11/21/2011 - Kentucky Konnection now available
Check out the latest edition of the Kentucky Konnection here!!
11/21/2011 - Paul F. Parker Award Winner Announced
Lisa Lawson, PharmD (R#88), was announced as 2011's Paul F. Parker Award Winner. The annual Paul F. Parker Award Reception and Luncheon will be held on Tuesday December 6, 2011 from 11:00am -1pm (Central Time) in the Marriott Convention Center Hotel, Riverbend Room 2, in New Orleans, LA. To find out more about this year's award winner, please click here. Congratulations to Dr. Lawson on winning the 2011 Paul F Parker Award!!!
9/19/11 - Welcome new Enterprise Director of Pharmacy: Gary Johnson, PharmD, MHA
Dr. Johnson, originally from West Virginia, recently assumed his new role as Enterprise Director of Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer. He will manage Pharmacy Services throughout the health system, which will include UK Chandler Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital and the expanding network of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services. Prior to joining UK Healthcare, he served as the Director of Pharmacy Services at the University of Virginia Health System where he also began bridging the gap between UVA and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy by implementing a satellite School of Pharmacy at UVA. Other accomplishments include expanding the size and scope of clinical services, as well as the residency programs, adding 40 FTE's, and implementing a new CPOE system, bar code medication administration, and eMAR technologies.
Additionally, he has worked for Talyst, Inc., Parkview Health System, and the University Hospital’s of Kansas and Cincinnati, as well as Emory Health System. As evidenced by his diverse and strong work background, Dr. Johnson will bring many skill sets to UK HealthCare and help to push our Pharmacy Services to the next level!
9/1/11 - We're now on facebook!
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7/6/11 - New Residents Receive their R Numbers
R382 – Tricia Bockenstedt - PGY2 Emergency Medicine
R383 – Molly Mason - PGY2 Emergency Medicine
R384 – Kevin McConeghy - PGY2 Critical Care
R385 – Sara Parli - PGY2 Critical Care
R386 – Sara Schepcoff - PGY2 Critical Care
R387 – Amanda Sowell - PGY2 Internal Medicine
R388 – Carolyn Hempel - PGY1
R389 – Martina Holder - PGY1
R390 – Rachel Swope - PGY1
R391 – Claire Markway - PGY1
R392 – Tyler Mohr - PGY1
R393 – Allison Mruk - PGY1
R394 – Abby Mynatt - PGY1
R395 – Scott Wilkie - PGY1
6/14/11 - New PGY1 Residents begin
New PGY1s pictured, left to right:
Front row Martina Holder-Purdue, Rachel Johnson-Kentucky, Claire Markway-Creighton, Allison Mruk-UCSF
Back row Carolyn Hempel-Buffalo, Scott Wilkie-Houston, Tyler Mohr-Texas, Abby Mynatt-Kentucky
1/6/10 - New PGY1 Program Director Announced
Congratulations to Aaron Cook PharmD, BCPS on being selected as the PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director. Residents and preceptors look forward to his leadership in residency training in this position
12/15/10 - New Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists
Stephanie Baker, PharmD, BCPS, Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist; Dan Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Staff Pharmacist (R354); and HeatherAnn Wier , PharmD, BCPS, PGY2 Pediatrics resident (R375) successfully completed the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) certification exam! This designation awarded by the BPS recognizes the Best Practices of these pharmacotherapy experts.
12/2/10 - 2010 Kentucky Konnection Available Online
This year's edition of the Kentucky Konnection, our program newsletter, is now available online here. Many thanks to Drs. Komal Pandya and Melissa Nestor for coordinating and creating this edition.
11/23/2010 - Paul F. Parker Award Winner Announced
Jeffrey Baldwin, PharmD, FASHP, FAPhA (R#11), was announced as 2010's Paul F. Parker Award Winner. The annual Paul F. Parker Award Reception and Luncheon will be held on Tuesday December 7, 2010 from 11:00am -1pm in the Orange County Ballroom Rooms 3 & 4 at the Mariott Hotel in Anaheim, CA. To find out more about this year's award winner, please click here.
10/7/2010 - Walsh named Resident of the Year
Kelly Walsh, PharmD, (R370) was named the Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) Pharmacy Resident of the Year. The award recognizes an individual pharmacy resident for their contribution to the practice of pharmacy through contributions and improvements at their institution/practice site and throughout the state. Congratulations Kelly!
10/7/2010 - Martin named Pharmacist of the Year
Congratulations to Craig Martin, PharmD, BCPS, (R284) who was named Pharmacist of the Year by the Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP). The award was presented during the 2010 KSHP Annual Meeting in October. This award recognizes an individual pharmacist for his or her leadership, vision, and continuous contribution to the practice of pharmacy
9/15/2010 - Steve Dunn Departs
8/15/10 - New Dean for Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Timothy S. Tracy, PhD, former professor and head of the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Tracy, who also served as the University of Minnesota's director of clinical translational research services at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, began his post in Lexington on Aug. 15
8/5/2010 Kuhn Receives National Award
Robert Kuhn, PharmD, Professor in the Dept. of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University ofKentucky College of Pharmacy, PGY2 Pediatric Residency Director, and Associate Director of Pharmacy Services at the Kentucky Children's Hospital has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Helms Award for Excellence in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice. The award recognizes sustained and meritorious contributions to Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) and to pediatric pharmacy practice and contributions of importance to education, new knowledge and outreach.
5/26/2010 - New Residency Program Directors (RPDs) - Critical Care and Cardiology
Congratulations to Jeremy Flynn, PharmD, BCPS on becoming the UK PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency Program Director and to Tracy E. Macaulay PharmD, BCPS for becoming the UK PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program Director. Residents and preceptors look forward to their leadership in residency training in these RPD positions. P. Shane Winstead, PharmD will remain in her role as Clinical Practice Coordinator for UK HealthCare and and Adjunct Assistant Professor with the College of Pharmacy.
