Gateway | 2024 Issue 1

Gateway

Breaking Ground

500,000 SQUARE FEET. 10 FLOORS. ONE AMAZING FUTURE.

The construction of the new Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building is officially underway.

IN THIS ISSUE:

SMRI researchers help community by helping firefighters

CHS hosts German, Dutch PAs as part of educational trip

One year later, Dr. Fran Feltner, Director of the Center of Excellence in Rural Health, remembers the Eastern Ky. floods

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A MESSAGE FROM

the Dean

It’s been a year of milestones. Sounds good to say it, doesn’t it?

Because here in the College of Health Sciences, this is an historic time. This fall, we held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the largest academic building in the history of the University of Kentucky, the Health Education Building.

We also welcomed the largest freshman class — and the largest class overall — into our College, where our retention rates and graduation rates are among the highest on campus (see Page 4).

Other stories in this magazine highlight more milestones, including the 90th anniversary of our Medical Laboratory Science program, a revolutionary study from the Sports Medicine Research Institute that helps local firefighters, and a chilling look back on the historic eastern Kentucky floods of 2022.

Each is an unforgettable example of the incredible year we have experienced here in our College. They showcase how hard you have all worked, not only to improve yourselves but to improve our Commonwealth and world.

I hope you all feel as much pride as I do. Once again, enjoy this latest issue of Gateway!

And please, continue to stay healthy and well.

Scott M. Lephart, PhD Dean and Professor

87% students

32% faculty

40% staff

“As we look to the future, I am excited to dream about what is possible for our department and serve the best group of faculty and staff around.”

KERCSMAR

Named Chair of Department of Health and Clinical Sciences

In October, Sarah Kercsmar, PhD, MHA, was named Chair of the Department of Health and Clinical Sciences in the University of Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences.

Kercsmar, who has been with the University for almost 20 years, joined the faculty in the College of Health Sciences in 2017 after stints with the College of Nursing and the College of Communication and Information.

An associate professor in CHS, Kercsmar previously served as Program Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Clinical Leadership & Management program and the Certificate Director for the Clinical Healthcare Certificate program.

“From significant growth in our undergraduate programs to a global pandemic that caused us to reevaluate almost everything we do, we have seen changes unlike any I think we could have imagined,” she said. “As we look to the future, I am excited to dream about what is possible for our department and serve the best group of faculty and staff around. Together, we’ll set goals and continue serving our students through excellence in teaching and high-quality research and scholarship.”

COLLETT ELECTED CHAIR OF ARC-PA

DeShana Collett, PhD, PA-C, has been elected Chair of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

The ARC-PA encourages excellence in PA education through its accreditation process by establishing and maintaining standards of quality for educational programs. It awards accreditation to programs through a peer review process that includes documentation and periodic site visit evaluation to substantiate compliance with the Accreditation Standards for Physician Assistant Education. The accreditation process is designed to encourage sound educational practices and innovation by programs and to stimulate continuous self-study and improvement.

“I am honored to serve,” she said. Collett, a professor in Physician Assistant Studies, currently serves as the University Senate Council Chair and has taught several courses.

$2.7M NIH Grant Supports Wearable Technology System to Improve Leg Fracture Recovery

Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt University received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.

Brian Noehren, Ph.D., associate dean for research and professor in the College of Health Sciences and director of the UK Human Performance and Biomotion Laboratories, and Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical

PT CLASS OF ’83 CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

The PT Class of 1983 reunion was held on Aug. 4 at the Campbell House. On Aug. 5, faculty member Nathan Johnson, PT, PhD, DPT, led a tour of PT labs, while Philanthropy Director Loralyn Cecil led a campus tour.

The group also visited iconic Lexington places, including Joe Bologna’s and a tour of the Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. The reunion organizers were Mary Beth Cline, Bill Tharp, and Joan Wiedmar.

engineering in the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology at Vanderbilt University, are coprincipal investigators.

Peter Volgyesi, a research scientist from Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems, and Paul Matuszewski, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the UK College of Medicine, are coinvestigators on the project.

CHS Global Initiatives Program Launches

Healthcare providers experience diversity daily. And professional success — whether that be improved patient outcomes or interprofessional teamwork — requires clinicians to navigate intercultural difference with humility, skill, and grace.

Students need experience living, learning, studying and working with people who are different from them, and education abroad offers CHS students the perfect platform for these worthy goals. Education abroad is also a well-known high-impact practice. UK students who participate in education abroad reduce their time to graduation, are more likely to graduate in four years, and earn significantly higher GPAs.

WANT TO LEARN MORE? VISIT WWW.UKY.EDU/CHS/GLOBAL-INITIATIVES

Swartz is Recipient of Keys to the Future Award

Christopher Swartz, PhD, MLS (ASCP)CM, is the recipient of a Keys to the Future Award from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

This award serves to recognize and reward ASCLS members who have demonstrated their leadership potential to the organization, and to provide these members with structured mentoring.

The Key to the Future Program is administered by the ASCLS Leadership Development Committee and is intended to assist constituent societies in the development of potential leaders to serve at local, state, regional and national levels of the Society. Additionally, the program encourages appointments and nominations of these highly motivated members to positions of responsibility within the organization that will further their leadership development.

Ireland Honored as Hall of Famer, Campaign Announced

About 30 distinguished guests joined other college leaders in November at the Sports Medicine Research Institute to honor Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland, the longtime orthopedic surgeon and professor in the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at UK.

Over the summer, Ireland was inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Hall of Fame.

“I am deeply honored to join these giants in the Hall of Fame who lifted me on their shoulders to see possibilities,” Ireland said after receiving the recognition. “I thank everyone for the chance and opportunity to thrive as a sports medicine physician — and excel.”

There was also the announcement of an endowment campaign to name the Active Girls and Healthy Women Initiative in honor of Ireland, with a goal of $1 million. Nearly $400,000 has already been raised, officials said.

PROF. EMERITUS WILLIAM GRIMES NAMED RECIPIENT OF 2023 DAN MARTIN AWARD

Professor Emeritus William Grimes, D.Min, APRN, PA, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Dan Martin Award for Lifetime Contribution to Rural Health in Kentucky by the Kentucky Rural Health Association.

