UK College of Medicine to launch program at Morehead State

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will establish a program at Morehead State University in Morehead as a part of a mission to train and retain physicians in rural parts of the state.

Up to 10 students will be recruited for the Rural Physician Leadership Track program in 2008 and 2009.

After spending their first two years of medical school at UK's main campus in Lexington, students opting for the rural program will transfer to Morehead State, which will work in cooperation with St. Claire Regional Medical Center, to provide hands-on training.

The College of Medicine plans to open a second rural program at Murray State University in Murray as early as 2012, UK president Lee T. Todd said Tuesday in a news release.

A report issued in fall 2007 by the Kentucky Institute of Medicine showed that Kentucky has 213.5 doctors per 100,000 residents, compared with the national average of 267.9 per 100,000. The state needs an additional 2,300 doctors to reach the national average.

The most pronounced shortages are in the rural areas, College of Medicine officials say.

"The shortage of doctors, particularly in primary-care roles, is felt especially hard in areas such as Eastern and Western Kentucky," Dr. Jay Perman, dean of the College of Medicine and vice president for clinical affairs, said in the release. "The university has a leading role to play in ameliorating this problem, which is both a health care crisis and an ...

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Impact & Evaluation: Learning together

The University Museums Group (UMG) and the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are partnering on this one day conference - which is also the UMG Annual Conference. The programme includes a keynote presentation from Paul Manners (Director of the NCCPE) exploring the impact agenda, delegate led case studies, and workshops to develop key skills in evaluation and developing effective practice. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in an open space session - contributing topics of relevance to them for small group discussion. The day will conclude with a panel discussion including contributions from Sally McDonald, UCL; Penny Fiddler, Association of Science and Discovery Centres and Eric Jensen, University of Warwick.


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Angelina Jolie Will Cry If Kids Refuse To Travel

Angelina Jolie has admitted that she will break down in tears if one of her six children asks to be excused from the family's global travels.

The Hollywood actress and her partner Brad Pitt, who have three adopted kids and three biological tots, pride themselves on their nomadic lifestyle, settling for a few weeks at a time wherever their work takes them.

But Jolie knows eventually her children will want to live in one place and she can't bear the thought of leaving one behind.

"Right now they love it. If we're in the same place for two months they wanna know why we're not getting on an airplane," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"They really love to travel. Because they're such a big travelling pack, it's not one child moving around the world and missing friends, there's so many of them they have constant play dates and are always together.

"But I'm sure they're gonna say, 'Mum, let me stay home' and when that happens I'm gonna cry. I don't wanna settle, I love travelling, but we'll see.

"They'll probably end up living all around the world and my old age will be Brad and I travelling, trying to visit all our grandchildren in random countries," she added.


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