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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Dean | Bruce T. Liang |
Academic staff | 420 |
| Students | 756 |
| Location | , US |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | medicine |
The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is a medical school located in Farmington, Connecticut. It was founded in 1961, enrolled students in 1968, and graduated its first class in 1972.[1]
The school is part of UConn Health, along with the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and John Dempsey Hospital. UConn Health is also a renowned biomedical research center, specializing in genetics, aging, orthopaedics and neurology/neurosurgery. In 2012, Dr. Cato Laurencin’s research on ACL tissue regeneration was named one of National Geographic’s 100 Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World.[2]
- ^ "About Us - School of Medicine". Medicine.uchc.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "National Geographic Cites Work by UConn's Laurencin Among 'Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World' - UConn Today". Today.uconn.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2016.