Office of Medical Education

Director's Welcome

Welcome to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's M.D./Ph.D. Program Web site. For more than a decade our program has trained men and women for careers as independent physician scientists and leaders in academic medicine, industry, and government.

As you will learn in the pages that follow, our students are distinguished by their talent, creativity and commitment to becoming the very best independent investigators. Our students hail from across the United States and around the world, presenting us with a mosaic of intellectual and social diversity.

Why do our students choose the University of Kentucky College of Medicine to pursue a combined degree? We work hard at providing students with a nurturing and supportive environment, responding to their needs as they progress through this challenging program. In addition, our students can choose from a wide array of outstanding research opportunities available in the six basic science departments and three graduate centers. Finally, we continue to adapt the program to the special requirements of our students, and we encourage the active participation of our students during this process of programmatic development.

We also have the good fortune to be located in Lexington, in the heart of Kentucky's pristine Bluegrass Region. Lexington is a rapidly growing, vibrant city where more than a quarter of a million people call home. Lexington is Kentucky's second largest city and has been named the 15th best place to live and work in America while being ranked the 17th safest city. Our city has the perfect combination of breathtaking beauty and cosmopolitan amenties that offer something for everyone.

We hope that this Web site conveys to you the positive energy that defines our combined degree program. We encourage you to take advantage of the information presented by this site, and to learn more about our program by contacting individuals listed under the Contact us page. We look forward to talking with you about our program!

E. Charles Snow, Ph.D.
Director, M.D./Ph.D. Program