HIGHLIGHTSCollege of Health Sciences major accomplishments during the 2008-2009 academic year.

ACADEMICS• To support our international initiative, Educational Enhancement Grants of up to $800 per person were offered

to faculty and students. • Faculty were given the opportunity to learn about multiple teaching methods and topics through a newly

implemented instructional series called “Lunch and Learn” or “Brunch and Learn.”• The college’s Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program was used as a template for the new Ph.D. in

Rehabilitation Sciences at Texas Tech University. The program is for for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. Representatives from TTU visited our campus and the director of our program is serving as a consultant on their campus.

• Seventy-two percent of undergraduates in CHS graduated with honors in 2008.

RESEARCH• The College is now ranked as #11 in research by the National Institutes for Health among schools of allied

health. Only five years ago, the college was ranked 45th out of 48 schools. Note: CHS was originally listed as 24th; however, two large grants were omitted. The correction is being made within NIH.

• Researchers have submitted 31 grants to date with plans in the works for several grants submitted as part of the stimulus package funding for NIH.

• The college will be entering into a memoreum of understanding with Toyota Manufacturing. The partnership will allow CHS researchers to study repetitive injuries, their likely cause and possible interventions at the Georgetown plant.

• Charlotte Peterson, Associate Dean of Research, was named the co-director of the Muscle Biology Center.• CHS called together approximately 30 researchers to investigate the possibility of forming a Human

Performance Laboratory. Dr. Peterson is leading the initiative to identify space.

THE FACULTY• The UK provost made substantial investments in the Athletic Training Program by funding two regular title

series faculty. In addition, the college reallocated funds for a third to make a total of five regular title series faculty. This unit has published 21 papers and submitted a number of research grants.

• Carl Mattacola & Tim Uhl in AT were named Fellows of the National Athletic Trainers Association.• Pat McKeon (AT) was awarded the NATA Research and Education Foundation Dissertation award as well as

the Journal of Athletic Training’s Ken Knight Outstanding Research Manuscript award.• The college had two 2008 Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Finalists - Dr. Carl Mattacola (AT) & Dr. Richard

Andreatta (CSD).• Dean Lori Gonzalez was named a fellow of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.• Kevin Schuer (PAS) is the only PA ever to have been selected for the Interdisciplinary Fellowship in Quality

and Patient Safety with the National Center for Patient Safety.• David Fahringer (PAS)was elected to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. He also

helped develop and found the International PA Educators Forum, an international organization developed for PA educators around the world. Dr. Fahringer currently serves as the Special editor for Global Perspectives .

• Gill Boissonneault (PAS) received the 2008 PA Faculty of the Year Award - a student-given award - titled the “Golden Speculum Award.”

• Susan Effgen was recently honored by the pediatric section of the American Physical Therapy Association for her outstanding contribution to pediatric physical therapy. Dr. Effgen was the first recipient of this award, which is now called the Susan Effgen Advocacy Award. She also received the Worthingham fellowship award from the American Physical Therapy Association. The fellowship is the organization’s highest honor.

• Bill Grimes (PAS) received the University Sullivan Medallion.

• Tony English, Chuck Hazle, and Janice Kuperstein all completed PhD’s within the past 2 years; all are in PT.• Janice Kuperstein (PT) was appointed by the Governor to the state Physical Therapy board.• The Clinical Nutrition faculty are designing and implementing a 2 credit course on nutrition for 1st and 2nd

year medical students. Faculty members continue to provide nutrition education lectures/topics, small group discussions, for 1st year medical students. They also reach the community and had 18 media hits regarding nutrition in the past year, more than any discipline in the college.

• Faculty in PT and CSD developed Interprofessional Education and Practice in a Rehabilitation Setting in collaboration with EKU and Rockcastle Hospital.

THE STUDENTS• Katie Yancosek was recently selected to participate in the research day at Frankfort. She is an occupational

therapy student in the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program and a major in the Army.• Faculty participated in K-Week, Fusion, and Convocation activities.• Justin Kinder (CLM) was selected into the 2008 University Student Leadership Program. He also serves on

College Advisory Board and as the Liaison to the College Ambassador Program.

THE COMMUNITY• CHS Ambassadors raised money for Dance Blue and received the Dance Blue 1st place Fundraising Award for Small Team (first time to participate). Faculty members provided monetary support.• PA students hosted 1st 5K Fun Run for Kids & Corn Hole Tournament and also collected toys to benefit UK Children’s Hospital. • CHS was the Central KY Blood Center Winner of Blood Battle – UK Health Care Colleges. The college had the highest percentage of participation from students, staff, and faculty.• The staff council led the 2008 Staff Service Project which involved fundraising activities to donate entertainment materials (e.g, movies, cards, paints, etc.) to the Thomson-Hood Veteran’s Center in Wilmore.• Marie Poole led the college United Way campaign. The college raised 258% of our goal!• The first-year Physical Therapy students adopted the Wendell Foster Campus in Owensboro as a winter service project. The students were led by Keisha Embry, a former WFC employee. More than $950 in presents and gift cards were collected by the students and were given to residents of the facility.• PT students and faculty continued management of and weekly staffing of free PT clinic at Salvation Army.• CSD faculty are in the process of developing a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary Clinical Voice Center.

THE WORLD• Sam Powdrill (PAS) led a student medical mission to Mexico.• Faculty & students participated in four medical service trips to Ecuador as part of Shoulder to Shoulder.• Sam Powdrill spent one month in a medical mission in Kenya.• CHS continued its student rotations in Ecuador, Africa, and England• Gerry Gairola received the Bursary Award, British Society of Gerontology.• Karen Skaff (CLM) participated in the People to People Ambassador Program - St. Petersburg, Russia and Warsaw,

Poland.• Gil Boissonneault (PAS) spent is sabbatical leave conducting research in Hungary.• Faculty presented papers internationally: Gerry Gairola, England; Jay Ko, Korea; and Damodaran Chendil, Greece.• PT established one clinical site established in Australia; the clinical internship will begin in 2009.• CHS continues research collaborations in the Netherlands and Hungary with a renewed student exchange

agreement with Hungary.• CSD Voice faculty participated in invited international workshops in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Pune & Mumbai India.