Take Time to Reflect: A Physical Therapist Celebrates the Job
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
It all started with a dance injury.
That’s what led Katelyn McNamara, PT, DPT, to her career in Physical Therapy. Now, the Lexington native is a Pediatric Physical Therapist at...
Oct 30, 2023
Groundbreaking ceremony held for UK Health Education Building
By Kristi Willett and Ryan Clark
CHS Contributors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2023) — Long ago — nearly 160 years ago, in fact — the University of Kentucky made a promise to help serve the people of the ...
Oct 27, 2023
Celebrating National Physical Therapy Month with a Future PT
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
He knew he wanted to help others; he just didn’t know how.
Now, 19-year-old Noah Fields is working toward a career in Physical Therapy.
Fields, a native of Manchester, is a...
Oct 26, 2023
Kercsmar Named Chair of Department of Health and Clinical Sciences
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2023) — Sarah Kercsmar, PhD, MHA, has been named Chair of the Department of Health and Clinical Sciences in the University of Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences...
Oct 24, 2023
CHS Professors Hope to Give Students More Realistic Training with MediSkin
By MaKenzie Purdom
Launch Blue
While the world of medical education has evolved rapidly, and the improvements have been extraordinary, gaps remain when it comes to giving students in medical education the most realistic,...
Oct 23, 2023
International Stuttering Awareness Day ‘Vital,’ Professor Says
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
International Stuttering Awareness Day is Sunday, Oct. 22, and it is ‘vital’ to understanding those who struggle with speech disorders, a College of Health Sciences professor...
Oct 20, 2023
Four CHS RHB Alumni Receive Prestigious K Awards
By Lindsey Fiori
CHS Contributor
Four young investigators who graduated from the College of Health Sciences' Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD program have recently received highly competitive K-award funding from the...
Oct 18, 2023
New Academic Advisor Lesli Hall Wants to Help Students, Give Back to Health Community
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Lesli Hall needed help.
As a first-generation college student, she didn’t know exactly how to navigate the world of higher education as a freshman at UK. But through the help of...
Oct 17, 2023
Telehealth Course to be Offered to Undergraduates in Spring
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
For years, the College of Health Sciences has been leading the way in telehealth education.
Now, the director says the program is ready to take another step forward.
...Oct 16, 2023
King Ready to Put Leadership Lessons into Action
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
When Emma King was in the fifth grade, she told her father that she wanted to play basketball for the University of Kentucky.
That dream came true. And now, as she...
Oct 13, 2023
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