Image Education Family and Community Medicine Education Educational Programs We have excellent programs that prepares our residents well for a career in family medicine. Our department was established in 1972 the purpose of training family physicians to provide primary care for the state of Kentucky. Since then, our residency programs have graduated more than 260 graduates. Our Mission Our mission is to improve the health of the people of the Commonwealth and society at large. Our Goal Our goal is to recruit excellent students, to provide training that is second to none and individualized to each resident’s needs and to graduate family physicians who will become well-respected clinicians in their community. Lexington Residency Our goal is to recruit excellent students, to provide exceptional training individualized to each resident’s needs, and to graduate Family Physicians who will become well-respected clinicians in their community. Learn More Hazard Residency The residency program is a community-based, university-administered program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Osteopathic Association and approved for four residents in each postgraduate year. Learn More Sports Fellowship From extensive state-of-the-art ultrasound training to an exceptionally diverse clinical experience to cutting edge research, our sports medicine fellows are extensively trained in all aspects of sports medicine providing care for everyone from the elite athlete to the weekend warrior. Learn More Medical Student Education We offer a variety of experiences exploring the broad scope of family medicine through core and elective courses. Learn More