Dean Guy's open office hour is each Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop by suite 214 to chat.
RECENT WINS
Congratulations to Elijah Myers, Erin T. Drees and Jeff Cain for their publication highlight on the College of Pharmacy's Office of Research Operations website!
Congratulations to Drs. Gavin Howington and Elizabeth Autry, who recently discussed with WUKY Vaccinate Kentucky the differences between natural immunity versus vaccine associated immunity and the efficacy and safety of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Fatima Ali has been promoted to Senior Director Medicaid Pharmacy Services effective November 1, 2021. This position will manage the day-to-day clinical, operational and budgetary aspects of the multi-billion dollar outpatient prescription drug program, as well as the use of medications in other benefit programs offered through the Kentucky Medicaid program in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Congratulations Fatima!
Dr. Mike Jones has accepted an administrative appointment as the Director or Assessment for the College effective November 1, 2021. Assessment is an area that Mike is passionate about. He has previously worked closely with the Office of Academic Programs in the design of various Objective Standardized Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), as well as with the MileMarker 2 examination. Mike also led the re-design of the six semester Patient Care Experience sequence, which was a central component of 2022 Curriculum. Mike will continue to contribute to the teaching program and eventually be assisted in assessment by a staff member.
Please welcome Jennifer Dolly Prothro to UKCOP! Jennifer will be working as the KYNETIC Program Manager and will serve the UK post for the REACH KYNETIC Hub, which is a newly created program funded by the NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) initiative. Jennifer has been with UK as a student and employee since 2006. She completed her Masters in Public Health with a focus on Health, Behavior and Society in 2020 and is interested in obtaining her PhD in Pharmacy Policy and Outcomes. Jennifer spends her free time doing a multitude of hobbies, like playing violin, hiking, kayaking, tending to her garden and spending quality time with her husband, Ryan, and their hound dog, Miss Daisy Blueberry Pancakes – named Blue for short.
UPDATES & EVENTS
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. The holiday accruals for the Thanksgiving holiday have been loaded. All staff should enter their leave requests for the holiday (November 25 & 26).
ELECTION DAY. (November 2).
SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Join the Spanish Conversation for their weekly meeting from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4.
FAREWELL DROP-IN CELEBRATION. Drop-in between 2:30-3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4, to say farewell to Communications Director Kristie Colón and celebrate her time at UKCOP.
YOUR UKCOP RESOURCES As Communications Director Kristie Colón transitions out of her role, please utilize the following forms for your specific needs. You can also find these links on our Intranet under "Request Forms."
We wish to remember and honor those who inhabited this Commonwealth before the arrival of the Europeans. Briefly occupying these lands were the Osage, Wyndott tribe, and Miami peoples. The Adena and Hopewell peoples, who are recognized by the naming of the time period in which they resided here, were here more permanently. Some of their mounds remain in the Lexington area, including at UK’s Adena Park.
In more recent years, the Cherokee occupied southeast Kentucky, the Yuchi southwest Kentucky, the Chickasaw extreme western Kentucky and the Shawnee central Kentucky including what is now the city of Lexington. The Shawnee left when colonization pushed through the Appalachian Mountains. Lower Shawnee Town ceremonial grounds are still visible in Greenup County.
We honor the first inhabitants who were here, respect their culture, and acknowledge the presence of their descendants who are here today in all walks of life including fellow pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