As a professor in Physician Assistant Studies, Grimes was known for his legacy of compassionate care as both an educator and clinician.

“My experience and work is in health science, but my attitude is that health care is a ministry,” Grimes said. “It’s caring for people in a different kind of way.”

“I was definitely shocked.”

PA STUDENT ONE OF FOUR WINNERS OF SUSAN LINDAHL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Lucy Bowers — an England native by way of Granger, Ind. — is a student in the College of Health Sciences’ Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2025. She’s also an Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellow in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.

And, she is one of four winners of the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship, a $5,000 award presented by the Physician Assistants Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc., to “cultivate and attract young physician assistant students into the field of orthopaedics.”

“I was definitely shocked,” she said. “Knowing I was a top 10 finalist and getting to write the case report was huge. So, when I got the email that I was awarded the scholarship, and to be recognized as one of the four students … I don’t believe anyone from UK has won the award before. It’s an honor.”

MAYER AND WARREN EARN AWARDS WITH COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALLIANCE RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Congratulations to Jami Warren, PhD, and Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD, who were named recent awardees of pilot grants while working under the UK College of Medicine Alliance Research Initiative.

Mayer’s project title is “AI-Powered analysis of muscle ultrasonography to risk stratify ICU patients” (Awarded from both AIM and Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences) and Warren’s project title is “Developing and Testing a Mobile Health System for Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).”

SECOND CHS SOTL FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY BEGINS

“This is where you engage with each other, and learn from and with each other,” said Janine Bartley, PhD, CCC-SLP, and assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

In August, Bartley, along with 10 faculty from the College of Health Sciences, gathered for the kick-off of the CHS Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Faculty Learning Community 2.0.

Last year, two CHS professors — Bartley, and Leslie Woltenberg, PhD, MSEd — collaborated with the Center for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) to present the College’s first SoTL FLC group.

FOUR CHS RHB ALUMNI RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS K AWARDS

Four young investigators who graduated from the College of Health Sciences’ Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD program received highly competitive K-award funding from the National Institutes of Health for their research, reports Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD and professor in Physical Therapy, as well as Director of the Center for Muscle Biology and RHB Director.

The investigators are: Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC; Davis Englund, PhD; Kate Jochimsen, PhD, ATC; and Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD.

Congratulations to all.

8 CHS Alumni Ambassadors

The UK Alumni Association announced the selection of 33 students who will serve as Alumni Ambassadors for the 2023-2024 academic year. As official student hosts of the University of Kentucky, Alumni Ambassadors promote the university at numerous events in partnership between the Office of the President, Office of Philanthropy and the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.

Alumni Ambassadors represent the best and brightest of UK students, demonstrating high achievement in their collegiate careers and a dedication to the advancement of the university. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and represent diverse backgrounds, cultures and areas of campus involvement.

Eight are from CHS: Meredith Compton, senior, Columbia, clinical leadership and management; Emmanuel Dhemby Moussabou, senior, Lexington, clinical leadership and management; Mary Grace Hemingway, senior, Owensboro, Kentucky, clinical leadership and management; Christy Kirkham, senior, Champaign, Illinois, human health sciences; Jaclyn Meredith, senior, Paducah, Kentucky, communication sciences and disorders; Carly Necessary, senior, Midway, Kentucky, clinical leadership and management; Julia Rhorer, senior, Frankfort, Kentucky, human health sciences (pre-medicine); and Julia Samenuk, senior, Dublin, Ohio, communication sciences and disorders.

MOORE, WHITE NAMED CHELLGREN STUDENT FELLOWS

The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence recently named 34 new fellows, five endowed professorships and three faculty fellows. With a mission to advance the University of Kentucky’s commitment to student excellence, teaching excellence and program excellence, the center works toward that mission through these three programs.

The Chellgren Student Fellows Program is open to all majors and takes place during the student’s second year at UK. During this time, students receive help understanding the process of research within their discipline, a research mentor to oversee a spring research project and assistance in preparing for the next phase of their career. Student Fellows also benefit from a variety of extracurricular events designed to broaden cultural and intellectual horizons.

Two were from CHS: Brady Moore and Drew White.

PABIAN, LUCAS HELP REDEVELOP SPORTS PT DESCRIPTION OF SPECIALTY PRACTICE

Patrick Pabian, PT, DPT, PhD, was part of a national team of content experts who recently redeveloped the Sports Physical Therapy

Description of Specialty Practice for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS).

Essentially, this serves as a formal description of the content, qualifications and practice areas that encompass the specialization of sports physical therapy. The document serves as the blueprint for the national examination for physical therapists who wish to become boardcertified clinical specialists in sports physical therapy. Pabian was also a part of the team that re-worked the content 10 years ago.

There were 18 individuals involved in the work from around the country, including UK alumna Katie Lucas (RHB - 2020).

CRUZ HIRED AS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

John Cruz, a 30-year-old Lexington native, is a two-time graduate of UK, and has spent the past 13 years working first in the College of Nursing, then UK’s School of Journalism, and finally in the Center for Interprofessional Community Health Education.

He is now the alumni engagement director for the College of Health Sciences. He was officially hired Oct. 9.

Breaking Ground

500,000 square feet. 10 floors.

One amazing future.

BY KRISTI WILLETT AND RYAN CLARK CHS Contributors

Long ago — nearly 160 years ago, in fact — the University of Kentucky made a promise to help serve the people of the Commonwealth and the world.

In October, the University and President Eli Capilouto underscored that promise with the ceremonial groundbreaking for the largest academic building in its history. At over 500,000 square feet, the new Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building will house programs in the colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Health Sciences and Nursing as well as the Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education. The new facility will become a prominent campus landmark at the intersection of Huguelet and University drives.

More than 200 staff, faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University came out for the celebration.

“As a testament to our collaborative spirit, this one facility will contain programs from four colleges and the Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education. We will educate students for a new health care future, collaborate through transdisciplinary work and attract and retain the best and brightest to advance Kentucky,” President Capilouto said. “Our goal — our promise — is that when our students complete these programs and join the workforce, they are wellequipped to face today’s complex challenges and help all Kentuckians live longer and healthier lives.”

