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Lexington, KY 40536-0232 Address Service Requested Nonprofit Org US Postage PAID Lexington KY Permit 51 Opportunities UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities OPPORTUNITIES/Fall 2012 OPPORTUNITIESOpportunities Opportun Intersections of interprofessional care * dean’s 2012-2013 Fall 2012 LETTER Opportunities Celebrating our Leadership One of the outstanding characteristics of the nursing profession is the ability to elegantly dance while leading and following. Both of these characteristics are required in today’s health care environment and in nursing education as we are faced with increased financial pressures and a strong ethic of providing high-quality, safe care. Throughout our history, leadership has been, and continues to be, a core value of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing academic programs. Our alumni understand the importance of collaboration and teamwork and do not shy away from leading to accomplish the “work” of nursing. We are very proud to showcase alumni from our MSN Program in this issue of Opportunities. At our May 2012 Hooding Ceremony the 1,562nd MSN alumni walked across the stage. In addition, Dr. Ta’Neka Cle’Shae Vaden was hooded as the 50th graduate of our DNP Program and Dr. Kyoung Suk Lee was hooded as our 100th graduate of our PhD Program. These milestones were a wonderful way to conclude our celebration of the 10th anniversary of the DNP Program and 25th anniversary of the PhD Program and to also send out our heartfelt appreciation to our MSN alumni — thanks to all of you for truly making a difference in health care. The college’s nursing faculty continually lead in curricular innovation, enhancing evidencebased practice, generating new knowledge, and providing service to the Commonwealth, nation and profession. The University of Kentucky is in the forefront of the evolving national movement to assure that all health professions students participate in interprofessional education. In partnership with the Colleges of Communication and Information, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Social Work, College of Nursing faculty and students are engaged in a number of exciting interprofessional initiatives to build their knowledge and skills in teamwork. Faculty from across the university are engaged in an array of interprofessional education development activities to further develop their own knowledge and skills in teamwork, demonstrating the importance of lifelong learning for all health professionals. So to each of you who dance the dance of leading and following, thank you for all you do. We are very proud to say that you are an alumnus of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. See Blue! Jane Marie Kirschling, DNS, RN, FAAN Dean and Professor President, American Association of Colleges of Nursing OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIESOpportunities Dean Jane Kirschling, DNS, RN, FAAN College of Nursing and other UK alumni who contributed to this issue: Editors James Ballard (MA 1998, College of Education, Educational Psychology) M. Claire Baker Rena Baer Aaron Cox (BA 2003, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology; BSN 2011) Contributors Lois A. Davis (MSN 1996) M. Claire Baker Ann Blackford, UK Public Relations Ryan Cleary Sue Fay Anne Sabatino Hardy Jane Kirschling, DNS, RN, FAAN Rebekah Tilley Jane Hammons (BSN 2011) Patricia B. Howard (MSN 1980, PhD 1992) Lynne Jensen (PhD 2007) Jeffery Scott Johnson (MSN 2001) Ramona Johnson (MSN 1980) Donald D. Kautz (MSN 1985) Design & Production Gina Lowry (MSN 1999, PhD 2007) The Williams McBride Group, Melissa Weber Elizabeth Martin (BA 1991, College of Communication and Information; BSN 2011) Photography Andrea Pfeifle (EdD 2007, College of Education) MC3 (SW) Anna Arndt (p.26) M. Claire Baker Michael Brohm (p.25, 27) Dark Horse Studios (p.24) SN Nina Howard (p.26) Lee P. Thomas Photography Richie Wireman Kevin Pinto (MS 2009, Medical Sciences, UK Graduate School, Department of Microbiology; BSN 2012) Deborah Reed (BSN 1974, MSN 1992; MSPH 1993, College of Public Health; PhD 1996) Colleen Swartz (BSN 1987, MBA 2002, DNP 2011) Marilyn Swinford (BSN 1983) Printing Darlene Welsh (BSN 1987, MSN 1989; PhD 2006, College of Education, Educational Psychology) Wendling Printing Company Jane Younger (MSN 1973) OPPORTUNITIES is published annually by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing University of Kentucky College of Nursing 315 College of Nursing Building Lexington, KY 40536-0232 Visit us online at www.uknursing.uky.edu The University of Kentucky is committed to a policy of providing opportunities to people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. credits * Health Sciences NUR SING SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORK 0 Fall 2012 table of CONTENTS DENTISTRY Health Sciences NUR SING L AW L AW s DENTISTRY L AW S BY: MEDICINE MEDICINE C OM M U N IC AT ION Y: Hardy 10 page MEDICINE Feature C OM M U N IC AT ION SOCIAL WORK Intersections of Interprofessional Care SOCIAL N U R SI Health Scienc 22 INTER SECTIONS Practice 18 MEDICINE page practice of Interprofessional Care WRITTEN BY: The Changing Face of Nursing Ryan Cleary “Interprofessional education is critically important, and PHOTOGRAPHS BY: the most important reason