CLM graduate bringing pride to Friday Commencement ceremony

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Shanna Oram could list the obstacles she’s faced along the way. A non-traditional student. A family. COVID. But Oram, a 40-year-old Practice Manager here at UK, chooses to focus on the end...

Dec 16, 2021

A Leap of Faith: MLS student speaker will honor classmates, program at pinning

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

From first-generation college student to an exploratory major, then to Human Health Sciences and Medical Laboratory Science, Anyia Jones found her way through college with the help of her...

Dec 15, 2021

CHS helping students and alumni cope after weekend storms

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Jeff Galloway and his family had gone to the basement. They were scared, and ready for the worst.

With the weekend forecast calling for potentially bad weather, Galloway was keeping...

Dec 14, 2021

Valentin Named Physician Assistant Studies Dept. Chair and Director

New hire had previously served as UK Asst Professor

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 1, 2021) — Virginia L. Valentin, DrPh, PA-C, began her career in healthcare when she was hired as a nurse’...

Dec 1, 2021

Prof Shares Perspective as PT in ICU/COVID Recovery Clinic

By Ellee Sidebottom
CHS Contributor

Kirby P. Mayer, DPT, PhD, is an assistant professor in the College of Health Sciences and was awarded a Promotion of Doctoral Studies II Scholarship by the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research...

Nov 19, 2021

Celebrating the CHS Global Community on International Students’ Day

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

When 29-year-old Alyaa Zagzoog, from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was looking for a university to attend for graduate school, she had a checklist of things in her mind; the perfect place would meet...

Nov 17, 2021

CHS Recruiting, Retention Numbers Rebound Strong

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Just one year removed from one of the most challenging times in the history of higher education, the College of Health Sciences and our students have rebounded in such a way that we all have...

Nov 16, 2021

UKPA Class of 2023 wins KAPA Challenge Bowl

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

The UKPA Class of 2023 won the KAPA Challenge Bowl earlier this month. 

The Challenge Bowl, a medical knowledge recall competition held at the Kentucky Academy of Physician...

Nov 16, 2021

‘Right here, right in our hometowns’

Hazard professors, students serve at area Health Career Expo

by Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
 

Bianna Music wants you to know: This was not your typical career fair.

Sure, there were booths and friendly...

Nov 9, 2021

UK’S COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES WILL CELEBRATE NATIONAL ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS WEEK

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

National Allied Health Professions Week, also known as Allied Health Week, is celebrated each year during the first full week of November (this year it will be Nov. 7-13) and it is a time...

Nov 5, 2021

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