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Congratulations to the CHS Lyman T. Johnson award winners

Congratulations to our College of Health Sciences Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer and Torch of Excellence award winners! 

Isaiah Jones is our Torch Bearer award winner. 

Jones is a third-year physical therapist student in…

Physician giving a Covid-19 vaccine

Rising to the Challenge: Students, faculty and staff will be among nearly 70 CHS volunteers at Kroger Field Saturday

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

When Jerry Clevinger heard there was a need for qualified individuals to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to the public at UK’s Kroger Field site, he didn’t hesitate.

“From a health care…

Matt Williams and wife

Reinvesting in the Community: PT alum is able to pass on what he’s learned to clinic, classroom

5 Questions with … Matt Williams, PT, DPT, CCI, XPS

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

While Matt Williams was growing up in Hazard, Ky., no less than five of his family members had to interact with physical therapists in…

Mariah Morton

CHS Faculty to Present at HRSA Diversity Pipeline Training Forum

By Emily Domer CHS Communications

University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences faculty Anne Olson, PhD, CCC/A Audiologist, and Randa Remer, PhD, LPC, will be…

Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony Goes Virtual

They were selected from a class of nearly 350 applicants.

Now, each student is one of 51.

Today, the…

A Representation of Sisterhood: Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021

Caci, Ivory, Ally and Hannah speak out on why they chose a science major — and why it’s important to keep encouraging young women to do the same

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director  

Let’s meet our panel.

One is a…

Shelby Baez

‘My Big Blue Home’

CHS Alum Breaks New Ground Studying the Psychology of Injury

5 Questions with … Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC by Ryan Clark CHS Director of Communications

Shelby Baez knew she wanted a career in athletic training when she was in high school.…

‘My Support System’

First-year PA student explains how CHS helped her through her worst tragedy

5 Questions with … Savannah Jones by Ryan Clark CHS Director of Communications

Savannah Jones knew she wanted a career in health care ever since she was a child.…

College of Health Sciences Department of Physician Assistant Studies receives awards for projects focusing in rural health

Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2021) -- The University of Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences Department of Physician Assistant Studies has recently received awards for two projects focusing in rural health.

The Kentucky Rural Health…

PAS and Morehead Zoom Practice

UK PA Program Collaborates with Morehead State University Theatre Program to Practice Psychiatric Patient Simulations

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2020) -- The University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Studies Program along with the Morehead State University’s Theatre Program recently completed its second year of psychiatric patient…