This innovative, state-of-the-art building will feature technological advancements, modern aesthetics and a spacious environment conducive to learning and serve as

a hub for health education. It will provide an exceptional learning setting preparing the next generation of health care leaders, health and rehabilitation practitioners, nurses, physicians, public health professionals, scientists and more.

“Education is the foundation for how we prepare tomorrow’s leaders, and that is what will propel Kentucky into the future,” said Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, who was also present at the ceremony. “This investment will eliminate barriers to success, increase opportunities for students and help us achieve our goal of a quality education for every Kentuckian.”

The building will be located across University Drive from University Flats with eight floors on the south wing and 10 floors utilized on the north wing. Currently, 77 percent of the space will be dedicated to academic, shared and collaborative spaces for students and faculty, including 25 percent devoted to classrooms and learning labs and 34 percent for simulation and experiential learning.

The building’s north wing exterior will feature brick and glass, and as the building transitions, the south wing’s expansive glass front allows faculty workspace offices to receive ample natural light. Along University Drive, a signature “basketweave” façade will align with the curved roadway. A glowing glass “lantern” structure anchors the northeast corner.

However, more important than the size and space amenities in the building are the opportunities it will provide for the next generation of health care professionals.

One of the greatest challenges facing the Commonwealth is the current and growing shortage of health care providers, including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, athletic trainers, medical laboratory scientists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, public health officials and other health care professionals. These shortages are especially prominent in rural areas.

Addressing this health care workforce shortage is paramount to the mission of the University of Kentucky, and this facility will give the university an important means in solving this concerning issue.

“Education is the foundation for how we prepare tomorrow’s leaders, and that is what will propel Kentucky into the future,”

25%

77% 34%

ACADEMIC SPACE

SIMULATION

CLASSROOMS

New academic building gets a name

BY KRISTI WILLETT CHS Contributor

In December, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved the naming of the new Health Education Building as the “Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building.”

As an alumnus, Rankin has devoted himself to the UK College of Medicine, its success and the success of its students. He has been an invaluable member of the UK Medical Alumni Association, past president of the UK Medical Alumni Association and associated board, chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council and volunteer faculty in the UK Department of Family and Community Medicine. In addition, he has served many years on the College of Medicine scholarship and admissions committees.

The UK Board of Trustees previously accepted a gift commitment of $22 million from Rankin for scholarships in the College of Medicine and to support the construction of the building — which, when completed — will be the largest academic building in the history of UK.

“Dr. Rankin has left an indelible mark of healing and hope, not just on this university, but on the state of Kentucky,” said UK President Eli Capilouto. “His influence will be felt by generations of students and the patients they later serve.”

PRE-DESIGN

• Project team, vision and overall goals

• Program validation and verification

• Site analysis

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

• Concept development

• Cost estimates and budget reconciliation

• Authorization to move to next phase

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

• Extension of Phase I

• Design and general structural details

• Cost estimates and budget reconciliation

• Authorization to move to next phase

The new Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building will enable:

• The College of Medicine to grow its medical education program in Lexington from approximately 138 students per year to 200 students per year giving it an overall enrollment of more than 1,000 medical students, making it one of the largest medical schools in the country.

• It will also enable the College of Nursing to double enrollment by more than 350 students total per year in its traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Advanced BSN (ABSN) programs in order to address the statewide nursing shortage.

• In the College of Health Sciences, enrollment will be increased by 30 percent with more than 460 students

INCLUDED IN THE HEB:

CHS Graduate and Professional Programs

• Department of Athletic Training/Clinical Nutrition

• Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

• Department of Physical Therapy

• Department of Physician Assistant Studies

• Department of Health and Clinical Sciences/Medical Laboratory Sciences program

• Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

• Design finalized

• Development of construction blueprints

• Technical specifications for bidding, construction, permits, etc.

• Cost estimates and budget reconciliation

• Authorization to move to next phase

BIDDING

• Identification of construction company

• Groundbreaking

• Cost estimates and budget reconciliation

• Authorization to move to next phase

CONSTRUCTION ADMIN

• Build

• Equipment move-in and operations set up

FINAL PHASE

• Occupancy

across five professional programs including Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Speech-Language Pathology, Athletic Training and Medical Laboratory Science, with additional new academic programs forthcoming.

• The College of Public Health enrollment will increase by more than 30 percent by adding 350 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs.

• The Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education, which helps develop an effective, diverse and collaborative health workforce for Kentucky and beyond, will be able to impact 50 percent more students annually who will be prepared to provide quality teambased care as professionals.

Additionally, the conceptual design of the building will promote collaboration among the colleges and emphasize flexible, student-centric spaces.

As part of the vision of the building, shared hallways, classrooms, educational labs and spaces will advance the exchange of ideas, knowledge and perspectives, leading to research studies, development of new treatment approaches and implementation of evidence-based practices that improve patient outcomes. For example, medical, health science and nursing students will be able to simulate real-life, patient-based experiences through the standardized patient program.

The $380 million project was authorized by the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly and the construction phase was approved by the UK Board of Trustees in June 2023.

“The College of Health Sciences is preparing the next generation of Physical Therapists, Physician Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Athletic Trainers, Clinical Nutritionists, and Medical Laboratory Scientists, with more disciplines on the near horizon,” said Scott Lephart, PhD and Dean of the College of Health Sciences. “These programs are ranked as some of the best in the nation, and the student demand for entry into them far exceeds our ability to educate and train them all to contribute to the healthcare needs of our society.

“We are only able to accept 20 percent of those students who apply as we are constrained by our current spaces,” he continued. “The Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building not only is going to be a state-of-the-art facility with digital classrooms, clinical teaching labs and advanced simulation, it will enable the College of Health Sciences to enroll more students, grow our class sizes and train more providers to address these workforce shortages in the Commonwealth and beyond. The faculty, staff and students of the College or Health Sciences are excited to begin this journey with our colleagues from Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.”

THE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2026.

The Hidden Profession:

How I Became a Medical Laboratory Scientist

MLS CELEBRATES 90 YEARS

BY BIANNA MUSIC Clinical Lab Services Coordinator, Center of Excellence in Rural Health

HAZARD, Ky. — It’s called the Hidden Profession. And it’s been here — in some form or another — for 90 years.

