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College of Nursing Student Finds Nursing Through Area Health Education Center Summer Health Career Camp

Jul 28, 2017

As the demand for baccalaureate- and doctorally-prepared nurses steadily rises across health care systems, the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Pipeline Program is working to positively affect the distribution and increase the number of health care providers in the Commonwealth. The program, established in 2005, places students interested in pursuing careers in health professions alongside clinicians in rural and underserved communities.

Drs. Dorothy Brockopp and Sheila Melander to be Inducted as Fellows into American Academy of Nursing

Jul 25, 2017

The American Academy of Nursing has selected two University of Kentucky College of Nursing faculty members, Dorothy Brockopp, PhD, RN, professor, and Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, to be inducted into its 2017 class of Academy fellows. The inductees will be honored at a ceremony to be held during the Academy's annual policy conference, Transforming Health, Driving Policy, which will take place October 5-7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Community Partnership Program Helps Women in Recovery Replace Cigarettes with Sweat

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jul 24, 2017

From left: Corey Donohoo, Tonya Jernigan, Tisha Ducas, Janine Barnett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Susan Sanders. Partners and researchers not present: Kristin Ashford, Andrea McCubbin and Susan Westneat. While managing her sobriety, returning to the workforce and enduring a grueling legal process to reunite with her children, Missy couldn’t imagine a day without cigarettes.

Students in Health Care Begin Caring for Each Other

Jul 21, 2017

This op-ed appeared in the Courier-Journal on July 21, 2017 and the Lexington Herald-Leader on August 7, 2017. Something frightening is happening to our health care students and providers.

Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health Selects UK Nursing Instructor Kacy Allen-Bryant as 2017-18 Chair

Jul 14, 2017

This article appeared on kyforward.com on July 13, 2017. The Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health elected Kacy Allen-Bryant as chair for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which began July 1.

"Get Fit and Quit" Helps Women in Recovery Replace Cigarettes with Sweat

Jul 13, 2017

From left: Corey Donohoo, Tonya Jernigan, Tisha Ducas, Janine Barnett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Susan Sanders. Partners and researchers not present: Kristin Ashford, Andrea McCubbin and Susan Westneat. While managing her sobriety, returning to the workforce and enduring a grueling legal process to reunite with her children, Missy couldn’t imagine a day without cigarettes.

College of Nursing Dean, Alumni Inducted as Fellows into American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Jul 7, 2017

Pictured from left to right: Kathy Wheeler, PhD, RN, APRN, NP-C, FNAP, FAANP; Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP; Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP; Marianne Hutti, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAANP; Julianne Ewen, DNP, APRN, FAANP; Sharon Lock, PhD, APRN, FNAP, FAANP; Beth Partin, DNP, APRN, FAANP; and, Whitney Nash, PhD, MSN, ANP-BC.

CON Partner Norton Healthcare Announces First Nursing Apprenticeship Program in Country, KY Gov. Celebrates with Nursing Students

Jul 5, 2017

Pictured above from left to right: Tracy Williams, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer of Norton Healthcare, Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP, RN, vice president of Norton Healthcare Institute for Nursing, Pat Howard, PhD, RN, FAAN, executive vice dean of academic affairs and partnerships, and Tricia MacCallum, project manager for the UK College of Nursing-Norton Healthcare Academic Practice-Partnership.

Recent Nursing and Medicine Alumni Get Married and Embark on Adventure of a Lifetime

Jun 28, 2017

The first thing Christa and Jon David (JD) Hammer saw after they landed in Los Angeles International Airport and before they embarked on their journey along the West Coast was the inside of an ambulance. The catch? The ambulance was turned into a camper, and the couple drove it around California from Los Angeles to Yosemite, then down the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to San Diego. Christa and JD visited family in Redondo Beach and fulfilled a dream of hiking Half Dome in Yosemite.

College of Nursing Students Participate in 10th Year of Shoulder to Shoulder Global Brigades

Jun 21, 2017

Five University of Kentucky College of Nursing students traveled to Santo Domingo, Ecuador, through Shoulder to Shoulder Global (STSG), an official campus organization celebrating ten years of engaging academic and community partners in improving the health and well-being of impoverished and underserved communities.

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