A Healthier Kentucky Starts Here
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is a community united by purpose: advancing health through education, discovery, clinical care, and service. Here, innovation and compassion converge as faculty, staff, and learners collaborate to transform lives in the Commonwealth and beyond. We prepare future physicians and scientists to lead with integrity, drive discoveries that redefine what is possible in health care, and partner with communities to address pressing challenges. Together, we are shaping the future of medicine and advancing Kentucky.
Learn more about the University of Kentucky's Advancing Kentucky Together Network.
From Campuses to Communities:
What Care Looks Like
Education: Putting Learners First
We are empowering future health care leaders. Through mentorship, innovation, and a focus on the evolving health care needs of our communities, our learners receive cutting-edge training that prepares them to lead and serve. Our medical trainees learn in clinics, hospitals, and practices across Kentucky.
Discovery: Leading Through Transformative Research
Fueled by record-breaking research funding and interdisciplinary collaboration, the College of Medicine is driving discoveries that directly translate into real-world medical solutions, setting new standards of care and tackling the most urgent health challenges facing Kentuckians.
Service: College Culture and Community Impact
With regional campuses and clinical partnerships across Kentucky, the College of Medicine is improving health outcomes and strengthening communities, all while prioritizing well-being, connection, and shared purpose among those who learn and work here.
Real Impact
Stories about the Commonwealth and the people who care for it—students, doctors, scientists, and community partners. Explore in these articles how training, care, and discovery travel beyond campus into communities across Kentucky.
Video Stories
Take a Deep Dive
Because We Care
The four-part "Because We Care" video series explores who we are as a college and why our mission is what drives us - from the perspectives of our people.
UK Medicine
Stories of our work toward a healthier Kentucky through education, clinical care, and research — and the extraordinary people who make this mission possible.
From Our Dean
"I came to UK in 1988 to enter an internal medicine/pediatrics residency, and during the 36 years I have been here, the college’s commitment hasn’t faltered."