Of course, I never knew about it. Not until I’d grown up and left my hometown of Happy, Ky. (an unincorporated part of Perry County). My name is Bianna Music, and I left home with the intent of getting a job and doing something I loved, so I got a chemistry degree and found myself working in a lab at Indiana University.

Turns out I wasn’t happy. Not at all.

I was doing research, but I realized I wouldn’t see the results of what I was doing for 10 to 15 years.

I wasn’t being fulfilled personally and I was making less money than I would have made at a fast food restaurant. Plus, I missed home.

But back in Perry County, I realized there aren’t very many jobs for someone with a chemistry degree and 10 years of lab experience. Or so I thought.

ACCEPTED IN HAZARD

While I was back home, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper for UK’s Medical Laboratory Science program. I put my application together and sent it in and was accepted here at the Hazard Campus. I ended up getting my second bachelor’s degree.

I immediately got a job while I was a student making triple the amount of money I’d been making. But even more important, I found my purpose. I found my passion — because I can see the change, and how I make a difference in Eastern Kentucky.

In fact, it would hit closer to home than I ever imagined.

GIVING HOPE

Eventually, I got my master’s degree and started teaching in the program. Now, I am the Clinical Lab Services Coordinator in the Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard. I love it, and it means so much to me — even more than I first thought.

Five years ago, my dad ruptured his stomach, and if you know anything about that, bacteria went to places it shouldn’t. He went septic — essentially getting an infection that carried all over his body, and it can be fatal.

So, I’m sitting in the hospital, and I’m looking at my dad. I’d been teaching for about three years at this point, and the doctors and the physicians are taking blood cultures so they can figure out which bacteria is present — then they can give him the proper antibiotics. They are giving me numbers representing lactic acid, and his white count.

Those are the numbers that we cling to, to hope he’s getting better.

I’m sitting there and looking at him. And then it hits me that the students — the professionals — that I help train are downstairs giving us these numbers.

They are the ones giving me hope.

And it all kind of clicked with me. We’re training professionals who are helping to meet our rural health need. We’re training those who will, one day, be giving out hope.

THE HIDDEN PROFESSION

We call it The Hidden Profession.

As Medical Laboratory Scientists, we’re part of the healthcare team but very few people realize that we exist. We’re never face to face with the patient. The example I give is: You know how you get your blood taken? Phlebotomists collect and check your body fluids. Then the doctors get your numbers, which helps them decide what to do.

We in MLS are in the labs doing the processing. Most people don’t consider where that information comes from, that there is a lab somewhere where people are, compiling data in an understandable way to let them know if you’re having liver or kidney failure, your blood levels, or how your heart’s doing.

There is literally a small army of us in a hospital, and we see thousands of patients a day.

Do most people know what a Medical Laboratory Scientist is? No. And there are hundreds of jobs across the state begging for MLS professionals to hire.

90 YEARS

This year marks 90 years that UK has given a Medical Laboratory Science degree.

Now, it’s been called other names: clinical laboratory science, medical technologist, etc., but they’re all the same thing.

But we’ve never had a full class here in Hazard. We have a dire need for MLS professionals in Eastern Kentucky, and we have open seats. The salaries keep jumping, yet we still don’t have the students to fill the positions. I think what we really need is to bring this occupation to the forefront.

If people knew about it, then they would want to pursue it, just like I did. This week, we’re celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, and I want everyone to know the opportunities we have. There are incredible scholarships out there, ones that can pay for a student’s entire tuition.

And there are jobs everywhere. But, even more important, Medical Laboratory Scientists are filling a need by helping these communities. For the last 10 years, we’ve had about 65 graduates, and about 60 of them have stayed to work in our region. I found my purpose in this field. I make a difference.

Now I get to help others do the same.

Interested in applying to Medical Laboratory Science?

Visit www.uky.edu/chs/medicallaboratory-science

Or Contact: biannamusic@uky.edu

AN ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ EXPERIENCE:

CHS Hosts German, Dutch PAS for Educational Trip

BY RYAN CLARK CHS Communications Director

All over the world, people are working together to provide quality healthcare as Physician Assistants.

That was the main takeaway for Prof. Dr. with Hans Peter Heistermann, Head of the Physician Assistance Program, B.Sc., The Fliedner University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Heistermann was just one of a group made up of PA faculty and students from both Germany and the Netherlands who traveled to Lexington in early October, as the College of Health Sciences’ Physician Assistant Studies Department hosted them on a four-day, educational trip. The group came to the U.S. to learn about the American version of the profession, as well as to share knowledge about PAs in their home countries.

But there was time for fun, too. During the trip, hosts showed them a night out in Lexington, a visit to Keeneland, a bowling outing at LexLive, and tours of the UK facilities and hospitals.

The international PA guests were also hosted by St. Claire HealthCare and CEO Don Lloyd in Morehead with an evening reception, including Kentucky food and bluegrass music.

“It was an unforgettable experience for me personally,” Heistermann said. “The hospitality was overwhelming. The key message for me was that all over the world, very dedicated people are working together to provide quality healthcare through Physician Assistants.”

Seven students (four from the Netherlands, three from Germany) and five faculty (three from the Netherlands, two from Germany) made the trip. Heistermann delivered a presentation entitled, “The Physician Assistant – A new health profession in the German health system, Development and perspectives.”

Concordantly, students and faculty, along with hospital officials, were able to relay important information about PAs in America, specifically in the south and Appalachia.

“It is really rewarding to meet international educators and hear their perceptions on healthcare and be able to show them our beautiful state,” said Virginia Valentin, DrPH, PA-C, and Chair of the Physician Assistant Studies Department. “These people from other countries — you think we’re so far apart, yet we have the same challenges.”

Valentin had actually formed a relationship with the Europeans during her prior stint as a faculty member and division chief at the University of Utah. When she became Chair of the PA Department here in the College of Health Sciences in 2022, she invited the group to Kentucky.

