Medical Education & Research

UK HealthCare encompasses six distinguished University of Kentucky health profession colleges and has a thriving research community.

Medical Education

UK College of Dentistry

The College of Dentistry offers postdoctoral programs in six fields of study. 

Website: dentistry.uky.edu 
Stephanos Kyrkanides, Dean 
E-mail: stephanos@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-323-1884

UK College of Health Sciences 

The College of Health Sciences is among the first of twelve charter schools for Allied Health in the country. 

Website: www.uky.edu/healthsciences/ 
Scott M. Lephart, Dean 
Email: scott.lephart@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-218-0480 

UK College of Medicine

The College of Medicine's alumni currently practice in 88 percent of Kentucky's 120 counties and in every state of the continental United States. 

Website: medicine.uky.edu 
Robert S. DiPaola, MD 
Dean, UK College of Medicine  
E-mail: rsdipaola@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-323-5079

UK College of Nursing

The College of Nursing's faculty and professional staff provide clinical services in nearly 30 locations throughout central and eastern Kentucky. 

Website: www.uky.edu/nursing
Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN 
Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing 
E-mail: jheath@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-323-4857  

UK College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy has been consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for more than a decade for the quality of its academic program. 

Website: pharmacy.uky.edu 
Kelly M. Smith, Dean 
E-mail: kelly.smith@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-257-2521

UK College of Public Health

The College of Public Health is one of over 30 established schools that provide education to students pursuing careers in public health. 

Website: cph.uky.edu 
Wayne T. Sanderson, Dean 
E-mail: wayne.sanderson@uky.edu 
Phone: 859-218-2227

Medical Research

Medical advances are frequently made in a wide variety of health care disciplines. By participating in a research-based clinical trial, you can play a more active role in your health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available.

You can also help others by contributing to medical research. Ask your physician if there are any research studies being conducted at UK that may benefit you. To help you decide, the researchers involved will explain the details of the study.