"Although a young medical school and academic health center, the UK College of Medicine has a national reputation for the excellence of its curriculum and training programs. The research effort is impressive and growing. We are committed to building and maintaining clinical programs and research to a standard of excellence that will assure the people of Kentucky access to the most innovative, cutting edge care available. Kentuckians deserve no less."

Dean Jay A. Perman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a Doctor of Medicine degree with Distinction in 1972 from Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill. Following completion of his residency in pediatrics at Northwestern University Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1975, he completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School and at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston, Mass., in 1977.

In addition to providing leadership as Dean to the College of Medicine, Dr. Perman is also serving the larger University of Kentucky community as Vice President for Clinical Affairs.