The Way Podcast

Iza Correll, PA-C, COC, a 2017 Physician Assistant Studies graduate and Somerset native, is a social entrepreneur and author whose goal is a world where no child is an orphan. She founded OVI Healthcare just after her graduation to transform the health, happiness and security of children. She was deeply affected by the death of her 4-year-old nephew Ovidio (known as Ovi), an orphan in Guatemala wh...

In the early winter of 2020, a strange new virus was making its way across the globe, infecting thousands and killing many. In Louisville, Ky., Tori Shaub was still trying to get used to being the youngest in her speech therapy office. Just weeks prior, she’d been tasked with convincing her co-workers that they needed to learn Telehealth — just in case that virus came to America and forced them al...

Down in Hazard, in the southeastern part of Kentucky, the scars still remain. One year after torrential rain caused flooding that swept through 14 counties over five days, killing 45 people, the area is still recovering. Residents are still waiting for new homes. Survivors are still trying to overcome what they saw. And at the Center of Excellence in Rural Health, a community is continuing to come...

When Dr. Kirby Mayer was young, he saw the way physical therapists helped his grandmother, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. Now, after earning a PT degree himself, he’s won the Young Alumni Award in the College of Health Sciences, in part for his research to help those with long-road COVID recover and lead better lives. In fact, he’s dedicated his life to improving the lives of those recovering...

Matt Brown was three years into his Physical Therapy career when he hit his latest rock bottom: He was fired from his job. Why? Because he’d been addicted to drugs and alcohol for more than a decade. His wife then left him, he started living in his car and showering at a friend’s house. And even then, he could not change. Luckily for Matt, his life was about to take a turn, one where he would even...

Just a couple of weeks ago, Kristen Maynard graduated from our Communication Sciences and Disorders program with a degree in Speech Pathology. Ever since UK speech pathologists helped her own family overcome their challenges, the Pikeville native always knew where she wanted to go to school — and what she wanted to do. Now, armed with her degree, as well as a certificate in Telehealth, Kristen has...

Casey Carter grew up an only child in a single-parent home just off the University of South Carolina’s campus in Columbia, S.C. But a visit to Lexington let her know that she would be a Wildcat. She was a prized recruit of the academic kind — already a scientist, she’d been developing a new kind of football helmet since middle school, one that could help reduce concussions. UK’s College of Health...

Teacher. Director. Innovator. He is someone who is constantly looking to better the lives of those around him. It all stems from the love he has for his family, and the adventure that was adopting his children. Meet Dr. Pat Kitzman, who has always looked for the next open door — whether that was moving to a new state for a job or leveling the “playing” field for his own children. He planned to liv...

April Ballentine is not a victim. Even after a former boyfriend tried to kill her, and left her paralyzed. Even after she wondered if she would ever walk again. Even after she got a job, lost more than a hundred pounds and started to prepare her body and mind to achieve the biggest goal she could fathom: Walking at her daughter’s wedding. Even after all of that, she makes certain to say that she i...