University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus

Northern Kentucky Campus

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAMPUS

EDUCATING PHYSICIANS IN KENTUCKY FOR KENTUCKY The University of Kentucky College of Medicine promotes a diverse and inclusive environment that provides excellence in education, equitable health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond.

One of the most critical barriers to improved health and wellness for the Commonwealth is the shortage of physicians serving in community settings across the state. To address that need strategically, the college is expanding student physician training opportunities across three regional campuses.

The UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, in partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Northern Kentucky University, is expected to open in the fall of 2019 and will welcome 35 students in the inaugural class.

The four-year medical school campus will complement educational programs currently offered at the academic medical center on the Lexington campus, the Rural Physician Leadership Program based in Morehead, and the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus.

More than 10,000 UK College of Medicine alumni practice in all 50 states and 26 countries around the world.

* The UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus is targeting student matriculation in July 2019, pending approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).

For more information about the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, visit meded.med.uky.edu/northern-kentucky.

ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Northern Kentucky, located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, is where small-town warmth and hospitality go hand-in-hand with bigcity amenities and attractions.

Arts, sports, culture are within a short drive. Whether you are passionate about professional sports, an active art scene, or like to experience new restaurants, NKY has an expansive list of offerings. In fact, the region is known for the largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany. Minutes away from downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky is also home to an international airport with the region’s most flights and lowest fares.

ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest, and most respected medical providers in the Greater Cincinnati region. For more than 155 years, St. Elizabeth has been the heart and soul of health care in Northern Kentucky.

Founded with one small hospital in 1861, St. Elizabeth Healthcare now operates six facilities throughout Northern Kentucky and more than 115 primary care and specialty office locations in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. It is sponsored by the Diocese of Covington and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. A missionbased organization, St. Elizabeth is committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, providing more than $100 million in uncompensated care and benefit to the community in 2016. For more information, visit stelizabeth.com.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare has committed $2.5 million in scholarships for the inaugural class of the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus.

ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1968, Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students served by over 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Students have the opportunity to choose from nearly 100 bachelor’s degrees, 24 graduate programs, or law school. For nine years in a row, NKU has been named one of America’s Best Colleges by Forbes.

The university thrives by doing things differently. No greater opportunity exists to change and improve lives than addressing population health/ challenges. It is clear that what has worked in the past does not always work in today’s increasingly complex society. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the UK College of Medicine, NKU is taking on the biggest, most important health challenges facing Kentucky’s communities. Together these institutions are transforming health science education to better equip, empower, and most importantly, inspire health care workers of tomorrow.

35 future physicians will matriculate in each class at the UK College of MedicineNorthern Kentucky Campus.

KENTUCKY INTEGRATED CURRICULUM

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, LOCALLY EXECUTED The UK College of Medicine provides innovative, high-quality education through its highly innovative program – the Kentucky Integrated Curriculum.

The curriculum emphasizes evidencebased medicine along with early clinical experiences, integration of the basic and clinical sciences, and innovative teaching and learning methods such as small-group, standardized patients, and interactive lectures and laboratory exercises.

By embracing a transdisciplinary approach, the curriculum at the college features a deep integration of the foundational and clinical sciences across all four years. As a result, courses such as the expansive Introduction to Clinical Medicine are taught by both a basic scientist and a clinician to include skill development in patient interviewing, physical examination, and insight into causes of health disparities, sociocultural, and behavioral aspects of health care.

The curriculum emphasizes active learning and classroom engagement that will be replicated across the regional campuses. To maintain the integrity of the training at the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, the vast majority of instruction will occur on-site, delivered by faculty with appointments in the UK College of Medicine. Additionally, lectures will be live-streamed from Lexington for onsite student participation.

The UK College of Medicine follows one highly innovative curriculum for all four campuses.

For more information about the Kentucky Integrated Curriculum, visit meded.med.edu/curriculum-overview.

HOW TO APPLY

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CAMPUS Applicants to the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus must first apply to the UK College of Medicine using the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) form.

After review of the AMCAS application and documentation of qualifications, selected students will receive a secondary application to the campuses of the UK College of Medicine.

On the secondary application, information will be provided that describes each of the four medical campus locations. Students will be asked to rank their preferred UK College of Medicine campus and explain their preferred choice in a brief essay on their secondary application.

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Bowling Green Campus Lexington Campus ■ Northern Kentucky Campus ■ Rural Physician Leadership Program, Morehead Campus ■

Students meeting screening criteria will be invited to interview at their desired campus.

Because interviews are offered on a rolling basis based on the date of completion of application materials, it is very important to submit all materials early.

For more information about the application process, timeline and milestones, interviews, and final selection decisions, visit meded.med.uky.edu/how-apply.

Northern Kentucky Campus

UK College of Medicine Admissions Office 800 Rose Street, Pavilion H, MN 118 Lexington, KY 40536 (859) 323-6161 meded.med.uky.edu/northern-kentucky

An Equal Opportunity University.