“We learned a lot,” said Geert van den Brink, Director of the PA Department at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. “Personally, I learned a lot from the organization, funding and positioning of the PA. Students especially learned a lot about the healthcare system and the PA’s positioning.”

“I really was so thrilled with this trip — it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them,” Valentin said. “I am of the belief that you learn

through your experiences, and they were able to see so much while they were here. Not only did they learn about their profession, but they also got to see what it’s like to be a college student in America.”

The excitement seemed to be unanimous.

“It was a special experience that I will never forget,” said Matthijs Morsink, a PA student at HAN University in the Netherlands. “I felt incredibly welcome by the friendly Americans. Your thoughts on healthcare were very interesting, completely different from the Netherlands. Nice to have attended the University and both hospitals. Also, nice to clear up some misunderstandings about the Netherlands. It was fantastically arranged!”

“We had a wonderful experience with our PA students and faculty from the Netherlands and Germany,” said Lucy Bowers, a Physician Assistant Student in the Class of 2025 and PA Class President. “Each of them had a unique experience and we were able to compare and contrast our experiences as we embark through our PA journey. We got to have them experience a bit of American culture throughout Lexington, which was fun!”

“It was a great chance to participate in this exchange and to visit the University of Kentucky,” said Aike Abeln, a student at The Fliedner University in Germany. “We got a good insight into how PAs study and work in the USA. The exchange between the students from all three countries was very nice and educational.”

According to the students, they just might see each other again.

“We loved getting to show the students around Lexington, and I feel like we’ve become good friends with them over the past few days and have an open invitation to come visit them next time!” said Anne Shand, a second-year PA student.

It all added up to a very special time.

“It really is an honor and privilege for us in the College of Health Sciences and Department of Physician Assistant Studies to host these amazing students and faculty,” said Scott Lephart, PhD and Dean of the College. “One of the key elements of a CHS education is providing a global perspective, and in this case, we were able to show our students exactly what healthcare is like in other parts of the world — because we got the information straight from the source. In return, we were able to share what our own healthcare environment is like. It was an incredible week for our department and College.”

“It was a special experience that I will never forget … it was fantastically arranged.”

— Matthijs Morsink, PA student at HAN University in the Netherlands.

TACTICAL Athletes Health Sciences students help Lexington Fire Department stay healthy and pain-free

BY DANI JAFFE AND RYAN CLARK CHS Contributing Writers

Firefighters across the world risk their lives every day to protect citizen lives, properties and the environment from disasters. Rescue missions and other duties — such as saving a family from a burning building or pulling an injured person out of a vehicle after a collision — can prove to be extremely challenging, especially paired with the grueling schedules they are required to work.

Often referred to as “tactical athletes,” firefighters and other first responders encounter much of the same types of injuries that traditional sport athletes do. But, while the average professional athletic career in sports lasts five to seven years,

professional firefighters end up exerting themselves physically and mentally for 25 years or more, with no “off-season” to recover from injuries and exertion.

At the University of Kentucky, two graduate students dedicated their time to help firefighters right here in Lexington. Both having backgrounds in traditional athletic training with sport athletes, they’re taking their expertise and expanding it to this very in-need group.

“There’s only a handful of fire stations in the nation that have an actual medical model,” said Jake Jelmini, PhD, a graduate of the

Every single day, these students helped prevent, diagnose and treat injuries with the firefighters from the Lexington Fire Department in the lab at UK’s Sports Medicine Research Institute — all while gathering data to develop groundbreaking research in an untouched area of athletic training.

“We handle everything from the random ache and pain to more complex management of some musculoskeletal disorders,” said Jen Tinsley, a third-year doctorate student in the Rehabilitation and Health Sciences program. “Right now, members of the Lexington Fire Department come to us five days a week, Monday through Friday, for free. And in exchange, we’re able to gather

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Alex Jann, a Lexington firefighter paramedic visited Tinsley and Jelmini for rehab.

“I was having issues with knee pain, knee stability and shoulder mobility,” Jann said. “So, when I discovered this program and met with Jen, I really liked what she planned for me, and I’ve now been coming here for 13 months. I’m having less pain, better mobility and I’m getting stronger.”

Jann says that because of the physicality of the firefighter profession, he believes every firefighter needs this kind of medical support.

“We have a lot of back pain and shoulder pain,” Jann said. “It’s an extremely physical job. Physical fitness and mental health are the two greatest concerns within the fire department. Every single firefighter should be receiving this kind of care.”

Ultimately, the goal is to not only help the Lexington firefighters feel better and have longer careers, but also to conduct research that will inform policy change across the country. The policy change is key, because first responders until recently have largely been left out of the conversation when it comes to integrated health systems that include athletic training support, despite knowing the physical toll of their profession.

Some fire departments, including those that provide service for large metropolitan areas like New York or Dallas, do embrace these integrated health systems. However, this accounts for less than 10 markets across the country.

“This is surprising to us, that this field of interest is so new,” said Jelmini. “Because firefighting has been around a whole lot longer than athletic training has. And there’s a real need here — firefighters and other first responders such as police and military members all need and deserve access to athletic training and physical therapy services.”

Jelmini’s area of research took a traditional athletic training model and applied it to something called “occupational exposure.”

“Right now, I’m looking at how the number of calls and types of calls that firefighters respond to during a shift may influence something we call ‘occupational exposure,’” Jelmini said. “And these factors can influence things like heart rate and sleep patterns, which can all affect how well they’re able to recover when off duty.”

Tinsley’s research focus is based on a bio-psycho-social framework, exploring topics like resilience, grit and burnout, and how these factors can relate to the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders.

For Jann, this clinic has been life changing.

“I have a goal of being in the 1,500-pound club with three lifts,” Jann said. “And they’ve been helping me get there. They’ve helped a lot of us, who are stubborn and don’t necessarily seek out help all the time, whether that’s for physical issues or mental issues. I’m very thankful for the work they do for us here at the fire department.”

~60,000 injuries

annually are incurred among firefighters, and about 65% of those do not occur at the fireground, indicating that the injuries occur during training or other activities.

~$5.9 billion

is spent annually treating these injuries in the United States

Source: SMRI

UK College of Health Sciences

Dean Scott Lephart agreed that the firefighter research is an example of what the College does best.

