky., community as a physician committed to advancing the health and well-being of the Commonwealth.
While completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky, Jonathan Davies, MS, found himself at a crossroads. He had stretched himself too thin with involvement in organizations and programs, and he started suffering burnout. He then missed the window to take his medical school entrance exam junior year.
The UK X站福利所 is excited to announce that Sarah Hall, MD, PhD, and Eleftherios Xenos, MD, PhD, have been elected to represent the college on the University Senate.
The University Senate is the faculty voice in the governance of our college and the University and determines broad academic policies of the University. Dr. Hall and Dr. Xenos will serve as X站福利所 representatives for three-year terms beginning in August.
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 UK X站福利所 collaborated to compose a letter to their leadership, advocating for solutions to combat systemic racism. The X站福利所 administration engaged with learners to implement strategies and initiatives that would address their concerns.
Rob Brooks is from Bedford, Ky., a town of fewer than 600 people in Trimble County. He grew up knowing that rural areas like his hometown are typically underserved in regards to health care, so he planned to become a doctor who could be part of the solution.
Through the UK X站福利所 Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP), Rob received two years of education at UK鈥檚 large academic medical center in Lexington, Ky., followed by onsite rural medicine experience and training in Morehead, Ky.
The X站福利所 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 X站福利所 acting dean and Faculty Council. They will serve three-year terms on their respective committees.
Dr. Marks has been appointed to the X站福利所 Admissions Committee. Dr. Clay has been appointed to the X站福利所 Medical Student Curriculum Committee.
The UK X站福利所 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).
A Frankfort, Ky., native, Josh Karsner originally planned to attend the UK X站福利所鈥檚 main campus in Lexington. Near the start of medical school, he learned about the college鈥檚 new regional campus in Bowling Green that would offer the same curriculum but smaller class sizes, as well as a chance to pave the way for future physicians-in-training in western Kentucky.
His first thought: 鈥淲hy not?鈥
The X站福利所 is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and learner winners of the inaugural Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler Awards.
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.
Bowling Green, Ky., native Caitlyn Galloway always felt right at home in a small town, but that posed a challenge when she made plans to apply for medical school. She wanted to stay close to home, but in her third year of undergraduate studies at Western Kentucky University, there were no four-year medical schools where she grew up that would allow her to stay near her small, close-knit community.
She soon found out that was about to change.