Tag: medical school
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UK plans to develop its third regional medical school in Northern Kentucky; others are to be in Bowling Green and Morehead
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine plans to develop its third regional medical school in Northern Kentucky, in an effort to increase the overall number of physicians in the state. The...
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University of Louisville School of Medicine no longer on probation, but still not fully in compliance with national standards
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is now in compliance with all educational standards and is no longer on probation, according to a news release from the school. “During...
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Attorney general says UK should hand over records on children’s heart surgeries, which have been suspended pending review
Attorney General Jack Conway has ruled that the University of Kentucky hospital violated the state Open Records Act by refusing to give a reporter for the university-owned radio station records...
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More residency placements will be needed as medical school enrollments rise, perhaps by 30 percent through 2016
Aimed at addressing expected physician shortages, enrollment at U.S. medical schools is on target to increase by 30 percent by 2016, the Medical School Enrollment Survey has found. But even...
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UK opening new operating rooms, including high-tech hybrid
The region’s first hybrid operating room, one that adds imaging and robotics to traditional surgery, is opening this week at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The only other...
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Beshear must reject hospital merger, C-J argues in huge editorial
Gov. Steve Beshear must say no when it comes to the merger of University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and St. Joseph Health System because it jeopardizes the...
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U of L spinal cord center brings in $13.7 million in 2011, $64.1 million since 2000
The University of Louisville‘s spinal cord scientists attracted more than $13.7 million in outside funding in 2011 alone, and have brought in a total of $64.1 million since 2000. “This...
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Center for Excellence in Rural Health marks 20th anniversary by adding new program in medical lab science
The University of Kentucky’s Center for Excellence in Rural Health celebrated its 20th anniversary this week and announced the addition of a new baccalaureate degree in medical laboratory science, which...
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UK surgeons first to do life-saving lung procedures in tandem
Surgeons at the University of Kentucky are the first in medical history to perform two procedures in tandem to bridge a lung transplantation. The procedures were performed first on Wanda...
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Republican leader and former U of L trustee says university made poor argument that hospital isn’t public
The University of Louisville made a “terribly flawed argument” when it claimed that University Hospital was not a public entity, former U of L Trustee Bill Stone told cable channel...