is higher quality of patient C OM M U N IC AT ION Lee Thomas Michael Brohm Dark Horse Studios SN Nina Howard MC3 (SW) Anna Arndt SOCIAL WORK W page NUR SING Health Sciences TISTRY care,” says Patricia Burkhart, PhD, RN, associate dean for undergraduate studies and associate professor in the College of Nursing. “When we learn with, from and about each other, we can have a synergistic effect in terms of the contribution to the health care enterprise. If there is a contribution from medicine, social work, 22 page Practice Doing So Much for So Many nursing and others, there is a collaborative approach 28 to patient care for improving outcomes. Rather than fragmented patient care, it’s team-based care.” page Research Nursing Research at UK—Real Problems. Real Solutions. DOING SO MUCH FOR SO MANY MSN graduates have big impact in the Commonwealth and beyond. 3 4 6 8 34 36 40 Grant Productivity Awards Faculty & Staff Appointments & Transitions Letter from University of Kentucky President Events Donors Donor Profile * Nursing ad_Layout 1 6/27/12 4:18 PM Page 1 uk H E A LT H C A R E 2 OPPORTUNITIES / Fall 2012 2011 * FUNDED RESEARCH Cognitive Therapy for Depressive Symptoms in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure Rebecca Dekker, assistant professor, received a $355,552 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. As part of this grant, Dr. Dekker will complete a randomized, controlled pilot study, which will test the feasibility and efficacy of nurse-delivered cognitive therapy for depressive symptoms in patients who are hospitalized with heart failure. The intervention is an innovative, streamlined approach to cognitive therapy consisting of one brief 30-minute session initiated in-person during hospitalization and four 30-minute sessions delivered via phone after discharge. Grants awarded grant PRODUCTIVITY student scholarship showcase: Best Graduate Poster Presentation KYOUNG SUK LEE Nutrition Intervention to Reduce Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure Terry Lennie, professor and associate dean for PhD Studies, received a $1,596,473 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research aimed at improving symptoms and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure through a low-cost, easily administered intervention of dietary sodium restriction coupled with lycopene and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. The knowledge to be gained by defining the role of dietary interventions in heart failure is invaluable and will pave the way for future research in this area. Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention: Nurses Utilizing Research, Service and Education in Applied Practice (NURSE-AP) As part of the University of Kentucky’s Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, Professor Deborah Reed received $500,133 from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. This funding will support the development and electronic distribution of the latest agricultural health and safety research to clinically based nurses and support new nurse-led research initiatives. Effects of Family Sodium Watcher Program on Outcomes in Heart Failure Patient-Family Caregiver Dyads Associate Professor Misook Chung received a $20,000 University of Kentucky Research Support Grant to test the effect of an intervention for self-management of a sodium-restricted diet (Family Sodium Watcher Program) on adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure and their family caregivers. Left to right: Dean Jane Kirschling, Associate Dean for PhD Studies Terry Lennie, Kyoung Suk Lee, Professor Debra Moser and Mrs. Barbara Teague, a college donor who supports the Student Scholarship Showcase. Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center Deborah Reed, professor, is collaborating with Wayne Sanderson (PI), professor and chair of the Epidemiology Department in the College of Public Health, on a grant, “Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center,” funded for $600,000 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Dr. Reed directs the Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse PhD training program for the center. This training will prepare new nurse researchers and faculty to address the needs of workers in all occupations, with specific focus on occupations common in Appalachia — such as mining, rural health care providers, agriculture and forestry. Working with faculty in the College of Nursing, PhD nursing students will be immersed in cutting-edge research that will position them to make outstanding contributions to the health and safety of workers in Appalachia and beyond. University of Kentucky College of Nursing 3 * awards & HONORS AWARDS Recipient List 2011-2012 College of Nursing Student Awards CONGRATULATIONS 2012 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING College of Nursing Annual Award Recipients Scholarship Employee of the Year Award Professional Development RECIPIENT: Tony Liquori-Grace RECIPIENT: Demetrius Abshire Excellence in Undergraduate Precepting Award Research Carolyn A. Williams Award RECIPIENT: Kyoung Suk Lee RECIPIENT: Micah Douglas Sebastian-Stanhope Award Excellence in Graduate Clinical Precepting Award College of Nursing Alumni Association Presidential Award RECIPIENT: Rebecca Moore RECIPIENT: Joanne Brown College of Nursing