Main Campus - Lexington, Ky.

Lexington, Ky.

Lexington is the second-largest city in the state of Kentucky and is considered the Horse Capital of the World. A small city, with a big-town feel, there are all kinds of sights and sounds to enjoy. The physicians and medical professionals at the Lexington campus are trained in the most sophisticated, up-to-the-minute techniques to provide unmatched care and training for patients and students alike. UK College of Medicine-Lexington Campus offers medical degree programs as well as several combined degree programs (MD/PhD, MD/MPH, and MD/MBA).

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downtown Lexington, Ky, in the fall

Albert B. Chandler Hospital

The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital that opened in 1962 is a 800-bed acute care hospital and the central unit of the UK HealthCare patient care enterprise. The hospital has central and eastern Kentucky’s only Level I trauma center, and handles the most severe traumas. It has the only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit in the area to treat the sickest infants. Offering the full range of services, the UK Chandler Hospital is the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Rankings. 

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exterior of Chandler Medical Center

Kentucky Neuroscience Institute

At the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, neurologists and neurosurgeons work together with other specialists as part of an award-winning multidisciplinary team that handles the management, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of complex neurological and neuromuscular conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), multiple sclerosis and stroke.

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Kentucky Neuroscience Institute monitoring room; lots of computers, screens, and personnel