‘UK at the Half’: New facility to transform medical education, care in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 19, 2023) — The Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building will help transform medical education for future students — and ultimately improve care for patients across Kentucky.
In October, a groundbreaking was held for the new 500,00-square-foot building, which will house programs in the colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Health Sciences and Nursing as well as the Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education.
Earlier this month, the UK Board of Trustees approved the naming of the building as the “Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building.
For this "UK at the Half,” UK President Eli Capilouto discusses what this new building will mean to our campus — and the Commonwealth.
“UK at the Half” airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on the radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Marketing. To hear the “UK at the Half” interview, click the play button above.
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