UK Health Occupation Professionals for Equality
Welcome to our website! UK HOPE is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group for health professional students, faculty, and staff of the University of Kentucky medical campus. We are open to all members of the UK healthcare community, whether gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; the only requirement is a desire to promote LGBT equality. If this is your first time visiting our website, you can learn more about us, check out our events and meetings, or send us an email.
Announcements and Opportunities
PRE-HEALTH EVENT -- DECEMBER 10
POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 2009
We are hosting the first of many gatherings for LGBT and ally pre-health students who would like to learn what it takes to become a dental, public health, nursing, medical, pharmacy, or health sciences student at UK. Representatives from various colleges will be on hand to meet and greet, and food will be provided. All undergraduates who are thinking about a health career are invited to stop by. See the events page for more details. Please RSVP to klguer3@email.uky.edu for food, or bring a snack.
OUT AND ABOUT FUNDRAISER -- NOVEMBER 14
POSTED NOVEMBER 8, 2009
The "Out and About" fundraiser, organized by the Kentucky Fairness Alliance, is being held at the State Historic Theater in Elizabethtown, KY November 14th. It looks like a lot of fun and is supporting a great cause. Tickets are $50.00, which includes food. Cocktail attire is appropriate. For ease and safety, a limo has been arranged that will be leaving Lexington from Pulse on Short Street that evening. For all the details, visit the Kentucky Fairness Alliance website.
NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY FESTIVITIES -- OCTOBER 9
POSTED OCTOBER 5, 2009
National Coming Out Day is October 9, and the Student Center on the main undergraduate campus is hosting numerous festivities throughout the day--as organized by the undergraduate LGBT organizations, including UK GSA and UK OUTsource. UK HOPE will be tabling and needs volunteers to help out (see Events tab for more information). Should be great fun for any supporters who have time to make it down to the central campus!
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW SEMESTER -- SEPTEMBER 1
POSTED AUGUST 24, 2009
Please join us for our planning meeting for the upcoming year. The format will be open discussion, with an emphasis on better defining our mission and goals--a great event for those who want to influence the future of UK HOPE and LGBT health care. If you have ideas and want to help out, but don't know how, this is the meeting to attend!
JustFundKY FUNDRAISING EVENT
POSTED AUGUST 24, 2009
The 2009 JustFundKY fund-raising event will be a “funky, fun reunion” for Kentucky’s LGBT community and allies. One of our supporters has graciously contributed to JustFundKY on behalf of UK HOPE. Held at the Kentucky Horse Park with great company and live entertainment, the event promises to be a blast--and for a worthy cause. Supporters interested in attending the annual festivities should check the events page for details and email us at uk.lgbta@gmail.com. Also, be sure to check out the JustFundKY website.
WELCOME DINNER A SUCCESS
POSTED AUGUST 24, 2009
Our pictures have been posted! Numerous faculty, students, staff, newcomers and regulars attended our Welcome Dinner to show support for UK HOPE. Great food and great company made the event a resounding success that we hope will inspire future activities. Profuse thanks to everyone who came, to the wonderful people who helped to organize the event, and to all our supporters who make this group what it is!
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
POSTED AUGUST 12, 2009
UK HOPE supporters had the pleasure of participating in the Student Organization Fair held each year at the College of Medicine for incoming medical students. We enjoyed a fantastic response. Be sure to check out our photos!
T-SHIRTS FOR SALE
POSTED JULY 26, 2009
Why pay dues when you can get an awesome T-shirt? Help us raise funds for the upcoming year, and check out the new UK HOPE T-shirt. Printed on ultra-soft lightweight cotton. $20/ea. Available in XS-3XL. E-mail us your order now!
WELCOME DINNER -- AUGUST 22, 2009 -- SAVE THE DATE!
POSTED JULY 17, 2009
The Welcome Dinner date has formally been established as August 22nd at 7:00 pm. The dinner will be hosted near downtown Lexington and will be a potluck format. All are welcome, and all supporters should feel free to stop by or bring their favorite dish and
enjoy the food, company, music, and perhaps even dancing! Details regarding address and directions will follow as the date draws closer. Until then, RSVP by joining the
facebook event or by sending us an
email. Please indicate any guests or food preferences.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP!
POSTED JULY 15, 2009
A Facebook group for UK HOPE has been created, and we invite all UK HOPE supporters to join. The group is open to all, so please invite your friends and others who support our cause. In the future, the group may be used as a means of reaching supporters and
RSVPing for certain events, such as the upcoming Welcome Dinner. For those who do not have Facebook accounts, rest assured that all events will also be heavily advertised through the listserv and website.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 
POSTED MAY 1, 2009
We have a core group of enthusiastic advocates for LGBT issues; however, we are looking to catalyze our forward momentum with student leadership. To better address the needs of all six of UK's health profession colleges, we need greater student involvement and leadership. If you are motivated to join the UK HOPE leadership, or simply want to help us improve the LGBT climate, we welcome your support! Please check out our leadership flyer or send us an email.
LGBT HEART SCHOLARSHIP
POSTED MAY 1, 2009
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Education and Research Trust (LGBT HEART) is currently accepting scholarship applications. The LGBT HEART Scholarship Fund for the Health Professions seeks to promote the health and well-being of the LGBT community through the support of scholarship and research. Single-year scholarships are available on an annual basis to “out” LGBT students pursuing advanced (Masters level or higher) degrees in the health professions. Award recipients, known as HEART Scholars, are selected based on a combination of need and merit-based factors. More information, including selection criteria and application materials may be found at their website. Applications and supporting materials must be postmarked by June 30, 2009.
CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
POSTED MAY 1, 2009
The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), is accepting proposals for research on lesbian health. Founded in 1992, LHF has given more than $500,000 to fund lesbian health research. LHF's mission is to improve the health of lesbians and their families through investigation and research. LHF is especially interested in applications that address the diversity of sexual minority women's communities and studies of health promotion and health improvement in lesbian and bisexual women, as well as studies that are potentially publishable and which are conducted as first steps toward larger grant applications. The spring grant cycle has just completed, and proposals for the fall cycle are due October 15. Grants range from $500 to $10,000. More information may be found here.
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