Alumni Association Nightingale Award RECIPIENT: Martha Biddle Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award RECIPIENT: Kevin Pinto RECIPIENT: Kittye Roberts College of Nursing Faculty Award Excellence in Part-Time Teaching Award RECIPIENT: Kristyn Mickley RECIPIENT: Cheryl Witt Central Baptist Hospital Nursing Leadership Award Excellence in Undergraduate Unit/Agency Award RECIPIENT: Jennifer Graehler Parker RECIPIENT: Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Fifth Floor Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship for Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (2012) RECIPIENT: Whitney Jones Student Poster, Southern Nursing Research Society, Second Place (2012) RECIPIENT: Viktoria Melnyk Robert A. Clay Resident Advisor Scholarship, Office of Residence Life, University of Kentucky Honors and Recognition (2012) RECIPIENT: Tiffany Kelly RECIPIENT: Roxanne Bowman 2011-2012 Other College of Nursing Special Distinctions Jane Kirschling, dean, began serving a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in March 2012. 2011-2012 Other Faculty and Staff Awards Gloe L. Bertram Award Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Graduation Award, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (2012) RECIPIENT: Margaret “Peggy” Hickman RECIPIENT: Martha Biddle Louise J. Zegeer Award Distinguished Researcher Award, Southern Nursing Research Society (2012) RECIPIENT: Jessica Wilson Teaching Excellence in Support of Professional Nursing RECIPIENT: Tammy Stephenson Excellence in Service Award RECIPIENT: Suzanne Prevost RECIPIENT: Debra Moser Exemplary Project Award to the Clean Indoor Air Initiative, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (2011) RECIPIENT: Ellen Hahn Dean’s Award Great Teacher Award, University of Kentucky Alumni Association (2012) RECIPIENT: Provost Kumble Subbaswamy RECIPIENT: Kristin Ashford College of Nursing Student Scholarship Showcase Awards 2012 Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (2011) Best Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation SPRING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RECIPIENT: Alison Southworth 2012 RECIPIENT: Viktoria Melnyk Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation RECIPIENT: Jennifer Miller Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation RECIPIENT: Stephanie Kehler Best Graduate Poster Presentation RECIPIENT: Kyoung Suk Lee 4 OPPORTUNITIES / Fall 2012 Delta Psi Award Recipients Beatrice Hood Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice RECIPIENT: Leslie Scott Carolyn A. Williams Award for Excellence in Nursing Research RECIPIENT: Jenna Hatcher-Keller RECIPIENT: Ellen Hahn Pearl McIver Award, American Nurses Association (2012) RECIPIENT: Marcia Stanhope Provost’s Public Scholar Award, University of Kentucky (2012) RECIPIENT: Ellen Hahn * awards Recipient List & HONORS Award gallery Recipient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1/ Distinguished Researcher Award, Southern Nursing Research Society: Debra Moser; 2/ Pearl McIver Award, American Nurses Association: Marcia Stanhope; 3/ Great Teacher Award, UK Alumni Association: Kristin Ashford; 4/ Employee of the Year Award: Tony Liquori-Grace, with Dean Jane Kirschling; 5/ 30 Years of Service: Karen Minton and Joanne Davis; 6/ Excellence in Undergraduate Unit/Agency Award: Albert B. Chandler Hospital Fifth Floor, with Senior Nurse Administrator Kathleen Kopser (center) and Chief Nurse Executive Colleen Swartz (third from right); 7/ Dean’s Award: Provost Kumble Subbaswamy, with Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Patricia Burkhart (third from left) and May 2012 Class President Kristyn Mickley (last on right); 8/ Exemplary Project Award to the Clean Indoor Air Initiative, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: Ellen Hahn, with Associate Provost for University Engagement Philip Greasley. University of Kentucky College of Nursing 5 * faculty PROFILES Faculty & Staff Appointments & Transitions Administrative Appointment Thomas Kelly Thomas Kelly, PhD, has been appointed as associate dean for research for the college. Dr. Kelly joined the UK faculty in 1992 after completing his PhD in experimental psychology/behavioral pharmacology at the University of Minnesota and a postdoctoral fellowship in human behavioral pharmacology. He is a professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science and has joint appointments in Psychology and Psychiatry. He is an associate in the Multidisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Science and the Multidisciplinary Research Center on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Dr. Kelly serves as a grant reviewer for the Veterans Administration and National Institutes of Health, as well as director of Education, Training and Career Development for UK’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science. His clinical research, which focuses on drug abuse vulnerability, treatment and prevention, has been funded by the NIH National Institute for Drug Abuse. He has extensive peer-reviewed publications and presentations. Faculty Appointments Jennifer Dent Jennifer Dent, MSN, RN, received her BSN from UK and her MSN from Eastern Kentucky University, with a specialty in rural public health nursing education. She joined 6 OPPORTUNITIES / Fall 2012 