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UK Nursing & COVID-19 series: Dr. Kim Blanton on Bringing Students Home

  In March 2021, we officially passed the one-year mark from when the pandemic hit the University of Kentucky and dramatically changed our way of life. We are taking this opportunity to look back at some of the standout stories and people in our UK College of Nursing community who stepped up and inspired us during tough times. 

Dr. Linares named Outstanding Minority Health Researcher of the Year by Southern Nursing Research Society

UK College of Nursing's DNP Program Makes History, Ranks in Top 5 Among Public Universities

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program continues to make history, jumping 21 spots to achieve its highest national ranking since being established as the country's first-ever DNP program in 2001.  

RUHRC celebrates nearly 10,000 publication downloads

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 23, 2021) -- This month the Rural & Underserved Health Research Center (RUHRC) celebrates nearly 10,000 all-time downloads of their policy briefs since first publishing in October 2017.   RUHRC's research addresses a variety of public health and health care issues affecting rural communities—including primary care, substance use and treatment, and mental health treatment.  Their publications have been downloaded across the country and the globe.   

Oped by Dr. Camille Burnett: The Afterthought of Equity

Dismantling racism is going to take far more than branding the word, “equity”. Equity demands work that will not be solved by simply adding the word to your strategic plan or initiatives so you can checkmark it off your lists. So, let’s take an honest look at how we can really begin to do this work, in earnest.

Oped by Dr. Anthony Carney: Why is a practice that tortures young people legal in Kentucky?

As a gay man, it frightens me. As a health care professional, it enrages me. I am a board-certified family nurse practitioner who serves the health care needs of LGBTQ+ patients. My work is dedicated to evidence-based practice and advocacy for my patients. Fortunately, I never experienced conversion therapy firsthand. However, one of my best friends did take his own life as a result of his experience with conversion therapy when we were 13. Conversion therapy threatens my community and needs to end. I am calling for a legislative end to the practice in Kentucky.

UK Nursing & COVID-19 series: Sgt. Scott Diehl, A Salute to Tenacity

In March 2021, we officially passed the one-year mark from when the pandemic hit the University of Kentucky and dramatically changed our way of life. We are taking this opportunity to look back at some of the standout stories and people in our UK College of Nursing community who stepped up and inspired us during tough times. 

A nurse in every school

Pictured above is UK College of Nursing alumni and 2019 Kentucky Nurse of the Year Eva Stone, DNP, APRN  Many of us can remember a time when every school—elementary, middle and high school— had a school nurse who looked after students during the school day. School nurses cared for sick children and tended to playground scrapes and bruises. But after decades of budget cuts and changes in Medicaid funding, many schools have lost their nurses.

Interview with Dean Heath: Nurses Working to Spread Mental Health Awareness, Resources During Pandemic

The below article was written by Crystal Sicard for Spectrum 1 News.   Watch the interview with Dean Janie Heath  What You Need To Know:

UK College of Nursing Volunteers Lead Saturday's Kroger Field Vaccine Clinic

  Pictured above: Nursing student Tyler Jones giving COVID-19 vaccine Approximately 115 University of Kentucky College of Nursing faculty, staff and students volunteered their services at the UK COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Kroger Field on Saturday, Feb. 27. The volunteers enabled the clinic to offer expanded Saturday hours and an increased vaccination capacity by about 1,000 people. This was the final week of a five-week volunteer effort from UK's health care colleges to extend clinic hours from noon to 6 p.m. each Saturday.