UK is one of a few medical schools to offer a tuition guarantee program. This guarantees each entering class a set tuition that will remain constant for the four years they are enrolled in medical school.

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The undergraduate curriculum for the College of Medicine promotes excellence in the foundational scientific and clinical principles supporting the delivery of compassionate, cutting-edge, preventive and therapeutic clinical care. The College prides itself on continually reviewing its curriculum with revisions and additions that represent best practices in modern medicine, correlated with principles of professionalism and cultural competence. The curriculum provides the knowledge base, attitudes and skills necessary for students to become outstanding physicians in the 21st century.

Researchers at UK have discovered a new cellular mechanism that may better explain what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.  ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that involves the death of motor neurons, leading to the muscle weakness and atrophy. 

The da Vinci Surgical System is a highly technical robotic system that has been utilized over the past decade for a variety of surgeries. The robotic system advances minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, providing surgeons with greater range of motion, more dexterity and greater clarity in the 3-dimensional view of surgical areas. The patient benefits from its precise incisions, less invasion to the surgical site, shorter operating time, and more accurate excision capabilities.

Save the Date:

May 18-19, 2012

The Annual AASA Eastern and Southern Regions Combined Retreat will be held May 18-19, 2012 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland. We are holding 30 rooms for the special nightly rate of $159. See the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront for more information.

A new lab in the surgery department headed by Hiroshi Saito, PhD is investigating and discovering important clues to the effects of aging on sepsis and systemic inflammation. The lab has numerous studies funded by prestigious organizations such as the National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health. Working with Dr. Saito are Hitoshi Takahashi, PhD and Marlene Starr, a third year graduate student in molecular biology. The lab is one of a number that came from Texas with Dr. B.

Hong-Bo Zhao, MD, PhD has received a grant from the Children’s Miracle Network to help define genetic mutations in children with hearing loss. It is known that mutation of the connexin gene, which encodes intercellular communication proteins in vertebrates, accounts for 70-80 percent of hereditary hearing loss in children. Recently, by application of genoinformatics, a new chromosome called pannexin has been found in human and mouse genomes. In recent studies conducted by Dr.

Rachel Wallace, Administrative Support Associate to Surgery Chair Jay Zwischenberger, was recently interviewed about the role she and her toy poodle, Bella, play in brightening up the lives of young patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital. To read the original article and view the accompanying video, go to KyForward.