the college in the fall of 2012 as a lecturer specializing in patient simulation education. She was previously an instructor at Maysville Community and Technical College. She practices as a labor, delivery and ante-partum unit nurse at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Paula Halcomb Paula Halcomb, MSN, RN, joined the college in the fall of 2012 as a lecturer in the undergraduate program. She earned both her BSN and MSN degrees from UK, where her master’s specialty concentrated on nursing education in critical care areas and management in critical care settings. She is currently a student in the DNP Program, focusing on organizational and systems management. Previously, she was a patient care manager in radiology at UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital and has also served as a performance improvement coordinator at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Laura Schrader Laura Schrader, MSN, RN, APRN, joined the college in the fall of 2012 as a lecturer for the undergraduate program. Her extensive advanced practice experience includes working for two hand care specialty practices and in a UK pre-operative clinic. She also worked for several years as a staff nurse in the Level I Trauma ICU at UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital. She earned both her BSN and MSN degrees at UK. Faculty Transitions Jenna Hatcher-Keller Jenna Hatcher-Keller, PhD, MPH, RN, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. She received her PhD from the College of Nursing in 2006 and was awarded a master’s degree from the College of Public Health in May 2012. Dr. Hatcher-Keller’s research focuses on cancer health disparities. She is currently the principal investigator of a National Cancer Institute-funded career development award titled, “Promoting Mammography in AfricanAmerican Women Visiting the Emergency Department.” She also collaborates with a team of cancer control and prevention scientists to conduct research with Appalachian populations. Dr. Hatcher-Keller teaches philosophy of science to doctoral students in the College of Nursing and advises and serves on the doctoral committees of several students. She is a founding member and corresponding secretary of the Lexington Chapter of the National Black Nurses Association. Nancy Kloha Nancy Kloha, DNP, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, has been promoted to assistant clinical professor. Since 1996, Dr. Kloha has had a clinical teaching role for the college’s Family Nurse Practitioner Track. Her current clinical practice is with the Lawrence County Health Department, where she does family planning services and provides a school-based clinic at Lawrence County High School. She was awarded her DNP from UK in 2011. * PROMOTIONS Staff Appointments Wanda Lovitz Wanda Lovitz, MSN, RN, APRN, has been promoted to senior lecturer with the college. She is a certified family nurse practitioner and clinical specialist in medical-surgical nursing. Mrs. Lovitz is a lecturer and clinical instructor in the undergraduate program and also assists with the graduate advanced health assessment course. Margaret “Peggy” Hickman Margaret “Peggy” Hickman, EdD, RN, CCD, associate professor, community health nurse specialist and certified community development specialist, retired from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing in June 2012 after 22 years of service. She taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and served on several DNP capstone, PhD dissertation and master’s thesis committees. Dr. Hickman is a member of the Kentucky Public Health Association, the Kentucky Rural Health Association, and the American Public Health Association, among numerous other organizations. Hickman has published, presented and consulted heavily over the course of her career on community health issues. Marcia Stanhope Marcia Stanhope, DSN, RN, FAAN, professor and Good Samaritan Endowed Chair in Community Health, retired from UK in June 2012 after 30 years of service. Over the course of her career at UK, she served in several roles, including director of the DNP Program, associate dean, director of the Good Samaritan Nurse-Managed Center, and division director of community health nursing. Dr. Stanhope’s areas of research included community health and administration, nurse-managed care, home health and nurse productivity. She was involved in the expansion of services for the homeless in Lexington, and along with colleagues, was awarded a contract by the Department for Health and Human Services Division of Nursing to develop a nurse-managed clinic that continues to serve homeless men today. She was also involved in the development of clinic services for homeless women. Her involvement in public health policy led to an appointment to the Governor’s Task Force for Health Care Reform in 1992. Kathleen Wagner Kathleen Wagner, EdD, RN, lecturer, retired in June 2012 after nearly 23 years of service. She earned her BSN, MSN and EdD degrees from UK. The general focus of her doctorate was case method instruction to enhance cognitive flexibility and learning transfer in undergraduate nursing students, which led to her role as an education consultant for the undergraduate program at the college. She was course coordinator and a classroom instructor for the undergraduate high-acuity course