“This research will help firefighters save lives,” Lephart said. “The mission of our college is to help the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to achieve the highest level of health possible, and I can’t think of a better way to serve that mission than by conducting research like this. I want to convey a tremendous amount of gratitude and pride to all of those involved.”

Racer. PhysicianPilot.Assistant.

You could say that 23-year-old Kelsey Markle has a need. A need for speed.

And if you don’t get that reference, then you really need to see Top Gun, or the Top Gun sequel, as the quote suggests a certain main character’s necessity to push the envelope in life, to seek out adventure in a myriad of ways, most notably as a Navy fighter pilot.

Markle, a native of Shelbyville, Ky., has a similar thirst for the extreme. She’s an avid pilot, as well as racer of motorcycles. She snowboards and rock climbs.

And, perhaps most hair-raising of all, she has navigated her way through the College of Health Sciences’ Physician Assistant Studies program. She, along with 51 of her classmates, graduated this summer.

A surprise to no one, Markle was voted “Most Likely to Need an Adrenaline Rush,” and has taken a regional job in emergency medicine, where her position will fulfill a bit of her need for fast-paced action.

2023 grad is ‘chasing new passions’

BY RYAN CLARK AND SARA PISONI CHS Contributors

But how did she learn to fly? Why did she want to be a PA? We learn that and other information as we ask five questions … of PA Graduate Kelsey Markle:

Q: WHY UK AND PA?

A: I went to UK for undergrad and majored in Human Health Sciences, graduating a semester early in December 2020 and starting PA school in January 2021.

I chose UK for undergrad and PA school because I loved the campus. It was close to home, but it’s also in a relatively safe city. UK was a great choice to give me a new experience.

I knew I wanted to be a PA since I was in high school. I’ve always been interested in medicine, and I loved the mental challenge that came with the detection work of properly diagnosing/treating someone. I also loved the idea of being able to change specialties, which you can’t do very easily if you’re a physician.

Q: HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INTO THESE ADRENALINERUSHING ACTIVITIES?

A: Since I grew up on some wooded property, I always had a little dirt bike that I played around on outside. When I turned 16, I decided I wanted a “real” motorcycle and so I bought my first street bike. Riding on the street was fun but being young, female, and in a rural area it was hard to find a community and people to enjoy it with. I’ve always been a bit of a daredevil, and somewhat competitive, so the idea of getting to combine my love for motorcycles with my love of adrenaline and competition drew me to racing. I did my first “track day” (where you go to a racetrack and learn how to safely go at race speeds, but it’s not a competition) in August 2018, on my 19th birthday.

instilled confidence in me to know that when things are getting fast or difficult or chaotic, I make safe and sound decisions.

Q: SO … HOW DID YOU BECOME A PILOT?

A: My dad is a hobby pilot, and he particularly enjoys flying ultralight planes, so I was always exposed to the idea of flying growing up, but it wasn’t until my first semester of PA school that I decided I wanted to try it for myself.

“I knew I wanted to be a PA since I was in high school. I’ve always been interested in medicine, and I loved the mental challenge that came with the detection work of properly diagnosing/treating someone.

At the end of the day, I had absolutely fallen in love and was all-in on the idea of racing. At the end of the season, I bought a designated race bike, a 2016 Yamaha R3. I spent the winter painting it with the help of my dad to make It my own, and when it got warm outside, I went hard on track days preparing to do my first race. I did my first race in August 2019 and got second place!

Q: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO KEEP DOING IT?

A: Something that has kept me coming back to racing, is the community.

I have met so many people who have become so close to me and are like true family now. It’s kind of hard not to form a close bond with people you’re risking your life with.

Apart from this, I love racing because it gives me a huge sense of accomplishment, and when you’re on the racetrack there is no time to think about anything else except the 20 feet in front of you. You really get into a “zone” where you’re not even thinking about what you’re doing, it’s just pure observation and reaction. It also has

I think I really just needed something other than PA school to focus on, and take my mind off of it. Everyone definitely thought I was insane when I decided to learn to fly, which is very complicated and comes with its own online “ground” school, and lots of extra studying, while in my first year of PA school, but I was excited.

There were times where it was very difficult juggling PA school and learning to fly, but I still enjoyed pushing the limits of what’s comfortable and learning something new. I started flight training at the Frankfort airport, but a few months after I started learning to fly, I became a co-owner in a 1976 Piper Archer II, so I then did the rest of my training at the Bardstown airport in my own airplane.

I earned my pilot’s license about a year after I started, as a second year PA student. Of course, there’s times when school gets busy and I don’t fly, but I also have found a great community in aviation that keeps me coming back. You’re forced to be present and enjoy the moment.

Q: WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME AT UK?

A: I’ve really loved chasing new passions and having new hobbies to take my mind off the stress of PA school, and the friends I’ve made along the way are ones I’ll have for a lifetime.

‘WE HOLD EACH OTHER UP’

One year later, Dr. Fran Feltner remembers the Eastern Kentucky floods

BY RYAN CLARK CHS Communications Director

Down in Hazard, in the southeast of Kentucky, the scars still remain.

One year after torrential rain caused flooding that swept through 14 counties over five days, killing 45 people, the area is still recovering. Residents are still waiting for new homes. Survivors are still trying to overcome what they saw. And at the University of Kentucky’s Center of Excellence in Rural Health, a community continues to come together to heal — and to remember.

On the anniversary of that terrible flooding, we talked to Dr. Fran Feltner, Director of the Center of Excellence in Rural Health. She shared her memories, and described how the area was able to persevere.

In fact, they have come back even stronger. It speaks to the family that

she and her staff have created there. The students speak of the group fondly, and even when the most terrible tragedy occurred, Feltner and her staff were able to keep that family safe and together.

Here’s our interview with Dr. Feltner:

I try to be very careful that we want to remember those that lost their lives but we also want to celebrate with the ones that made it, and that came together to provide for those that needed it the most.

The resilience that we have here in Eastern Kentucky, across Appalachia, basically, is the fact that we do come together when there’s trouble, or when we celebrate. We hold each other up.

