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Welcome to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. We are an academic medical institution dedicated to providing superior education and training in order to produce highly qualified, caring physicians to serve the people of Kentucky and the nation.
One of six colleges comprising the UK Medical Center (Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health), the College of Medicine is located on UK's main campus in scenic Lexington, Ky. Our facilities include:
Please enjoy a virtual tour of the expanding Medical Campus at http://www.uky.edu/MedTour/.
Future Medical Campus
The new $450 million UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital is scheduled for completion in 2011. In addition, a 20-year, $2.5 billion plan to construct an academic medical campus of the future on the south side of campus will further accelerate growth in research and health education. Click here to read more....
Academic Mission
UK’s Kentucky Medical Curriculum, a national model, relates scientific principles and concepts to the prevention of disease and to the delivery of modern, compassionate medical care. Because students with diverse backgrounds and interests pursue a variety of medical careers, the curriculum provides the knowledge and skills essential for further professional development. The Kentucky Medical Curriculum emphasizes early longitudinal clinical experiences, integration of the basic and clinical sciences, teaching in ambulatory clinic settings and primary care. UK’s curriculum uses many learning methods, including standardized patients, clinical training models, computer-assisted instruction, human-patient simulators, problem-based learning, small-group tutorials, interactive lectures and laboratory exercises.
Setting its sights even higher, UK is currently embarking upon an endeavor to further enhance its medical curriculum. Realizing that medical students rotate in and out of clinical experiences, UK recognizes that students often see glimpses or“snapshots” of chronic illness and do not witness how it affects the patient and his or her family. Expecting to transform its curriculum in 2007-2008, UK will begin grouping rotations to provide the opportunity for students to follow a patient’s care over a 16-week period.
Faculty
We take great pride in having more than 700 full time basic science and clinical faculty members who are accessible to students for questions and consultations.
Student Enrollment Profile
As of August 2008, the total enrollment in the College of Medicine is 424 students with each entering class being limited to 113 students. About 80 percent of the medical students enrolled each year are Kentucky residents. Highly qualified non-residents may be accepted into each entering class. UK recruits high-caliber students from across the Commonwealth and nation. Below you will find average scores and GPAs of the incoming class of 2009:
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math GPA: 3.64
- Total Cumulative Undergraduate GPA: 3.68
- MCAT, Verbal Reasoning: 9.83
- MCAT, Physical Science : 10.25
- MCAT, Writing Sample: O (J-T Scores)
- MCAT, Biological Science: 10.9
- Mean: 30.97
Mission, Values and Vision
The mission of the College of Medicine is to assume a leadership role in addressing the health care needs of the Commonwealth and to be preeminent among medical schools in selected areas of education, research, and service.
The College of Medicine values:
- Health and well-being of all citizens.
- Compassion and respect for students and patients.
- Integrity and honesty.
- Depth and breadth of knowledge.
- Lifelong learning.
- Creativity and discovery.
- Entrepreneurial spirit.
- Quality in everything it does.
- Cultural and intellectual diversity.
- Service, caring, and sensitivity to others.
- Recognition of and respective for quality work.
The Vision of the College of Medicine is to:
- Play a major role in improving the health of Kentuckians.
- Redefine medical education and educational methods through continuous curriculum improvement and educational research.
- Be recognized for significant research contributions to health and science.
- Be a courageous leader among medical schools in selected components of the mission.
- Maintain its national reputation for academic innovation.
- Create an environment which stimulates optimal faculty, staff, and student performance.
- Provide health care service in a supportive environment that exceeds the expectations of patients and their families.
- Promote integrative problem-solving across disciplinary boundaries.
- Enhance economic development through research and service.
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