and pathopharmacology. Dr. Wagner is lead author and a major contributor to a nursing textbook, HighAcuity Nursing, now in its fifth edition, which was selected as the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year in 1998 and again in 2010. faculty Staff Appointments Tricia MacCallum Tricia MacCallum joined the college in December 2011 as the continuing education coordinator. Prior to this position, she was a nursing CE coordinator for employee education for Deaconess Health System in Evansville, Ind., and also served as a principal trainer for health information management in clinical informatics for the organization’s conversion to electronic medical records. She has a BA in economics from Western Kentucky University. Allison Hehemann Allison Hehemann, who joined the college in August 2011, is the administrative support associate for Dr. Suzanne Prevost, associate dean for practice and engagement, and Aimeé Baston, director of alumni affairs and development. Prior to this position, she was with the College of Engineering’s Institute of Research for Technology Development. She has a BS in computer science, specializing in software programming and website development. She’s been at the university since 2005. Jason Harris Jason Harris joined the college in April 2012 as the new IT director. Before coming to UK, he was senior operations manager for Netgain Technologies in Lexington. Prior to his work with Netgain he was an information systems specialist with Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Ky., where he supported server and network infrastructure. University of Kentucky College of Nursing 7 * Unleashing the Full Potential of Our Kentucky Promise Kristyn Mickley and Kevin Pinto, graduating seniors; Jenna Buchanan, graduating BSN-DNP student; and Joy Coles, second-semester sophomore Second Degree Option student, met with UK President Eli Capilouto near his office recently. Over the past 14 months, I have had the privilege of working alongside many of the brightest minds who are among our faculty, researchers and clinicians; an enthusiastic student body poised for greatness beyond graduation; and a supportive cadre of staff who represent our university with distinction. Chief among them is the dean of the College of Nursing, Dr. Jane Kirschling. Because of her unparalleled leadership and recognition from her peers, Dean Kirschling is currently serving a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She is among the best examples of the high-caliber leadership represented at the University of Kentucky, and we are fortunate to count her among the UK family. Since I arrived on campus, I’ve had the great fortune of traveling across the Commonwealth of Kentucky meeting with interested friends and supporters of the university; across campus, I’ve engaged in conversations with faculty, staff and students; and I’ve been fortunate enough to meet members of the UK family throughout the country. At each encounter, I’ve been warmly embraced by the grace of the Big Blue Nation and have been emboldened by their vigor for our shared “Kentucky Promise.” An idea forged nearly 150 years ago, we know that a public flagship and land-grant, research university can be a catalyst, through education, research and service, for building a bright future for our state. Each day, we find new ways to fulfill that promise. The University of Kentucky’s student population is larger, more diverse and more academically prepared than ever before. We have received a record number of high-quality applicants, yielding our highest enrollment to date. This, coupled with high retention rates, strong participation in undergraduate research, and robust graduation rates, make for a rich academic environment. Our research enterprise continues to grow with more than $350 million in research expenditures targeting Kentucky’s pervasive problems: cancer, diabetes and heart disease, to name a few. Last year, UK was awarded the 8 OPPORTUNITIES / Fall 2012 * prestigious Clinical Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health to support the practical application of research conducted in our labs. With this award, UK joins a distinguished group of 60 institutions nationwide and stands as the only CTSA in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Our land-grant mission is the cornerstone of our institution’s identity. The College of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service continues to provide valuable resources and education to communities in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Departments and colleges across the university have taken note and are finding new ways to serve constituents across the state, country and world. Under the leadership of Dr. Ellen Hahn, the Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy continues to thrive in its effort to promote comprehensive smoking cessation and tobacco health policies on campus and across the state. The recent Smoke-Free State Conference was a resounding success, and I was proud to see so many of our unsung heroes honored. At the end of the spring semester, the College of Nursing, in collaboration with the College of Pharmacy, Student Health Advisory Council and University Health Service, held the second annual UK Kicks Butts, an event to bring awareness to the impact of tobacco on the lives