Any program that we have here at the Center is about serving the people of our community, whether it’s through our academic

programs or whether it’s through our community outreach programs, or whether it’s just one-on-one. Sometimes, that’s what it takes, and sometimes it takes a group of people to help folks — so that’s what we’re about.

I think it took a while for everyone to talk about it. I’ll speak for me, my grandson lost everything in the flood.

It was three days before we actually got him out away from where the water was. But he immediately said, ‘What can I do to help the others? My stuff is gone, there’s nothing I can do, so how can I help others?’

There’s nothing like going to bed at night and thinking, ‘My goodness, it’s still raining.’ It was the hardest rain I think I’ve ever heard in my life, and it was almost like you were dreaming that it could be that much. And the next day, it didn’t stop — it just kept coming down.

And then we lost electricity, we lost phone. We actually did without water for about 20 days. But people were resilient and creative.

My son has a swimming pool at his house and we drained it, for people to have water to flush their toilets and do things that they needed to do. How can you be creative in helping each other?

My first priority with everyone, was, ‘Is your family safe?’ Where’s all my students? Where’s my employees? Where’s my state office people? Where is everybody?

“Any program that we have...is about serving the people of our community, whether it’s through our academic programs or whether it’s through our community outreach programs, or whether it’s just one-on-one. “

I started a list. I had to come to the Center to get phone access so I could start calling people. But their phones were out too. When I got hold of one, I would ask about others. It became a heavy burden on your shoulders. The ones I could get ahold of, we met here at the Center, and we made an action plan.

First and foremost is safety. How can we get people shelter? How can we get people food? How can we make sure, if they’re hurt, we can get them medical care?

We had Kentucky Homeplace here, which is our community health worker division, and the second day, they were on the ground trying to find who needed what.

So many folks lost their hearing aids, lost their dentures, lost their medication, lost everything … so where do you start?

People overwhelmingly gave. It just all fell together. But it was not easy.

And it’s not over. A lot of people still need help.

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Ben Gecewich doesn’t wax on about personal philosophies.

A look at his path since graduating, though, shows the value of finding and investing where you can make the biggest difference – in your work, through your community, and at your university – even after graduating.

His motivation, he says, to succeed both at work and in his community is, not surprisingly, straightforward. “Be a good person,” he says. “Be a good human.”

Phillip Gribble, PhD, Professor and the Chair of the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, agrees with Gecewich’s mantra.

“Both Carl Mattacola (the previous director of the Athletic Training program while Gecewich was a student) and I have told our students many times, ‘It is most important that you are good to each other and that you are good humans,’” he said.

‘Where Your Passion Is’

ALUMNUS BEN GECEWICH IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING HIS ALMA MATER AND OTHERS

BY LORALYN CECIL CHS Philanthropy Director

FIRST CAREER MOVES

Gecewich started his career after completing an undergraduate degree at the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities followed by a post-professional master’s degree in Athletic Training from UK.

After UK, he spent one year in Colorado completing an athletic training fellowship and then relocated to join a newly formed multispecialty orthopaedic practice in Spartanburg, S.C., as an AT. He enjoyed the clinical work –completing diagnostic exams, doing bracing and splints, etc. – but he found he was also good at recruiting and training ATs to serve in the clinic, too.

Within a year, he relocated to Greenville and stepped up to serve as the office manager where he helped expand the clinic business.

“I felt I had more opportunities to help advocate for ATs and grow professionally if I left the clinical side and went to administration,” Gecewich said, which led him to further his education by also completing his MBA.

Gecewich is now a Vice President of Operations for Prisma Health Medical Group-Upstate. He believes his AT education and training prepared him well for administration.

“I used the critical thinking and decision-making skills we had been taught,” he said. “I understood time management, the need for followup, and the importance of thinking outside the box.”

UK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

While building his career, Gecewich also began supporting his alma mater, as fellow alumni called on him to support UK. He had graduated five years earlier, but was happy to have a good reason to visit Lexington occasionally and reconnect. He was asked to join the College’s Dean’s Advisory Board and later supported the College of Health Sciences in a number of other roles.

Just like in his career, other opportunities emerged, and he was asked to join the Leadership Advisory Council for the UK Alumni Association. Through his work as an alumnus volunteer, he met UK alumni across South Carolina. He also has been able to build relationships with UK alumni in other health care roles.

“Ben is a model alumnus,” Gribble said. “The faculty of the UK College of Health Sciences Athletic Training program always say we want to produce. He came to UK with a goal and passion. Now he – like so many of our alumni – represents the top of our profession. We are proud that so many of our alumni like Ben stay engaged with UK and our priorities.”

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Gecewich serves as a board member for the South-Carolina based nonprofit Just Cause Cares, and is President of the Board of Directors for Coaches for Character, an organization using sports figures to help at-risk youth to have a chance to succeed in life.

“It is an opportunity to invest in young people just as other people have invested so much in me,” he said.

Gecewich and his wife, Heather, who is also dedicated to volunteering, encourage their kids to be involved, just as they encourage others.

His advice is timeless and essential — and it is also an example of how he lives his own life.

“Find out where your passion is,” he said. “There is always an opportunity to help.”

Alumni and volunteer work:

57%

of alumni respondents expressed interest in helping current or prospective students at their alma mater. (2022 Anthology survey)

70%

of organizations say their top goal is to increase alumni engagement. (2020 VAESE Alumni Relations Benchmarking Study)

80%

of hiring managers agree that active volunteers advance into leadership roles more easily. (2016 Deloitte Impact Survey)

82%

of hiring managers reported they were “more likely” to choose a job applicant with volunteer experience. (2016 Deloitte Impact Survey)

OFFICE OFResearch

Grant Awards Received

AWARDS RECEIVED

7.1.2023-12.31.2023

Karen Badger, PhD, MSW

UK/CCDD – Public Policy, Communications and Advocacy Project

Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities

$238,188

Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD

Muscle and Physical Function Recovery after Acute Respiratory Failure

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

$450,428

Anne Olson, PhD, CCC/A AUDIOLOGIST

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students: SUCCESS in Speech-Language Pathology Health Resources and Services Administration

