Dean of the College of Medicine

After an extensive national search, the University of Kentucky brought three finalists for a new dean of the College of Medicine to the campus for forums and meetings. The outstanding finalists represented a diverse pool of candidates who engaged with the community in a number of ways. 

After the forums, UK community members had the opportunity to submit feedback through a webform on the search webpage.   

Please click here for candidate and forum information. To access this information, individuals must have a linkblue ID and password.

Co-chairs

• Jeffrey Okeson - Professor and Dean, College of Dentistry
• Sharon Walsh - Professor, Behavioral Science; Director, UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research

Members

• Hubert “Hubie” Ballard, Associate Professor, Pediatrics
• Luke Bradley, Professor and Acting Chair, Neuroscience
• Jessica Burris, Associate Professor, Psychology; University Senate Representative
• Tim Gaillard, Vice President for Ambulatory and Medical Group Operations, UK HealthCare
• William “Barry” Inabnet, Professor and Chair, Surgery
• C. Darrell Jennings, Professor and Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Thomas “Tom” Kelly, Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science
• Terry Keys, Patient Advocacy Manager, Markey Cancer Center; Staff Senate Representative
• Rosalie Mainous, Professor and Dean, College of Nursing
• Katherine “Katie” McKinney, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine; Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
• M. Elizabeth “Liz” Oates, Professor and Chair, Radiology
• Ilhem Messaoudi Powers, Professor and Chair, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
• Carrigan Wasilchenko, Medical Student; Student Government Association Representative
• Stephanie L. White, Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education