of Kentuckians. Organizers and volunteers distributed 2,600 Tobacco-Free Campus Reminder Cards in three hours and had a wonderful response from students. Nursing faculty and students are involved in UK’s Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education, Research and Practice with the goal of preparing future health care professionals to provide high-quality, team-based care. Health professions students enrolled in the Deans’ Interprofessional Honors Colloquium immerse themselves in a focused topic area and develop team-based recommendations for improving the care that is provided. These stories exemplify the soul of the University and our commitment to this institution’s promise to Kentucky. They challenge us to meet the demands of the present and build a bright beacon for Kentucky’s future. They underscore the sense of urgency with which we must undertake these considerable measures. We have incredible talent at the University of Kentucky, and we must build upon past success to enhance the value of our work, recruit the best and brightest students and lead the Commonwealth into a 21st century economy. With these goals as our guide, we have set forth on an ambitious plan to renew our Kentucky Promise. We have crafted a “students first” agenda that enhances our undergraduate programs and prepares students to compete and contribute in a 21st century global marketplace of ideas, commerce and culture. We are enhancing programs that build upon our innovative UKCore curriculum and expose our students to multiple disciplines and areas of study, so that they leave our university prepared to lead lives of leadership, meaning and purpose. We are in the process of expanding and developing a larger honors program for students from Kentucky and beyond — creating a closeknit academic community with the resources of a modern research university. To bolster our efforts, we must increase our merit-based scholarships: the Singletary Scholarship, the President’s Scholarship and the Provost’s Scholarship. Additionally, we recently broke ground on a new residence hall for our undergraduate students. In nearly a year’s time, the new facility will come online with 600 modern beds, cutting-edge technology and the amenities students need to succeed. The new facility is the first phase of a multi-year process to revitalize our campus core. We have partnered with EdR, a national operator and developer of collegiate housing, to construct up to 9,000 modern beds on campus over the next several years. The new residence facilities will house communities where students can live and learn collaboratively, sharing their college experiences in ways that spark creativity and stir the soul. The structure of our innovative public/private partnership will allow us to devote university resources toward rebuilding our academic core and research facilities. We have 21st century faculty and researchers who work, too often, in 19th century facilities. Over the next several years, we will focus on remedying this, so that they can work more effectively and efficiently in making the next great discovery. We’ve engaged in this agenda because these facilities transform the way we educate and prepare students to succeed in life beyond college. Our partnership will yield a model campus for our students, faculty and staff as part of our university-wide effort to restore our physical plant to the standards expected of a flagship university — the standards required to meet the needs of our constituents and our state. Additionally, we are examining our operations systems and administrative structure. We’re undertaking an effort to build new reward processes and create a new financial system of accountability. Over the next year, we will also examine our research portfolio and prepare an agenda for increasing high-quality research at the University of Kentucky. It is an ambitious effort, but we must do what is necessary so that we can achieve what is great and what is expected of us as the Commonwealth’s beacon. The university community is deeply engaged in the effort and committed to our path. Together, we are writing the next great chapter in the history of Kentucky’s flagship university. Sincerely, Eli Capilouto President University of Kentucky College of Nursing 9 * DENTISTRY Lee Thomas Health Sciences SOCIAL WORK N U R SIN G DENTISTRY NUR SING DENTISTRY L AW PHOTOGRAPHS BY: MEDICINE C OM M U N IC AT ION WRITTEN BY: Anne Sabatino Hardy L AW feature Health Sciences MEDICINE C OM M U N IC AT ION SOCIAL WORK INTER SECTIONS of Interprofessional SOCIAL WORK C OM M U N IC AT ION MEDICIN L AW MEDICINE COM M U N IC AT IONS L AW Health Sciences NUR SING CIAL WORK 10 page NUR SING Health Sciences DENTISTRY Care “Interprofessional education is critically important, and the most important reason is higher quality of patient care,” says Patricia Burkhart, PhD, RN, associate dean for undergraduate studies and associate professor in the College of Nursing. “When we learn with, from and about each other, we can have a synergistic effect in terms of the contribution to the health care enterprise. If there is a contribution from medicine, social work, nursing and others, there is a collaborative approach to patient care for improving outcomes. Rather than fragmented patient care, it’s team-based care.” * “To function as a team, you have