$640,439

Cheryl Vanderford, MPAS, PA-C

Pathway to a Healthier Kentucky through Expansion of MAT Waiver Training Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

$125,915

Nicholas Heebner, PhD, ATC

Performance and Job Task Demands of Special Tactics Support Airmen Air Force Research Laboratory

$3,400,000

Patrick Kitzman, PT, PhD

Coordination and Assisting the Reuse of Assistive Technology: (CARAT) KY Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network (KARRN) Mobile Program Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities

$61,382

Kyle Kosik, PhD, ATC

Revealing the Progression of Pain Pathways and Identifying Chronification of Pain Predictors after an Isolated Lateral Ankle Sprain: Project RECOIL Army Medical Research and Development Command

$1,066,469

Virginia Valentin, DRPH, PA-C

An Analytic Approach to Examining the Relationship between State Scope of Practice Reforms and Physician Assistant Labor Demand American Academy of Physicians Associates

$27,778

STUDENT AWARDS

Molly Taylor, MS, LAT, ATC (Mentor: Johanna Hoch, ATC, PhD)

An Emotional Intelligence Educational Intervention to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Profession Students: A Pilot Study NATA Research & Education Foundation

$2,500

TO OUR DONORS Thank you

GIFTS MADE BETWEEN 6.1.23 TO 12.1.23

Jacqueline K. Resinger Graduate Fellowship Fund

Mrs. Jackie Resinger ‘62

McDougall Student Endowed Scholarship Fund

Dr. Lori A. Bolgla ‘05

Dwain Robert Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden

Dr. Susan K. Effgen

Daus Family Scholarship Fund in Physician Assistant Studies

The Mindful C.L.A.T.

Rosenthal Sports Medicine Research Institute Fellowship Fund

Rosenthal Family Foundation

Amy Waugh Memorial Scholarship

Mrs. Rhonda Michelle Bales

Bourbon Boot Supply

Ms. Linda K. Buchanan

Taryn Gamble

Mrs. Kathy J. Garrison

Carol Lynn Harman

Ms. Sandra L. Hedges

Mrs. Lisa B. Heflin

Dr. Matt Hoch ‘11

Mrs. Karen M. Johnson

Ms. Jenny L. Kezele

Mr. Jeff McFarland

Robin Ridge Farms, LLC

Mrs. Elizabeth W. Robin

Mr. Danny G. Roe

Mr. Larry K. Roe

Ms. Whitney Lynne Roe

Ms. Peggy L. Rose

Ms. Charlotte F. Waugh

Mr. Keith A. Waugh

Mrs. Rachel A. Zinner

Health Sciences Development Scholarship Fund

Mr. Jeffrey W. Lytle ‘86

Health Sciences Academic Fund for Excellence

A-1 Screenprinting LLC

Mr. Timothy A. Adewale ‘93

Dr. Frank J. Block III & Mrs. Peggy Block ‘74

Mrs. Sylvia Gale Boggs ‘74

Dr. Ming-Yuan Chih

Ms. Mary Jane Cowherd ‘10

Mrs. Catherine R. Elliott ‘82

Ms. Carla M. Fields ‘85

Ms. Nancy O. Cunningham Garrett ‘60

Ms. Carol J. Gertsch ‘87

Mr. Christopher C. Howell ‘98

Mrs. Virginia W. Longnecker ‘82

Mr. Barret Lanham May

Mrs. Denise N. McCarthy

Mr. Kevin Patrick McNamara

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Miller ‘76

Dr. Randa Remer-Eskridge

Mr. William A. Rice, Jr.

The Medtronic Foundation

Physician Assistant Studies Development Alumni Fund

Dr. Somu Chatterjee ‘22

Mrs. Beth B. Cooper ‘81

Mr. Timothy J. Kappes ‘89

Dr. Kevin M. Schuer ‘07

Communication Disorders Development Alumni Fund

Mrs. Barbara Combs Biallas

Dr. Gilson J. Capilouto

Dr. Lyn Tindall Covert ‘88, ‘07

Dr. Victoria C. Graff ‘69

Clinical Laboratory Sciences Development Alumni Fund

Mr. Chad Guilliams

Clinical Nutrition Development Alumni Fund

Mrs. Carol J. Chappell

Dr. Charles Eckford Eastin II ‘91

Physical Therapy Development Alumni Fund

Ms. Helen F. McGill ‘69

CAHP Athletic Training Development and Alumni Fund

James E. Ireland Foundation

SMRI Gift Fund

Dean Scott M. Lephart

College of Health Sciences Samaritan’s Touch Clinic Fund

Anonymous - Organization

Ellen Felice Mattacola Scholarship Fund

Dr. Carl G. Mattacola

The Trent P. Fisher and Mary I. Fisher

Charitable Fund

Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship Fund

Ms. Amy Leeann Hardison

Dr. Carolyn J. Hoover

Ms. Kristen Renee Remling

Physical Therapy Program Scholarship Fund

Ms. Mary E. Thomson ‘70

Mrs. Tina L. Volz ‘78

Joan M. Wiedmar ‘83

Communication Sciences Disorders Scholarship Fund

Dr. Anne Desmarais Olson ‘10

SMRI Jockey Equine Initiatives Gift Fund

The Sheryl North Revocable Trust

Clinical Leadership & Management

Development/Alumni Gift Fund

Mrs. Brenda B. Hoffman ‘73

Gorman Medical Laboratory Sciences Scholarship Fund

Dr. Linda S. Gorman

Active Girls Healthy Women Fund

Dr. Lori A. Bolgla ‘05

Ms. Michelle Boling

Mr. Jonathan L. Chang

Ms. Sharon Hame

Mr. Mark R. Hutchinson

Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland

James E. Ireland Foundation

Ms. Martha Mullins

Ms. Susan Ott

Dr. Richard I. Williams

Ms. Kathleen A. Yorke

Adapted Toy Lending Library Gift Fund

Ms. Sarah Deringer

Fahringer Underwood Scholarship Fund

Dr. Andrew C. Bernard

Rebecca R. Griffith

Allan R. Riggs ‘86

PAS Commitment to Rural Health Award Fund

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