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Audiology doctoral program coming to UK College of Health Sciences in 2026

By Greg Davis
Published September 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT
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Anne Olson and Jennifer Shinn on June 18, 2025. Photo by Carter Skaggs | UKphoto
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Anne Olson and Jennifer Shinn on June 18, 2025. Photo by Carter Skaggs | UKphoto

Kentucky has a high prevalence of persons with hearing loss that ranks us third per capita nationally. Kentucky also has a shortage of audiologists, particularly in rural areas - Two pressing reasons why the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences is adding a new audiology doctoral degree program beginning in Summer of 2026. Dr. Greg talks with Anne Olson, Ph.D., CSD department chair in the College of Health Sciences and Jennifer Shinn, Ph.D., chief of audiology in the College of Medicine.

Read more about the new program courtesy UK Now:

https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/audiology-doctoral-program-coming-uk-college-health-sciences-2026

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Dr. Greg Davis is a forensic pathologist with UK HealthCare. Every week, Davis speaks with local health providers, professionals, and researchers on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.
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