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The º£½Ç½ûÇø Academic Medical Center continues to be a leader today. Our faculty are committed to innovative biomedical and clinical research that will provide new knowledge about the prevention, treatment and eradication of disease.

Research

• In fiscal year 2021, the college’s research funding totaled more than $232.7 million, with its National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding doubling since fiscal year 2017.
• The College of Medicine accounts for more than 40 percent of º£½Ç½ûÇø’s total grants and contracts.
• College of Medicine had a significant research funding increase of 15.9% in 2021.
• Currently, the college has more than 245,000 net square feet of research space.
• The College of Medicine Is one of six health-related colleges at the University (Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health), encompassing a combined 25 basic science and clinical departments and more than 1,100 full-time faculty members.

Clinical Service and º£½Ç½ûÇø HealthCare

º£½Ç½ûÇø HealthCare – the clinical enterprise of the University of Kentucky – encompasses º£½Ç½ûÇø Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, º£½Ç½ûÇø Good Samaritan Hospital, Markey Cancer Center, Gill Heart Institute, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Kentucky Clinics, and the clinical activities of all six health sciences colleges. For more information about º£½Ç½ûÇø HealthCare, visit .

º£½Ç½ûÇø HealthCare offers:

• A team of more than 9,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health care workers all dedicated to patient health
• More than 80 plus specialty programs and services
• More than 143 outreach clinics and programs throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky 
• Highly acclaimed centers, including the Center for Advanced Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and Transplant Center.