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The dedicated team behind Project SEARCH at UK HealthCare celebrated six interns who became the first to complete the nine-month internship program.

UK HealthCare announced a new program that will give Fayette County School students with disabilities a chance to get more job experience.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – UK HealthCare offers students with disabilities immersive job, and educational experiences, through a new program they began known as Project SEARCH, to aid in the transition

Launched in August 2023, seven students from Fayette County high schools are taking part in a nine-month immersive internship, getting real-world experience and mentorship in different areas across UK HealthCare. They went through a skills assessment and were assigned to areas based on their interests and abilities.

July is Disability Pride Month where all whose identities include the demographic of disability are honored and celebrated. UK's Human Development Institute has a variety of resources and support systems for the disability community.

The following remarks were made by President Eli Capilouto at the February University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting.

Conference sessions will focus on the latest advances in cardiovascular medicine as well as trends and challenges facing cardiovascular programs. 

UK HealthCare is one of 496 healthcare providers nationwide earning the coveted “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation.

The search committee — co-chaired by Vice President for Student Success Kirsten Turner and College of Engineering Dean Rudy Buchheit — has a goal of providing recommended names to Capilouto so that he can be in a position to make a selection early next year.

The University of Kentucky Community received an email today outlining a schedule for open forums planned next week for finalists for the position of UK vice president for institutional diversity.