UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus names new associate dean

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2024) — The University of Kentucky College of Medicine announces new leadership to oversee advancement at its satellite campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 

Caroline R. Paul, M.D., has been appointed the new associate dean of the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. She starts Oct. 14.

Paul’s extensive experience includes leadership roles in developing and implementing medical education programs, mentoring faculty, teaching, and contributing to medical research and scholarship. 

She joins the UK College of Medicine from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, where she was a general pediatrician, as well as an associate professor and co-director of faculty development in the NYU Department of Pediatrics. She also served as a medical education researcher in the NYU Institute for Innovations in Medical Education. 

Before her tenure at NYU, Paul was an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and faculty pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin Health West Clinic. 

Paul completed her undergraduate degree in biological sciences at the University of California, Davis, and earned her Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her pediatrics residency training at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine, as well as two fellowships focused on curriculum design and outcomes.

“With a distinguished career in medical education, Paul brings a wealth of experience and a profound commitment to fostering the next generation of medical professionals,” said Stephanie White, M.D., senior associate dean for medical student education.

As the associate dean, Paul will be responsible for the overall leadership, implementation, and management of the Bowling Green Campus. She will work closely with leadership, faculty, staff, community organizations and health systems to support all aspects of the medical education program. Her role includes supporting and mentoring students, ensuring optimal curriculum delivery, managing the recruitment and development of teaching faculty, and maintaining strong relationships with regional stakeholders.

Paul is committed to advancing the mission of the UK College of Medicine and was selected in part for her vision of creating a supportive and enriching environment for our students, fostering both professional and personal growth. 

As the college welcomes Paul to the Bowling Green Campus, it also recognizes Todd Cheever, M.D., the inaugural Bowling Green Campus dean, who paved the way for the regional site’s success. Cheever remains a vital part of the UK College of Medicine as the division chief for academic medical education.

The UK College of Medicine opened its Bowling Green Campus in 2018 as a regional, four-year medical school campus. Its first class of medical students graduated in the spring of 2022. 

Since its inception, the campus has provided its students with the same exceptional standard of education provided at the college’s other sites in Lexington, Morehead and Northern Kentucky. The Bowling Green Campus admits up to 30 medical students per year.

The Bowling Green Campus’ offerings have been bolstered by continuous growth of faculty, staff and community partnerships. The campus has increased opportunities for medical student research and hosted its first student research showcase in 2023. Faculty, staff and medical student ambassadors built partnerships with local elementary schools to promote sun safety. In 2023, all first-year internal medicine residents at partner hospital Med Center Health were Bowling Green Campus alumni, a success stemming from the college’s initiative to train physicians in Kentucky, for Kentucky.